Sr Security Architect

Apex Systems; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

Job summary

Everforth Apex seeks a Security Architect to provide strategic architecture leadership across enterprise security, cloud, and AI-enabled environments. You will translate business objectives into scalable security architectures and drive secure-by-design adoption.

The role requires deep expertise in cybersecurity architecture, governance, and modern engineering practices. The candidate will lead security architecture initiatives, design IAM and data protection patterns, and embed security across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Cybersecurity/Engineering.
• 10+ years IT experience.
• 7+ years architecture/cybersecurity specialization.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, standards, roadmaps, and governance.
• Strong communication and executive stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate business capabilities and security requirements into scalable architecture solutions and roadmaps.
• Develop architecture standards, reference architectures, and design patterns.
• Drive portfolio planning, modernization initiatives, and enterprise transformation.
• Lead enterprise security architecture initiatives with Zero Trust across cloud and AI environments.
• Ensure security is embedded throughout the SDLC through governance and reviews.
• Mentor teams and communicate strategies to technical and executive audiences.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Executive presentation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Engineering

Tools

CISSP

TOGAF

SABSA

Azure Security Engineer

AWS Security Specialty

Job description

Job#: 3054852

Job Description:

Role: Security Architect

Location: Hybrid - 4 days/week onsite in SE MI

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Description:

We are seeking a Security Architect to provide strategic architecture leadership across enterprise security, application modernization, cloud platforms, and emerging AI-enabled capabilities. This role is responsible for translating business objectives and security requirements into scalable architecture solutions, establishing enterprise standards, and driving secure technology adoption across the organization.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in cybersecurity architecture, enterprise application design, cloud security, and governance, with the ability to influence technology strategy while enabling innovation through secure-by-design principles and AI-native development practices.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

• Translate business capabilities, strategic objectives, and security requirements into scalable architecture solutions and technology roadmaps.
• Develop and maintain architecture models, standards, reference architectures, design patterns, and implementation blueprints across business and technology domains.
• Evaluate current and future-state capabilities to support portfolio planning, investment decisions, modernization initiatives, and enterprise transformation efforts.
• Drive enterprise capability integration by identifying opportunities for process, application, and information alignment across the organization.
• Provide architectural guidance and governance to ensure consistency, scalability, maintainability, and compliance with enterprise standards.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to align architecture strategies with organizational goals and priorities.

Security Architecture Leadership

• Lead enterprise security architecture initiatives that advance Zero Trust principles across cloud, hybrid, and AI-enabled environments.
• Design secure architectures for identity and access management, workload protection, API security, sensitive data protection, and operational resilience.
• Translate cybersecurity policies, regulatory requirements, and risk management objectives into practical, implementable security controls and frameworks.
• Define reusable security reference architectures, engineering patterns, guardrails, and automated controls for development teams.
• Conduct threat modeling and security assessments to identify risks, prioritize remediation efforts, and influence architecture decisions.
• Ensure security is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC) through proactive governance and design reviews.

AI & Modern Secure Engineering

• Help define and evolve an AI-native Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) that incorporates security, compliance, governance, and quality controls.
• Architect secure agentic AI solutions with appropriate permission models, secure tool access, human oversight, evaluation frameworks, monitoring, and containment mechanisms.
• Establish security standards and governance frameworks for AI-enabled applications, automation platforms, and emerging technologies.
• Evaluate new technologies, tools, methodologies, and architecture approaches to drive innovation while maintaining security and compliance objectives.
• Promote secure engineering practices and support enterprise modernization initiatives through reusable architecture guidance and automation.

Governance & Stakeholder Leadership

• Facilitate architecture reviews, governance forums, and cross-functional decision-making sessions.
• Ensure adherence to architecture standards, policies, and strategic technology direction.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to project teams, architects, engineers, and technology stakeholders.
• Communicate architecture strategies, concepts, and recommendations to both technical and executive audiences.
• Drive research and continuous improvement initiatives to mature architecture capabilities across the enterprise.
• Support portfolio planning, prioritization activities, and technology investment decisions through architecture leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of overall IT experience.
• 7+ years of experience in architecture, cybersecurity, or a related technical specialization.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, standards, roadmaps, and governance frameworks.
• Strong understanding of application, data, infrastructure, cloud, and security architecture disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading architecture initiatives across large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.

Required Technical Skills

Cybersecurity

• Expertise in enterprise security architecture, Zero Trust frameworks, identity and access management, data protection, cloud security, application security, and risk management.
• Experience designing security controls and governance models for cloud, hybrid, and AI-enabled environments.
• Strong knowledge of threat modeling, secure design principles, and security architecture best practices.

Application Solutions

• Experience designing scalable, resilient, and secure application architectures.
• Ability to define architecture patterns, engineering standards, and reference implementations that support modernization and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Experience integrating security throughout the software development lifecycle and engineering delivery processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI, machine learning, or agentic AI platforms in enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of cloud security architectures across public and hybrid cloud platforms.
• Experience developing architecture governance models and enterprise technology standards.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, SABSA, TOGAF, Azure Security Engineer, AWS Security Specialty, or equivalent.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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