Director, Security Architecture & Engagement

Beacon Hill; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Hill seeks a Director of Security Architecture & Engagement to lead enterprise cybersecurity architecture programs and manage security architects and engineers. The role serves as a trusted advisor to business and technology leadership, focusing on practical, risk-based security solutions rather than mere governance.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on security architecture expertise with strong stakeholder engagement and proven technical leadership in a large enterprise, enabling

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology with enterprise-scale experience
• 3+ years in DevOps and 2+ years in information security for large environments
• Strong advisory experience with executives and engineering teams
• Knowledge of ISMS, NIST 800-53, CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001
• 5+ years leading multidisciplinary security architecture or engineering teams

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary cybersecurity advisor to business and technology leadership
• Lead security architects and engineers across enterprise initiatives
• Design enterprise security architectures, standards, and secure-by-design solutions
• Evaluate security risks with stakeholders to enable business delivery
• Lead security reviews, threat assessments, and risk-based recommendations
• Support cloud security, Zero Trust, IAM, app security, and DevSecOps
• Communicate strategies and risks to senior leadership
• Drive cross-team collaboration among security, engineering, compliance, and business

Skills

Enterprise security

Security architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Director, Security Architecture & Engagement

Ideal Candidate

A seasoned Security Architecture Director who is equally strong in technical architecture, people leadership, and business engagement. Must be comfortable advising executives, influencing technical decisions, and helping teams implement secure solutions without creating unnecessary delivery barriers.

This is not a purely governance or compliance-focused role. Strong technical credibility, stakeholder partnership, and enterprise security architecture experience are essential.

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Director of Security Architecture & Engagement to lead enterprise cybersecurity architecture initiatives, manage security architects and engineers, and serve as a trusted security advisor to business and technology leadership.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on security architecture expertise, strong stakeholder engagement, and proven technical leadership within a large enterprise environment. This role focuses on enabling business initiatives through practical, risk-based security solutions rather than simply enforcing compliance.

Top 5 Must-Haves

• Enterprise Technology & Security Experience: 10+ years in technology, including 3+ years in DevOps and 2+ years in information security supporting large, complex enterprise environments.
• Security Architecture & Technical Expertise: Strong hands-on experience across enterprise security architecture, application security, infrastructure, networking, IAM, and data security. Expertise in at least one of the following: Application Security/SDLC, Data Security, Penetration Testing, Threat Detection, Security Operations, or Threat Hunting.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory: Proven experience as a trusted cybersecurity advisor or security consultant, partnering with business executives, engineering teams, and technology leaders to deliver practical, risk-based security solutions.
• Security Frameworks & Risk Management: Strong knowledge of ISMS, enterprise risk assessments, threat modeling, and security control frameworks, including NIST 800-53, CIS Benchmarks, and ISO 27001.
• Technical Leadership & Team Management: 5+ years leading multidisciplinary security architecture or engineering teams, including geographically distributed resources. Strong executive communication and relationship-management skills.

Additional Required Skills

• Hands-on familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform), and Kubernetes.
• Experience integrating security architecture into DevSecOps, CI/CD, and enterprise technology initiatives.
• Ability to develop security architecture standards, reference architectures, and reusable design patterns.
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust, IAM, cloud security, and emerging cybersecurity technologies.
• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary cybersecurity advisor to business, product, engineering, and technology leadership.
• Lead and mentor security architects and engineers across enterprise security initiatives.
• Design and guide enterprise security architectures, standards, and secure-by-design solutions.
• Partner with stakeholders to evaluate security risks, resolve technical challenges, and enable business delivery.
• Lead security architecture reviews, threat assessments, and risk-based recommendations.
• Support cloud security, Zero Trust, IAM, application security, and DevSecOps initiatives.
• Communicate security strategies, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Drive collaboration across security, engineering, compliance, and business teams.

Nice-to-Haves

• CISSP, CISM, CISA, GCIH, CEH, or AWS Security/Solutions Architect certification.
• Previous Fortune 100 or similarly large enterprise experience.
• Knowledge of SOX, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, and data privacy regulations.
• Experience with penetration testing, adversarial simulations, and security hardening.
• Familiarity with Jenkins, GitLab, Splunk, Vault, and cloud-native security tooling.

Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

California residents:

Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Benefits Information:

Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings.