Senior Security Architect: Cloud, Zero Trust & Data

Koitecc Solutions; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Principal Security Architect to lead enterprise security architecture across multiple domains, partnering with GIS and CST to shape strategy and drive secure design across cloud, data protection, and AI security initiatives.

You will mentor architects, influence executives, and advance secure, resilient solutions while aligning with regulatory and business priorities. This role requires strong communication and global collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in security architecture and leadership responsibilities.
• Broad expertise across information security technologies, processes, and control frameworks.
• Ability to research, evaluate, and recommend emerging technologies and strategies.
• Experience aligning security capabilities with regulatory, legal, and industry frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF).
• Familiarity with security bodies of knowledge (NIST, ISACA, SANS, ISC2).
• Proven ability to operate in a complex, globally distributed organization.
• Exceptional communication, stakeholder engagement, and executive influencing skills.
• Experience in agile and product-based delivery models with transformation track record.
• Experience evaluating vendors and supporting deployment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define solution intent and architectural vision with senior business and tech leaders, ensuring alignment with GIS policy and standards.
• Collaborate with senior architects and product managers to develop and execute security roadmaps delivering strategic outcomes.
• Advise executives on security risks, tech gaps, and architectural trade-offs; develop secure solutions via domain expertise and PoCs.
• Lead evolution of enterprise-level security architecture, ensuring designs are secure, resilient, and adaptable.
• Partner with governance to resolve policy issues and strengthen standards and practices.
• Mentor GIS architects to drive consistency and reuse of architectural patterns.
• Establish and improve architectural practices, templates, and documentation.
• Prioritize security backlog items with product managers to enable business epics.
• Contribute across multiple initiatives and adapt quickly between priorities.
• Influence resourcing and funding decisions through architectural input.

Skills

Automation

Influence

Result Orientation

Stakeholder Management

Technical Strategy Development

Application Development

Architecture

Business Acumen

Risk Management

Solution Design

Agile Practices

Analytical Thinking

Collaboration

Data Management

Solution Delivery Process

Job description

Bank of America is seeking a Principal Security Architect to lead enterprise security architecture across multiple domains, partnering with GIS and CST to shape strategy and drive secure design across cloud, data protection, and AI security initiatives.

You will mentor architects, influence executives, and advance secure, resilient solutions while aligning with regulatory and business priorities. This role requires strong communication and global collaboration.