Security Architect

Echodyne; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 247,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Commuter benefits

Prepaid legal

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Job summary

Echodyne, a leader in compact radar technology, is seeking a Security Architect in Kirkland, WA. You will lead threat modeling, perform secure design reviews, and guide secure-by-design practices across product and infrastructure initiatives.

The role requires strong security expertise, excellent communication, and the ability to translate risks into actionable engineering guidance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading threat modeling and secure design discussions.
• Strong understanding of application, cloud, and infrastructure security principles.
• Ability to translate security risks into clear technical recommendations for engineering teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate threat modeling activities for products, systems, and key technical initiatives.
• Run secure design reviews and partner with engineering teams to identify and reduce security risk early in the development lifecycle.
• Provide practical security architecture guidance for new features, services, and infrastructure changes.
• Document risks, recommended mitigations, and security decisions from design and review sessions.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and platform teams to improve secure-by-design practices across the organization.

Skills

Threat modeling

Secure design reviews

Cloud security

Infrastructure security

Security risk translation

Written communication

Verbal communication

Security collaboration

Influence without authority

Job description

Radar Reinvented.

Echodyne offers the world's first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

Echodyne is seeking a Security Architect to join our fast-growing team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and facilitate threat modeling activities for products, systems, and key technical initiatives.
• Run secure design reviews and partner with engineering teams to identify and reduce security risk early in the development lifecycle.
• Provide practical security architecture guidance for new features, services, and infrastructure changes.
• Document risks, recommended mitigations, and security decisions from design and review sessions.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and platform teams to improve secure-by-design practices across the organization.

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Experience leading threat modeling and secure design discussions.
• Strong understanding of application, cloud, and infrastructure security principles.
• Ability to translate security risks into clear technical recommendations for engineering teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Skills / Experience

• Experience partnering with software engineering teams in fast-paced development environments.
• Familiarity with common security frameworks, design patterns, and risk assessment methodologies.
• Experience influencing technical direction without direct authority.

Echodyne's technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant's eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations. Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S.

WHAT WE OFFER

This is an exempt role.

The expected annual salary range for this role is
$164,594—$246,788 USD

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:

• RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
• Generous Benefits:
  • Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you
  • Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
  • Virtual Care – 98Point6
  • Employee Assistance Program
• Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
• Travel Assistance Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible PTO (exempt) / 15 days per year (non-exempt)
• 401(k) match
• Pet Insurance
• Prepaid Legal Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Company Holidays

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.