Security Architecture Leader — Strategy & Governance

Cardinal Health; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 154,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

401k savings plan

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Director of Security Architecture to lead the enterprise security architecture strategy, governance, and standards across the organization. This role partners with executive leadership to align security with business priorities and risk management objectives.

The candidate will drive architecture reviews, embed security into the development lifecycle, and guide technology investments. Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity, security architecture, or information security
• Experience leading architecture reviews and setting security standards
• Strong communication with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead enterprise security architecture strategy and governance
• Define target-state architecture and long-term roadmaps
• Collaborate with governance, risk, and engineering teams to embed security requirements
• Provide advisory support for security architecture priorities and investments
• Oversee architecture reviews and ensure risk acceptance processes
• Lead security tooling optimization and integration with engineering

Skills

Security architecture

Leadership

Cloud security

Risk management

Governance

Stakeholder communication

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

MBA or MS preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

TOGAF

NIST CSF

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Director of Security Architecture to lead the enterprise security architecture strategy, governance, and standards across the organization. This role partners with executive leadership to align security with business priorities and risk management objectives.

The candidate will drive architecture reviews, embed security into the development lifecycle, and guide technology investments. Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential.