Cybersecurity Solution Architect, Sr

Entergy; The Woodlands (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Entergy in The Woodlands is seeking a Sr. Security Architect to lead cloud security initiatives across design, implementation, and operations, aligning with Entergy's security strategy.

You will collaborate with enterprise architects to evaluate cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and define controls based on NIST CSF and CCM. The role demands strong leadership and cross‑organization influence in a regulated industry.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cloud security in complex environments.
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Understanding of industry trends in cloud technologies.
• One or more years in a highly regulated industry.
• Experience working with outsourced teams.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Experience partnering with colleagues across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cloud security across lifecycle strategy, design, implementation, and operations.
• Deliver security evaluation reports on cloud providers and SaaS solutions.
• Establish security requirements for cloud solutions against standards such as NIST CSF and CCM.
• Provide domain expertise in public and private cloud and enterprise technology.
• Identify controls to drive cloud security framework based on risk.
• Continually evaluate new threats and implement security controls.
• Recommend improvements and coordinate with clients and vendors on remediation.
• Use security reference architectures to design secure solutions.
• Contribute to policies and templates aligned with strategy and roadmap.
• Participate in security and non-security projects to ensure requirements are met.
• Perform assessments and threat modeling for new technologies.
• Advocate for information security with stakeholders.
• Monitor trends and adjust Entergy’s security posture as needed.

Skills

Cloud security

Public cloud security

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Vulnerability management

Regulatory compliance

Tools

PCF

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Title: Cybersecurity Solution Architect, Sr

PS Job Title: CS Architect, Sr

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC

• THIS IS A HYBRID POSITION (Remote & Onsite)***
• This position will be filled as a Security Architect or Security Architect Sr depending on qualifications and experience of the candidate***
• This position may be filled in The Woodlands TX, New Orleans LA, Jackson MS, or Little Rock AR. Other locations within Entergy’s service territory may be considered***

Job Summary

The Sr. Security Architect utilizes their knowledge of IT and information security engineering to lead and/or participate in the development of assigned projects or solutions. The Sr. Security Architect focuses on implementing security requirements for assigned projects and solutions while maintaining compliance with internal and externals policies and regulations.

The Sr. Security Architect works closely with the Enterprise Security Architect to ensure projects and solutions are consistent with Entergy’s Information Security strategy and roadmap. The Sr. Security Architect provides clear and concise direction to project stakeholders and acts as the “face” of information security for those teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee cloud security solutions across lifecycle strategy, design, implementation, and operations
• Participate, lead, and jointly deliver security evaluation reports on cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP), cloud native platforms (PCF, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.), and Software as a Service solutions
• Establish security requirements for cloud-based solutions by evaluating business strategies and requirements, researching cloud infrastructure security standards such as NIST CSF and NERC CIP
• Provide domain expertise in both public and private cloud and enterprise technology
• Identify and deliver appropriate controls based on industry standards (e.g. CCM) to drive cloud security solutions framework based on business risk and cloud native threats
• Continually evaluate new threats in the cloud, to identify the impact on IT and Business to develop and implement security controls
• Provide recommendations for improvement and risk reduction by assessing clients’ cloud security posture; and act as a change agent with customer organizations to oversee the vulnerability improvements with our clients’ existing IT staff as well as 3rd party vendors support our clients (most often managed IT service providers)
• Utilize Information Security reference architectures to develop secure solutions and designs for projects
• Provide input to policies, procedures, standards, processes, and templates that are consistent with the Information Security strategy and roadmap
• Participate in security and non-security projects to ensure that security requirements are defined and implemented
• Perform assessments and threat modeling of existing and emerging technologies to ensure they meet Entergy security and compliance requirements
• Evangelize and advocate for information security with stakeholders
• Monitor emerging trends in Information Security and technology and make or suggest changes to Entergy’s security posture as necessary

Experience needed

Security Architect Sr: 5+ years of full-time dedicated experience leading Cloud Security focused roles on delivering security on cloud native, distributed architectural solutions in complex environments

Security Architect: 3+ years of full-time dedicated experience leading Cloud Security focused roles on delivering security on cloud native, distributed architectural solutions in complex environments

• Experience in defining security standards and reference architectures used to guide technical resources in secure system implementation and configuration for enterprise cloud systems and consumption of public cloud is a plus
• Familiarity with predominant public cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Understanding of Industry trends in cloud technologies for public, private and hybrid cloud deployments
• One or more years in a complex and highly regulated industry (e.g., utilities, financial services, healthcare, etc.)
• Experience working with outsourced teams
• Organizational and time management skills
• Experience in working in partnership with colleagues throughout the enterprise

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities Needed

• Familiarity with technologies commonly utilized within an enterprise IT and OT environment
• Strong knowledge of multiple information security domains with an emphasis in Cloud services (AWS, Azure, O365, etc.)
• • Operating systems (*nix, Windows, IOS, etc.)
  • Networking and network security
  • APIs