Senior Cloud Security Architect — Automation & AI Security

Vanguard; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Architect to lead the architecture and technical direction for CSPM tooling across thousands of cloud accounts. You will design scalable patterns, define data contracts, and guide cross-team integration to reduce risk and improve security posture.

In this role you will mentor engineers, shape the program road map, and drive AI-assisted security capabilities while ensuring maintainability and observability across platforms in a hybrid cloud environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years related work experience; two in cloud security preferred.
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Proficiency in Python, Go or TypeScript - production-grade, not just scripting
• Strong background in distributed systems: event-driven architectures, async processing, API design, observability
• Hands-on experience across AWS, GCP, or Azure at org-wide scale and IAM
• Track record of influencing technical direction beyond your immediate team

Responsibilities

• Defines and owns the technical architecture for CSPM tooling, automation platforms, and integration frameworks — ensuring they scale reliably across thousands of cloud accounts and multiple business units.
• Designs system-level patterns to channel security findings from detection through prioritization to remediation.
• Drives architectural decisions on platform extensibility, service boundaries, and data ownership.
• Architects auto-remediation and shift-left enforcement systems at org scale with fault tolerance and auditability.
• Evaluates tooling, frameworks, and integration patterns and owns technical standards for CSPM connections to enterprise infrastructure.
• Partners with engineering leadership to align interfaces, data contracts, and remediation workflows.
• Leads technical design reviews and mentors engineers on code quality and operational readiness.
• Shapes the roadmap for AI-assisted security capabilities and scalable automation.

Skills

Python

Go

TypeScript

Distributed systems

Cloud security

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

CI/CD

IAM

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Architect to lead the architecture and technical direction for CSPM tooling across thousands of cloud accounts. You will design scalable patterns, define data contracts, and guide cross-team integration to reduce risk and improve security posture.

In this role you will mentor engineers, shape the program road map, and drive AI-assisted security capabilities while ensuring maintainability and observability across platforms in a hybrid cloud environment.