Principal Security Architect - Cloud & Enterprise Security

American Credit Acceptance; Meridian (ID); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

American Credit Acceptance is seeking a Principal Security Architect to lead secure architectures across hybrid environments, including on‑prem, AWS, and Azure. This role shapes the enterprise security posture, drives secure software development, and ensures regulatory compliance.

You will design architecture frameworks, implement security controls for cloud and on‑prem, and mentor engineers to foster a security‑first culture. A senior leader with deep security expertise is expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity with at least 5 years in security architecture.
• Deep expertise in application security and secure DevOps practices.
• Proven design of secure architectures in AWS and Azure environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise security architecture frameworks.
• Lead security reference architectures for cloud and on-prem environments.
• Define and enforce secure coding standards across development teams.
• Embed security into the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Security architecture

Application security

AWS security

Azure security

Threat modeling

IAM

DAST/SAST

Networking security

Regulatory compliance

Audits

Education

CISSP

CCSP

AWS Certified Security – Specialty

Azure Security Engineer Associate

Tools

Veracode

Fortify

Burp Suite

Job description

American Credit Acceptance is seeking a Principal Security Architect to lead secure architectures across hybrid environments, including on‑prem, AWS, and Azure. This role shapes the enterprise security posture, drives secure software development, and ensures regulatory compliance.

You will design architecture frameworks, implement security controls for cloud and on‑prem, and mentor engineers to foster a security‑first culture. A senior leader with deep security expertise is expected.