Senior Security Architecture Lead

Western Alliance Bancorporation; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401(k) matching program

Tuition assistance program

Employee volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank is seeking an Architect III – Security Architect to advance enterprise cybersecurity strategy within governance forums. You will design secure architectures for applications and capabilities, review designs for compliance, and influence secure principles across the lifecycle while tracking threats and emerging trends.

The role emphasizes collaboration with EA teams, enforcing standards, and guiding risk-based decisions in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of related security architecture experience.
• Strong knowledge across IAM, Network, Application, Cloud, Data, AI.
• Experience designing secure cloud architectures (Azure preferred).
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements (FFIEC, PCI DSS, SOX).
• Security certifications (CISSP, CCSP, MS) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own security solution architecture for assigned products and platforms within the Security domain.
• Develop and maintain security standards, reference architectures, and design patterns for governance and delivery.
• Translate requirements into security architecture blueprints and document designs and analyses.
• Track threats, vulnerabilities, and technology trends to keep security strategies current.
• Provide architecture guidance during solution design reviews for secure alignment.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Zero Trust

Security governance

Communication with stakeholders

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

CASB

CI/CD security

Job description

Western Alliance Bank is seeking an Architect III – Security Architect to advance enterprise cybersecurity strategy within governance forums. You will design secure architectures for applications and capabilities, review designs for compliance, and influence secure principles across the lifecycle while tracking threats and emerging trends.

The role emphasizes collaboration with EA teams, enforcing standards, and guiding risk-based decisions in a regulated financial services environment.