Senior Security Architect — Zero-Trust & IAM Strategy

SCA Health; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

SCA Health, part of Optum, seeks a Principal Architect - Security to shape enterprise security architecture across a hybrid, partner-driven environment, embedding zero-trust, identity, and data protection. You will lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and security governance, partnering with CISO teams to align controls with HIPAA/HITRUST, NIST, and PCI standards while guiding architecture decisions.

Join a mission-driven team delivering secure-by-design IT strategies across ambulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 8-10+ years in security architecture/engineering, with leadership.
• Strong command of frameworks: NIST CSF/800-53, HITRUST, SOC 2, PCI DSS.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evangelize an enterprise security architecture roadmap.
• Lead threat modeling and risk assessments across initiatives.
• Provide strategic security consultation to business customers.
• Design patterns for identity, access management, and data protection.
• Own Zero Trust and secure access architecture across Zscaler platform.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Cloud security

Identity & access management

Zero Trust

Security leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Zscaler SSE

SIEM

Entra ID

Azure

Job description

SCA Health, part of Optum, seeks a Principal Architect - Security to shape enterprise security architecture across a hybrid, partner-driven environment, embedding zero-trust, identity, and data protection. You will lead threat modeling, risk assessments, and security governance, partnering with CISO teams to align controls with HIPAA/HITRUST, NIST, and PCI standards while guiding architecture decisions.

Join a mission-driven team delivering secure-by-design IT strategies across ambulatory