Senior Security Architect

MISO Default Brand; Carmel (IN); On-site; USD 155,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Vacation days

Sick time

Paid time off from day one

Job summary

MISO is seeking a Senior Security Architect to lead the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of secure architectures across enterprise systems, applications, and cloud environments.

You will mentor teams, develop threat models, and deliver guardrails for human‑versus‑automation decisions while communicating risk in business terms to leadership. The role includes base salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science or related field (required).
• 8+ years of information technology administration experience or equivalent.
• 5+ years in security engineering, cloud, infrastructure or DevOps.
• Preferred certifications (TOGAF, AWS, Azure).
• Experience creating secure reference architectures or design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design future-state architectures and repeatable security patterns.
• Perform risk assessments and develop mitigation plans.
• Evaluate security tools and guide DevSecOps and secure AI practices.
• Participate in security assessments and strengthen incident response.
• Stay current on emerging threats and ensure resilience of systems.
• Engage with vendors and define guardrails for human-vs-automation in security workflows.
• Deliver executive-ready risk narratives translating trade-offs into business impact.

Skills

Security architecture

Risk assessment

Threat modeling

DevSecOps

Executive communication

Leadership

Vendor management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Security

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Job description

Indiana
720 City Center Drive
Carmel, IN 46032, USA

Indiana
720 City Center Drive
Carmel, IN 46032, USA

As MISO’s Senior Security Architect, you will lead the design, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of secure architectures across enterprise systems, applications, and cloud environments. This role provides expert guidance on current security challenges while anticipating future trends to proactively shape strong, resilient solutions. You’ll think like an adversary, ensuring security strategies evolve with the changing threat landscape. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential, as you’ll mentor team members and provide technical direction to delivery and solution design groups. The architect contributes to threat modeling, reference architectures, and repeatable security patterns that reduce risk and improve consistency. Additionally, you will serve as a strategic advisor for secure digital transformation, aligning AI adoption, enterprise architecture, engineering, and compliance to ensure sustainable, business‑aligned security decisions.

Your responsibilities as our Senior Security Architect include:

• Partnering with leaders and technical teams to design future‑state architectures, reference models, and repeatable security patterns that align technology strategy, business needs, and security outcomes.
• Performing risk assessments, supporting broader risk management activities, and developing effective mitigation plans.
• Evaluating, selecting, and designing security tools, controls, and services while guiding teams in adopting DevSecOps and secure AI practices.
• Participating in security assessments (including pen tests, vulnerability reviews, audits, and simulations) and strengthening incident response and recovery processes.
• Staying current on emerging security threats, analyzing risks, and ensuring systems and applications are resilient against evolving threats.
• Engaging with vendors to ensure alignment with MISO security standards and defining guardrails for human‑versus‑automation decision‑making in security workflows.
• Delivering clear, executive‑ready risk narratives that translate architecture trade‑offs into business impact, resilience, and regulatory implications.

Skills needed for our Senior Security Architect:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science or related field (required).
• 8+ years of information technology administration experience or equivalent combination of work and educational experiences.
• 5+ years of security engineering, cloud, infrastructure or DevOps roles.
• Relevant technical and/or architecture certifications are preferred (TOGAF, AWS, Azure, etc.).
• Experience in creating secure reference architectures or design patterns.
• Demonstrated experience governing AI-assisted security workflows with accountable human oversight and quality controls.
• Experience presenting architecture risk and recommendations to senior leadership in business terms.
• Proven record leading cross-functional security architecture initiatives that produce measurable risk reduction and delivery efficiency.
• Understanding of NIST, ISO, or other security frameworks.
• Proven knowledge of security (preferred - CISSP, CISA, SSCP, AWS/Azure security specialty, GCIH, other GIAC certifications, OSCP, CEH, etc.).

Appropriate level will be determined based upon experience and knowledge.

Transformative innovation is happening in the electric industry, from digitalizing homes and distributed resources to renewable energy and an ever-changing grid. MISO manages the electricity superhighway in the Central U.S. and through use of groundbreaking research and advanced technology, our highly skilled employees ensure power flows reliably to 45 million Americans. Operating the electricity grid, running a robust energy market, planning for a bright future – it’s what our immensely hardworking and dedicated team does every day.

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $155,000 - $180,000 USDannually. Base salary range for this position is included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, and qualifications/experience.Position is also eligible for an annual bonus if individual performance and company objectives are met. At MISO we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including 401k, vacation, sick and safe time, available on your first day of employment.

Bachelors or better in Computer Science or related field.

Bachelors or better in Information Technology or related field.

Bachelors or better in Security or related field.

Experience

Preferred

5 years:

Security engineering, cloud, infrastructure or DevOps roles.

Licenses & Certifications

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