Senior Cybersecurity Architect: Core Security Platforms

Vertex Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals seeks a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to lead the design and hardening of core security platforms across network, cloud, application, AI, and hybrid environments.

You will drive secure-by-default practices, guide architecture, and collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, governance, and product teams to enable scalable, compliant security across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of cybersecurity/engineering experience in enterprise environments.
• Proven design and operation of enterprise-scale security architectures and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, engineering, and optimization of core security platforms across network, cloud, application, AI, SaaS, and hybrid environments.
• Serve as senior technical expert for foundational security controls, ensuring scalability and resilience.
• Engineer Zero Trust capabilities with identity-based access, segmentation, and continuous verification.

Skills

Enterprise security architecture

Network security

Cloud security

Zero Trust

Security platforms

Security automation

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Palo Alto Networks security platforms

Illumio or segmentation tech

Obsidian or SaaS security platforms

Armis or asset visibility platforms

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals seeks a Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to lead the design and hardening of core security platforms across network, cloud, application, AI, and hybrid environments.

You will drive secure-by-default practices, guide architecture, and collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, governance, and product teams to enable scalable, compliant security across the enterprise.