Senior Security Architect - Vice President

Deutsche Bank AG; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Generous vacation days

Employee Resource Groups

Competitive compensation

Educational resources & volunteer

Job summary

Deutsche Bank AG is seeking a Senior Security Architect in Jacksonville, FL to design and implement enterprise cybersecurity across cloud, on-prem, SaaS, and hybrid environments. The role emphasizes hands-on architecture and production readiness, partnering with engineering and cloud teams.

The ideal candidate has deep security expertise, strong IAM/RBAC, encryption, and data protection capabilities, plus experience with GCP and Azure.

Qualifications

• Proven cybersecurity engineering and security architecture experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise in securing cloud, on-premises, SaaS, and hybrid environments (GCP, Azure).
• Strong IAM, RBAC, encryption, data protection, network security, and secure-by-design principles.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise security architectures across cloud, on-premises, SaaS, and hybrid environments.
• Lead deployment and operation of advanced security capabilities (purple team, MTA, malware analysis, incident response).
• Drive security technologies from POC to production, including evaluation, architecture, licensing, and vendor management.
• Embed security across application development, cloud transformation, and migration initiatives.

Skills

Cloud security

IAM

RBAC

Encryption

Application security

Data protection

Network security

MITRE ATT&CK

NIST

AI governance

Education

CISSP

CISM

TOGAF

Google Cloud credentials

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Azure

Terraform

Security monitoring tools

Job description

Job Description:

Job Title Senior Security Architect

Corporate Title Vice President

Location: Jacksonville, Florida

Overview

As a Senior Security Architect, you will design and implement the Bank’s cybersecurity capabilities across cloud , on-premises, SaaS and hybrid environments. This is a hands-on architecture role for an engineer who has progressed into architecture and can take security solutions from POC through production. The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth, experience with enterprise security implementations, and the ability to work with engineering, cloud, application, infrastructure, and security teams.

What We Offer You

• A diverse and inclusive environment that embraces change, innovation, and collaboration
• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, generous vacation, personal and volunteer days
• Employee Resource Groups support an inclusive workplace for everyone and promote community engagement
• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits, retirement savings plans, parental leave, and family building benefits
• Educational resources, matching gift and volunteer programs

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement enterprise security architectures across cloud, SaaS, on-premises, and hybrid environments, ensuring alignment with regulatory, privacy, data protection, and resiliency requirements
• Lead the deployment and operation of advanced security capabilities, including Purple Teaming, Breach & Attack Simulation, malware analysis, security testing, monitoring, incident response, and threat detection
• Drive security technologies from proof of concept through production, including evaluation, architecture, integration, licensing, vendor management, deployment, and operationalization
• Architect and secure cloud environments, including Google Cloud, by implementing identity and access management, networking security, workload protection, encryption, logging, monitoring, and data security controls
• Embed security throughout application development, cloud transformation, and migration initiatives by ensuring secure-by-design principles, RBAC, access controls, and lifecycle security requirements are met
• Establish reusable security standards, patterns, and governance frameworks aligned with NIST and industry best practices, while enabling the secure adoption of AI-powered cybersecurity capabilities through appropriate guardrails, automation, monitoring, and data protection controls

How You’ll Lead

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of cybersecurity solutions, providing technical direction on security technologies and enterprise architecture decisions from concept through production deployment
• Partner closely with Security Engineering, Cloud, Infrastructure, Application Development, Enterprise Architecture, Risk, Audit, and vendor teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions aligned with business objectives
• Evaluate and challenge technology vendors on capabilities, architecture, sizing, licensing, and implementation approaches while balancing security, resiliency, scalability, operational efficiency, and cost considerations

Skills You’ll Need

• Proven experience in cybersecurity engineering and security architecture, with a strong track record of delivering security technologies into large-scale enterprise production environments
• Deep expertise in securing cloud, SaaS, on-premises, and hybrid environments, including strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and working knowledge of Azure
• Strong knowledge of identity and access management (IAM), RBAC, encryption, application security, data protection, network security, and cloud security best practices
• Experience leading technology evaluations, proof-of-concepts, product selection, sizing, licensing, vendor management, and supporting cloud transformation and migration initiatives
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and executive teams while enabling secure adoption of AI-driven cybersecurity solutions through appropriate guardrails, security controls, and governance
• Proven ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, optimize workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs

Skills That Will Help You Excel

• Experience working in financial services or other highly regulated environments, with a strong understanding of compliance, governance, and enterprise security requirements
• Proven track record implementing and managing enterprise cybersecurity platforms, security integrations, and large-scale security programs
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native security, modern application architectures, containers, Terraform, infrastructure-as-code, and security automation
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and secure architecture principles, including MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, and industry best practices
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or TOGAF, with Google Cloud credentials preferred, including Professional Cloud Security Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect

Expectations

It is the Bank’s expectation that employees hired into this role will work in the Jacksonville, FL office in accordance with the Bank’s hybrid working model.

Deutsche Bank provides reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees with a substantiated need based on disability and/or religion.

The salary range for this position in Jacksonville is $100,000 to $157,000. Actual salaries may be based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s skill set, experience, education, work location and other qualifications. Posted salary ranges do not include incentive compensation or any other type of remuneration.

Deutsche Bank Benefits

At Deutsche Bank, we recognize that our benefit programs have a profound impact on our colleagues. That's why we are focused on providing benefits and perks that enable our colleagues to live authentically and be their whole selves, at every stage of life. We provide access to physical, emotional, and financial wellness benefits that allow our colleagues to stay financially secure and strike balance between work and home.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.