Senior Cybersecurity Platform Architect

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (US); United States; Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Professional development

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals invites a seasoned Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to advance core security platforms across network, cloud, and AI environments. You will design, implement, and harden foundational security controls while enabling scalable innovation and compliance.

Strong architectural depth and hands-on leadership are essential. You will partner with infrastructure, cloud, and governance teams to modernize security capabilities, automate operations, and reduce risk in a fast‑growing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information security or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity or security engineering.
• Proven success designing and operating enterprise-scale security architecture and platforms.
• Deep expertise across network, cloud, application, SaaS, and hybrid security.
• Strong leadership and ability to influence architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, engineering, and optimization of core security platforms across hybrid environments.
• Serve as senior technical expert for foundational security controls and scalability.
• Develop and enforce secure-by-design principles across infrastructure and applications.
• Engineer Zero Trust capabilities with identity-based access and segmentation.
• Mentor engineers and guide cross-functional teams on security platform modernization.

Skills

Zero Trust

Security architecture

Network security

Cloud security

Identity-based security

Security automation

AI security

Security platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security/CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Palo Alto Networks

Illumio

Obsidian

Armis

Job description

Vertex Pharmaceuticals invites a seasoned Principal Cybersecurity Engineer to advance core security platforms across network, cloud, and AI environments. You will design, implement, and harden foundational security controls while enabling scalable innovation and compliance.

Strong architectural depth and hands-on leadership are essential. You will partner with infrastructure, cloud, and governance teams to modernize security capabilities, automate operations, and reduce risk in a fast‑growing