Senior Cloud Security Architect - Multi-Cloud Leader

Cox Automotive Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Cox Automotive Inc. seeks a Senior Lead Cybersecurity Architect to define principles, standards and design patterns for secure multi-cloud and on‑premises environments. You will guide cross‑functional teams and establish robust cybersecurity governance across product and enterprise engineering.

The role emphasizes secure design patterns, risk analysis, and collaboration with AI governance and identity management. Strong experience in cloud platforms and governance is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8+ years in a related area, or plausible combos such as master’s with 6+ years, PhD with 3+ years, or 12+ years total experience.
• At least 4 years focused on cybersecurity.
• Practical expertise in AWS cloud infrastructure and on‑premises infrastructure.
• Ability to articulate cybersecurity policy objectives to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify and recommend cybersecurity policies, standards, procedures, and guardrails.
• Lead groups defining cybersecurity guidelines across product and enterprise architecture.
• Develop secure design patterns for engineering adoption.
• Contribute to governance patterns, policies, and standards beyond cyber.
• Provide complex risk analysis and propose innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to enable secure release processes.
• Define guardrails with business and engineering teams for secure adoption.
• Participate in security events and incident response to close design gaps.
• Research emerging threats and technologies to propose enhancements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to embed security into development and operations.
• Incorporate vulnerability management, governance, risk, and compliance into standards.

Skills

AWS

GCP

Azure

Zero Trust

IaaS/PaaS/SaaS

Containerization

AI Governance

Python

Java

Security Architecture

Agile

CISSP

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline

Job description

Cox Automotive Inc. seeks a Senior Lead Cybersecurity Architect to define principles, standards and design patterns for secure multi-cloud and on‑premises environments. You will guide cross‑functional teams and establish robust cybersecurity governance across product and enterprise engineering.

The role emphasizes secure design patterns, risk analysis, and collaboration with AI governance and identity management. Strong experience in cloud platforms and governance is expected.