Senior Security Architect & AI-Driven Engineering Leader

Verizon Communications; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Verizon Communications in Irving, Texas, is seeking a Distinguished Engineer—Security Architecture to lead security initiatives across product lifecycles. You will conduct architecture reviews, threat modeling, and code reviews, partnering with engineering and leadership to embed security by design.

You will develop AI-driven automation and tooling, drive security guidance for teams, and influence cross-functional projects while maintaining strong communication with executives and engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of security-focused engineering experience.
• Experience across Web, API, Containers, Mobile, Cloud, IoT, AI security.
• Hands-on development in Swift, Java, Scala, Python, or C/C++.

Responsibilities

• Lead security reviews and threat modeling across products.
• Provide ongoing guidance and domain expertise to engineering teams.
• Develop AI-driven automation to streamline security tasks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on large-scale projects.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

AI automation

Code review

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Jira

Fortify

Tenable

Job description

Verizon Communications in Irving, Texas, is seeking a Distinguished Engineer—Security Architecture to lead security initiatives across product lifecycles. You will conduct architecture reviews, threat modeling, and code reviews, partnering with engineering and leadership to embed security by design.

You will develop AI-driven automation and tooling, drive security guidance for teams, and influence cross-functional projects while maintaining strong communication with executives and engineers.