Lead Cyber Security Architect

PRI Technology; Seattle (WA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial industry firm in Washington is seeking a Senior Security Architect to serve as the principal technical authority in cybersecurity architecture. You will collaborate with teams to design, evaluate, and implement innovative cybersecurity solutions. This role involves enhancing a hybrid security ecosystem that incorporates on-premises and cloud environments, alongside leading initiatives in AI Security and automation. No visa support is available for this position.

Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity architecture and engineering.
• Strong understanding of hybrid security ecosystems and cloud technologies.
• Ability to balance innovation with risk management.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with teams to define and implement cybersecurity architectures.
• Lead initiatives in AI Security, Cloud-native defense models, and automation.

Job description

Overview

Our Client is the CISO of a leading global financial industry firm. Senior Security Architect will report directly to the CISO, and will act as the principal technical authority on cybersecurity architecture and engineering execution—driving secure design practices, technology modernization, automation, and adoption of emerging security capabilities.

This role partners closely with application, infrastructure, and business teams to define, evaluate, and implement cybersecurity architectures that balance innovation, agility, and risk management. The successful candidate will help evolve our hybrid security ecosystem, spanning on-premises and Azure Cloud environments, and lead engineering initiatives in emerging areas such as AI Security, Cloud-native defense models, AI-driven automation, and continuous controls monitoring.

No Visa support is provided for this role

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with application, infrastructure, and business teams to define, evaluate, and implement cybersecurity architectures that balance innovation, agility, and risk management.
• Help evolve our hybrid security ecosystem, spanning on-premises and Azure Cloud environments, and lead engineering initiatives in emerging areas such as AI Security, Cloud-native defense models, AI-driven automation, and continuous controls monitoring.

Qualifications

• No Visa support is provided for this role