Strategic Information Security Architect

Meijer; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 121,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Team member discount

401(k) with company contributions

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Development programs for advancement

Medical/dental/vision

And more!

Job summary

Meijer, a family company in Grand Rapids, is seeking an Information Security Architect to design and implement secure enterprise solutions aligned to the organization's strategy. You will define security standards and promote secure design patterns across teams.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with product, DevOps, infrastructure, and application teams, conducting threat modeling and architecture reviews to improve security posture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Systems or related discipline.
• 7-8+ years of information security and/or architecture experience across multiple IT domains.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise security architecture principles, frameworks, and patterns (e.g., TOGAF, SABSA, or similar).
• Ability to translate business needs into technical architecture solutions and align decisions to business outcomes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define, develop, and maintain security reference architectures, patterns, and standards to enable consistent and secure solution delivery across the enterprise
• Provide secure design guidance and consultation to product teams, DevOps, Infrastructure & Operations, and application development teams
• Ensure solutions align with security architecture standards, secure coding practices, and enterprise controls
• Conduct architecture and design reviews, including threat modeling for complex or high-risk implementations
• Contribute to and help execute the enterprise security architecture strategy and roadmap, aligning to business and IT objectives
• Develop and operationalize architecture policies, standards, procedures, and templates
• Partner with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) to ensure controls are integrated into architectural designs
• Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to improve security capabilities and support business outcomes
• Collaborate across teams to drive adoption of secure design patterns and security best practices
• Influence architecture decisions by translating business requirements into secure technical solutions
• Communicate security architecture concepts effectively to technical teams, business partners, and leadership stakeholders
• Support vendor evaluations to ensure alignment with security architecture standards and strategy
• Analyze effectiveness of architectural decisions and drive continuous improvement of security practices
• Contribute to architecture documentation, including roadmaps, standards, and design artifacts
• Promote a culture of ownership and accountability for secure design and architecture standards
• Support integration of security architecture into Agile and DevOps delivery models

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Cloud security

Security governance

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

TOGAF

SABSA

Job description

Meijer, a family company in Grand Rapids, is seeking an Information Security Architect to design and implement secure enterprise solutions aligned to the organization's strategy. You will define security standards and promote secure design patterns across teams.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with product, DevOps, infrastructure, and application teams, conducting threat modeling and architecture reviews to improve security posture.