Director of Security Architecture & Strategy

Cardinal Health; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 154,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks a Director of Security Architecture to establish and lead the architecture strategy, standards, and governance across secure, scalable technology solutions. The role partners with executive leadership to align with risk management and enterprise GTBS strategies.

This leadership position drives architecture reviews, security-by-design, and tooling optimization to embed security into the development lifecycle and enable secure, resilient outcomes across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity, security architecture, or information security with enterprise focus.
• Deep expertise in security architecture frameworks and secure design principles.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the enterprise security architecture strategy aligned with cybersecurity, risk management, and business objectives.
• Establish governance frameworks for secure design, technology selection, and solution deployment.
• Oversee architecture reviews to evaluate solutions against standards and risk requirements.
• Provide proactive security guidance during solution design and development; translate risks for stakeholders.
• Define reference architectures and security design patterns to enable secure system development.

Skills

Security architecture

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Threat management

Education

MBA or MS in Cybersecurity

CISSP or equivalent

TOGAF / SABSA

Job description

Cardinal Health seeks a Director of Security Architecture to establish and lead the architecture strategy, standards, and governance across secure, scalable technology solutions. The role partners with executive leadership to align with risk management and enterprise GTBS strategies.

This leadership position drives architecture reviews, security-by-design, and tooling optimization to embed security into the development lifecycle and enable secure, resilient outcomes across the organization.