Senior Enterprise Security Architect - Data & Cloud

1611 Ally Bank; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off & holidays

401K retirement plan with match

Health, dental & vision insurance

Parental leave & family support

Job summary

Ally Financial is seeking a senior Security Architect to lead the strategy and governance of enterprise security across data protection and workplace security domains. The role drives target-state architecture for data security, data platforms, and endpoint controls, partnering with risk, privacy, and legal teams to meet regulatory obligations.

You will influence executive stakeholders, guide security risk assessments, and ensure secure-by-design practices across cloud data ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field of study or equivalent.
• 10+ years in information security, cybersecurity, or related tech disciplines preferred.
• 5+ years leading security architecture at enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

• Own and define the strategic roadmap and target-state architecture for data protection and workplace security.
• Provide enterprise-wide architectural leadership across data security, data platforms, email security, and endpoint security.
• Enforce architecture governance embedding security requirements in initiatives.
• Drive reference architectures, design patterns, and implementation standards across the enterprise.
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and data platform leaders to enable secure-by-design delivery.
• Lead remediation strategies and capability maturity improvements.
• Lead architecture strategy for securing Snowflake and modern data ecosystems.
• Define patterns for secure data access, protection, and governance across platforms.
• Oversee vendor strategy and architectural due diligence for long-term security alignment.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Cloud security

Zero trust

Policy & governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Cybersecurity degree

Tools

Power BI

Jira

Confluence

Snowflake

Job description

Ally Financial is seeking a senior Security Architect to lead the strategy and governance of enterprise security across data protection and workplace security domains. The role drives target-state architecture for data security, data platforms, and endpoint controls, partnering with risk, privacy, and legal teams to meet regulatory obligations.

You will influence executive stakeholders, guide security risk assessments, and ensure secure-by-design practices across cloud data ecosystems.