Senior Cloud Security Architect, Platform & Automation

Vanguard; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a senior technical architect to define the cloud security architecture and strategic roadmap for CSPM tooling, automation platforms, and integration frameworks. You will design scalable patterns, API contracts, and data models that guide engineers across multiple business units.

You will drive platform extensibility, define service boundaries, and own remediation workflows. Collaboration with Platform, DevOps, SRE, and app security teams is essential to reduce friction across

Qualifications

• Five years of related work experience required, with two years in cloud security preferred.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.

Responsibilities

• Defines and owns the technical architecture for CSPM tooling, automation platforms, and integration frameworks.
• Designs system-level patterns for event-driven pipelines, API contracts, and data models.
• Drives architectural decisions on platform extensibility, service boundaries, and data ownership.
• Architects auto-remediation and shift-left enforcement systems at org scale.
• Evaluates tooling and integration patterns, owning technical standards for CSPM connections to enterprise infra.

Skills

Python

Go

TypeScript

Distributed systems

Observability

API design

Cross-team influence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Vanguard is seeking a senior technical architect to define the cloud security architecture and strategic roadmap for CSPM tooling, automation platforms, and integration frameworks. You will design scalable patterns, API contracts, and data models that guide engineers across multiple business units.

You will drive platform extensibility, define service boundaries, and own remediation workflows. Collaboration with Platform, DevOps, SRE, and app security teams is essential to reduce friction across