Security Architecture & Engineering Leader

Apply now!; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Relias is seeking a Director of Security Architecture & Engineering to lead strategy, architecture, and hands-on security execution across identity, endpoints, networks, cloud, data, and applications. You will collaborate with product, infrastructure, risk, and compliance teams to embed security-by-design in transformations and enterprise solutions.

The role requires 10+ years in cybersecurity with 5+ years in leadership, a strong security controls background, and a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity or closely related technology roles.
• 5+ years of leadership experience in security architecture, security engineering, or a comparable cyber leadership function.
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise security controls across cloud, infrastructure, application, identity, and data domains.
• Experience leading security architecture reviews, engineering initiatives, and cross-functional technology programs in a mid-sized or large enterprise environment.
• Experience managing and developing technical teams, including architects, engineers, or other specialized cybersecurity staff.
• Experience partnering with senior technology and business leaders to align security capabilities with strategic objectives and operational requirements.
• Experience supporting audits, assessments, customer security reviews, or regulatory/compliance initiatives through technical control design and evidence support.
• Experience evaluating and implementing security technologies, platforms, and managed services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction, operating model, and maturity roadmap for the security architecture and engineering function.
• Define and maintain enterprise security architecture principles, reference architectures, design patterns, and engineering standards aligned to business objectives and risk tolerance.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of security technologies supporting identity, endpoint, network, cloud, data, application, and infrastructure security capabilities.
• Partner with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, DevOps, cloud, and software engineering teams to embed security-by-design and secure-by-default practices into technology solutions and delivery processes.
• Review and approve security architecture for major systems, platforms, integrations, and transformation initiatives, including cloud services and third-party technologies.
• Direct security engineering activities related to control implementation, automation, integration, tuning, and operational resilience.
• Establish and socialize secure design requirements for applications, platforms, APIs, data flows, and infrastructure components.
• Provide leadership for application security and product security enablement, including guidance on secure development, threat modeling, architectural risk analysis, and remediation priorities.
• Collaborate with governance, risk, and compliance stakeholders to align control design and technology implementations with internal policies, customer requirements, and regulatory expectations.
• Drive technical risk reduction initiatives by identifying architecture gaps, control weaknesses, technical debt, and modernization opportunities.
• Manage vendor and technology evaluations related to security architecture and engineering capabilities, including proof‑of‑concept activities and implementation planning.
• Coach, develop, and performance‑manage architects and engineers while building a high‑performing, collaborative, and accountable team culture.
• Support incident response, significant investigations, and post‑incident improvement efforts by providing architecture and engineering expertise for containment, recovery, and long‑term remediation.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Security architecture leadership

Security engineering leadership

Team leadership

Regulatory/compliance experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity or related field

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity or related discipline

Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP

Job description

Relias is seeking a Director of Security Architecture & Engineering to lead strategy, architecture, and hands-on security execution across identity, endpoints, networks, cloud, data, and applications. You will collaborate with product, infrastructure, risk, and compliance teams to embed security-by-design in transformations and enterprise solutions.

The role requires 10+ years in cybersecurity with 5+ years in leadership, a strong security controls background, and a track record of delivering