Director of Security Architecture & Strategy

Cardinal Health; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 154,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks a Director of Security Architecture to lead the security architecture strategy, standards, and design practices, enabling secure, scalable technology across the organization. Reporting to the VP of Information Security & Risk, this role aligns architecture with business priorities and risk management.

The role guides strategy, governance, standards, solution design, architecture reviews, and tooling optimization, embedding security into the development lifecycle and

Qualifications

• Experience leading security architecture or engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to translate security requirements for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee enterprise security architecture strategy, governance, and standards.
• Lead security architecture reviews and risk-based decision making.
• Provide proactive security guidance during solution design and development.
• Optimize tooling landscape and integrate security across lifecycle.
• Develop reference architectures and reusable security patterns.

Skills

Leadership

Security architecture

Cloud security

DevSecOps

Communication

Education

MBA

MS in Cybersecurity

CISSP

TOGAF

Job description

Cardinal Health seeks a Director of Security Architecture to lead the security architecture strategy, standards, and design practices, enabling secure, scalable technology across the organization. Reporting to the VP of Information Security & Risk, this role aligns architecture with business priorities and risk management.

The role guides strategy, governance, standards, solution design, architecture reviews, and tooling optimization, embedding security into the development lifecycle and