Senior Cybersecurity Architect & Team Leader

Zenith Insurance Company (United States); Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 155,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k), Employee Share Purchase Plan (

Job summary

Zenith Insurance Company is seeking a Senior IT Security Architect to design, implement, and optimize our security infrastructure. You will lead a hands-on security architecture team, mentor engineers, and guide security decisions aligned with CIS, CCPA, HIPAA, and NYDFS standards.

The role requires 5+ years leading cybersecurity teams, hybrid cloud experience, and strong knowledge of network security and cloud security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in a work-related field.
• Minimum of 5+ years leading a cybersecurity team.
• 5+ years supporting hybrid cloud implementations.
• 5+ years in systems (Windows or Linux) or network engineering.
• 5+ years working with network security products (Firewalls, WAF, Proxy, NAC, VPNs).
• 5+ years experience with network security in a public cloud environment.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISA or GSEC are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of IT Security professionals to monitor, detect and respond to threats.
• Analyze security alerts, determine impact, articulate risks and mitigation to stakeholders.
• Configure, maintain, and monitor security systems (firewalls, IDS/IPS, EDR).
• Lead security architecture initiatives for network security, data protection, IAM, and cloud.
• Maintain alignment with CIS, CCPA, HIPAA, NYDFS frameworks and internal standards.
• Document and communicate security architecture decisions and strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Threat analysis

Security architecture

Cloud security

Network security

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Tools

Firewalls

WAF

IDS/IPS

EDR

Juniper

Cisco

Job description

Zenith Insurance Company is seeking a Senior IT Security Architect to design, implement, and optimize our security infrastructure. You will lead a hands-on security architecture team, mentor engineers, and guide security decisions aligned with CIS, CCPA, HIPAA, and NYDFS standards.

The role requires 5+ years leading cybersecurity teams, hybrid cloud experience, and strong knowledge of network security and cloud security.