Junior Security Architect

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The role will require: (1) Proactively assessing organizational security architecture against NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and other relevant security frameworks to identify large‑scale architectural gaps. (2) Performing threat modeling across systems, applications, and business processes to uncover systemic risks and drive early remediation. (3) Designing and building new security processes, patterns, and guardrails that enable secure and scalable technology adoption.

(4) Collaborating across IT and engineering teams to embed secure architecture principles and influence strategic technical decisions. (5) Demonstrated expertise in one or more areas such as cloud security, application security, network security, or enterprise security architecture. The work Map organizational architectures, capabilities, and controls to NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK, and other cybersecurity frameworks to identify strengths, gaps, and improvement opportunities.

Perform threat modeling activities to evaluate proposed or current designs, identify attack paths, and guide teams toward resilient architecture. Identify enterprise‑level security architecture gaps and propose scalable, actionable remediation strategies. Design, implement, and mature repeatable security processes, architecture standards, and reusable security patterns.

Participate early in IT and business solution design to provide proactive architectural guidance and ensure alignment with secure‑by‑design principles. Communicate technical and architectural needs to key stakeholders by translating complex technical concepts into clear, digestible, and actionable information. Collaborate with Agile, DevOps, and engineering teams to embed secure development practices and escalate architecture concerns when necessary.

Validate software, platform, and cloud architectures for adherence to modern security best practices and recommend architectural improvements.

Requirements

, and regulatory obligations into clear and actionable security architecture

Act as a trusted advisor to technology teams, enabling secure solution design and promoting adoption of enterprise security controls. Collaborate with peer architects and security practitioners to share best practices, strengthen architectural maturity, and ensure consistency across the enterprise. Monitor emerging technologies, evolving threats, and industry trends to ensure architectural strategies remain relevant, proactive, and resilient.

Stay up‑to‑date on the state of enterprise IT and security tools, trends, and processes. S.