Director of Cloud & Enterprise Security

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 249,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is seeking a Director, Enterprise Application and Cloud Security in San Jose to secure cloud, SaaS, and applications across the company. You’ll design secure cloud architectures on AWS/Azure, secure Kubernetes, and drive secure SDLC practices and identity governance.

Lead threat detection and incident response while collaborating with IT, engineering, and business owners. The role requires deep technical depth, strong judgment, and the ability to translate security requirements into

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud security, application security, DevSecOps, or enterprise security architecture.
• Hands‑on expertise with Terraform, Kubernetes, Linux, and modern cloud security engineering practices.
• Experience with security tooling (Wiz, Prisma Cloud, Snyk, Qualys, Tenable, Veracode, Semgrep, Burp Suite).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD security integration and secure software delivery practices.
• Proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, or PowerShell for automation.
• Hands‑on experience securing enterprise SaaS platforms and identity standards (OIDC, SAML, SCIM).
• Ability to communicate risk and business impact to technical and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure cloud architectures on AWS and Azure.
• Secure Kubernetes and containerized environments with image scanning and runtime protection.
• Lead security review and automated scanning of IaC templates (Terraform, CloudFormation, Helm).
• Build secure CI/CD practices by integrating tooling into pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Architect and enforce security controls for enterprise SaaS platforms (Workday, NetSuite, Salesforce, Jira, ServiceNow, Google Workspace).
• Implement and manage SaaS Security Posture Management to identify misconfigurations and excessive privileges.
• Design and mature a secure SDLC for IT, data, and engineering workflows (SAST, DAST, IAST, SCA, secret scanning).
• Strengthen identity and access architecture (Okta, SAML, OIDC, SCIM, MFA).
• Develop detection logic for cloud/application threats using SIEM/SOAR; lead incident response.
• Protect data via encryption, key management, DLP; govern data security architecture.

Skills

Cloud security

Application security

Security engineering

Communication to stakeholders

Automation & scripting

Education

CISSP

CCSP

AWS Security Specialty

Azure Security Engineer

Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Linux

Wiz

Prisma Cloud

Snyk

Qualys

Tenable

Veracode

Semgrep

Burp Suite

Job description

Archer is seeking a Director, Enterprise Application and Cloud Security in San Jose to secure cloud, SaaS, and applications across the company. You’ll design secure cloud architectures on AWS/Azure, secure Kubernetes, and drive secure SDLC practices and identity governance.

Lead threat detection and incident response while collaborating with IT, engineering, and business owners. The role requires deep technical depth, strong judgment, and the ability to translate security requirements into