Manager of Product and Enterprise Security

taxwell; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Taxwell is seeking a Lead Security Architect to guide a team of security professionals across enterprise systems, cloud environments, data, identity, and customer-facing products. You will align security with business needs and oversee responsible adoption of new tools, including AI.

You will drive risk reduction through well-defined security architectures, implement Guardrails, and mentor engineers while collaborating with technology and product leaders to balance security controls with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in cybersecurity, computer science, or related field.
• At least eight years in cybersecurity architecture or engineering.
• Expertise in network, cloud, and application security, IAM, and threat intelligence.
• Experience with infrastructure as code, risk assessments, threat modeling, architecture reviews, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Set and implement a security architecture plan aligned with cybersecurity frameworks.
• Establish consistent controls across infrastructure, networks, applications, and cloud environments.
• Advance identity and access management and Zero Trust practices for users, devices, and workloads.
• Build cloud security guardrails and integrate security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks into delivery pipelines.
• Strengthen container, API, network, endpoint, and data protections, including monitoring, segmentation, and encryption.
• Lead and mentor architects and engineers, align security plans with business priorities, and advise on risks in major technology changes.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

Identity and access management

Threat intelligence

Risk assessments

Architecture reviews

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in cybersecurity / CS

Job description

Role overview

Lead security architecture and engineering across enterprise systems, cloud environments, data, identity, and customer facing products. You'll guide a team of security professionals and work with technology and product leaders to reduce risk while supporting business needs and responsible adoption of new tools, including AI.

Responsibilities

• Set and implement a security architecture plan aligned with recognized cybersecurity and regulatory frameworks.
• Establish consistent controls across infrastructure, networks, applications, and cloud environments.
• Advance identity and access management and Zero Trust practices for users, devices, and workloads.
• Build cloud security guardrails and integrate security testing, vulnerability scanning, and compliance checks into delivery pipelines.
• Strengthen container, API, network, endpoint, and data protections, including monitoring, segmentation, and encryption.
• Lead and mentor architects and engineers, align security plans with business priorities, and advise on risks in major technology changes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, or a related field.
• At least eight years of cybersecurity architecture or engineering experience.
• Expertise in network, cloud, and application security, identity and access management, and threat intelligence.
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code and experience conducting risk assessments, threat modeling, architecture reviews, and compliance work.
• Ability to work across teams and balance security controls with business objectives.

Nice to have

• CISSP, CISM, or cloud security architecture certifications.
• Experience in a large multinational organization; strong knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD and software lifecycle security, Zero Trust, and cloud security automation.
• Familiarity with AI coding tools.