Director of Security Architecture & Strategy

Cardinal Health; Juneau (AK); On-site; USD 154,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Health savings account

401k

Wages access (myFlexPay)

FSAs

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Healthy lifestyle programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Director of Security Architecture to establish and lead the organization’s security architecture strategy, standards, and governance. This role partners with executive leaders to align security architecture with risk management and enterprise GTBS strategies, guiding design, reviews, and tooling optimization.

The position emphasizes embedding security into the development lifecycle, driving scalable and resilient technology solutions, and mentoring a high-performing

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, or information security.
• Deep expertise in security architecture frameworks and secure design principles.
• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements (NIST CSF, ISO 27001) and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the enterprise security architecture strategy aligned with cybersecurity, risk management, and business objectives.
• Establish governance frameworks and processes to guide secure design, technology selection, and solution deployment.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity leadership, enterprise architecture, and technology teams to define target-state architecture and long-term roadmap.
• Serve as an advisor to leadership on security architecture priorities, risks, and investment decisions.
• Oversee architecture review processes to evaluate solutions against standards and risk requirements.
• Embed security into the development lifecycle and guide technology investments.
• Drive tooling optimization and integration across security architecture domain.

Skills

Security architecture

Enterprise architecture

Cloud security

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Threat modeling

Architecture reviews

DevSecOps

Communication

Education

MBA or MS in Cybersecurity

Master’s degree in a related field

CISSP

TOGAF

Tools

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

Cloud security tools

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Director of Security Architecture to establish and lead the organization’s security architecture strategy, standards, and governance. This role partners with executive leaders to align security architecture with risk management and enterprise GTBS strategies, guiding design, reviews, and tooling optimization.

The position emphasizes embedding security into the development lifecycle, driving scalable and resilient technology solutions, and mentoring a high-performing