Strategic Enterprise Security Architect, Banking & Payments

Citizens; Johnston (RI); Hybrid; USD 160.000 - 205.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Education reimbursement

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Zusammenfassung

Citizens is seeking a strategic Principal Architect, Enterprise Security to steer architecture across cloud, data, and security platforms for the Commercial Banking & Payments domains. This role partners with senior architects and business leaders to enable innovation while managing risk and aligning with business objectives.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in enterprise architecture, strong TOGAF/SABSA/NIST experience, and deep cloud and security expertise.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in software, CS, CE or related field.
• 15+ years in enterprise architecture with leadership at enterprise or divisional level.
• Proficient with TOGAF, SABSA, NIST and related frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Experience with DevOps, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software approaches.
• Strong knowledge of modern application architectures (microservices, APIs, distributed systems, containers).
• Broad cybersecurity architecture experience: IAM, encryption, secure network design, threat modeling, controls.
• Ability to bridge enterprise, security, application architectures with business strategy.
• Experience embedding security into digital transformation and modernization efforts.
• Experience shifting security left and aligning security with business objectives.

Aufgaben

• Define and evolve enterprise architecture strategies aligned to business objectives and cybersecurity goals.
• Partner with line of business architects to ensure cohesive integration across domains.
• Develop architecture standards, reference architectures, and reusable frameworks for consistency and scalability.
• Champion secure by design principles throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Translate regulatory requirements and risk considerations into actionable architectural guidance.
• Collaborate with Infra, Engineering, DevOps, SRE, and Security leaders to embed controls into platforms and pipelines.
• Lead architecture discussions supporting cloud transformation, modernization, and data initiatives.
• Evaluate and guide adoption of emerging technologies (cloud platforms, identity frameworks, API security, containerization).
• Drive alignment between enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and business strategy.
• Influence technology decisions across a matrixed organization; communicate with technical and executive audiences.

Kenntnisse

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF

SABSA

NIST

Cloud adoption

Security by design

Communication

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Presentation

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline

Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

APIs

IAM

Jobbeschreibung

Citizens is seeking a strategic Principal Architect, Enterprise Security to steer architecture across cloud, data, and security platforms for the Commercial Banking & Payments domains. This role partners with senior architects and business leaders to enable innovation while managing risk and aligning with business objectives.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in enterprise architecture, strong TOGAF/SABSA/NIST experience, and deep cloud and security expertise.