Director of Security Architecture & Strategy

Cardinal Health; Salt Lake City (UT); Remote; USD 154,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking an experienced leader for Security Architecture to establish strategy, standards, and governance across security programs. This role drives architecture decisions, embeds security in development, and advises executive leadership on risk and investments.

You will lead architecture reviews, set design principles, and ensure regulatory alignment while guiding security tooling and capability development across global teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, or information security.
• Deep expertise in security architecture frameworks, secure design principles, and enterprise technology environments.
• Experience leading architecture reviews, defining standards, and guiding secure solution development.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in highly regulated industries (e.g., aviation, financial services, healthcare, or government).
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, or TOGAF; cloud security architecture and DevSecOps experience preferred.

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 and technology teams to define target-state architecture and long-term roadmap.
• Provide proactive security guidance and risk-informed recommendations during solution design and development.
• Assess, rationalize, and optimize the cybersecurity tooling landscape to reduce complexity and improve coverage.
• Define and support reference architectures, design patterns, and reusable security solutions.

Skills

Security architecture

Leadership

Cloud security

Risk management

Education

Advanced degree (MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field)

Tools

CISSP

CCSP

SABSA

TOGAF

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking an experienced leader for Security Architecture to establish strategy, standards, and governance across security programs. This role drives architecture decisions, embeds security in development, and advises executive leadership on risk and investments.

You will lead architecture reviews, set design principles, and ensure regulatory alignment while guiding security tooling and capability development across global teams.