Software Security Architect

This role focuses on designing and implementing comprehensive security strategies for large-scale, compute-intensive environments, including advanced analytics and machine learning platforms. You will serve as a strategic advisor, helping stakeholders build secure, scalable systems that protect infrastructure, data, and workloads.

The position spans the full security lifecycle—from initial requirements analysis and architecture design to validation, deployment, and continuous improvement. You will integrate security best practices across infrastructure, identity systems, and development pipelines while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance platform capabilities.

Key Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary security and identity expert for stakeholders implementing high-performance or distributed computing environments

Translate business, technical, and compliance requirements into robust security architecture designs

Develop and document end-to-end security frameworks, including authentication, authorization, and multi-tenant access controls

Advise on modern security models such as zero trust, including strong identity verification, encryption, and network segmentation

Integrate application security tools into development pipelines to proactively identify and mitigate vulnerabilities

Design and implement identity and access management systems, including federation, lifecycle management, and privileged access controls

Lead validation efforts such as proof-of-concept testing to ensure security controls meet performance and compliance requirements

Provide guidance on container and orchestration platform security, including policy enforcement and runtime protections

Build and automate secure infrastructure provisioning using infrastructure-as-code and scripting tools

Create reusable design patterns, frameworks, and operational playbooks for secure system deployment

Conduct security assessments and recommend improvements to strengthen resilience, compliance, and efficiency

Collaborate with engineering and product teams to incorporate security requirements into platform development

Monitor emerging trends in security, identity, and regulatory standards, and translate them into actionable strategies

Participate in technical discussions, workshops, and knowledge-sharing forums as a subject matter expert

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a technical discipline

Experience in security architecture, identity management, or cybersecurity engineering within large-scale or distributed systems

Strong knowledge of identity and access control concepts, including authentication, authorization, and federation protocols

Expertise in infrastructure and workload protection, including encryption, segmentation, and isolation techniques

Familiarity with container and orchestration security practices, including policy enforcement and runtime controls

Experience integrating security tools into development and deployment workflows

Proficiency in automation and scripting for infrastructure security (e.g., infrastructure-as-code, configuration management, or programming languages)

Understanding of industry compliance and security standards

Ability to translate complex security requirements into practical, scalable solutions

Strong communication skills for engaging both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience designing secure, multi-tenant environments for high-performance or data-intensive systems

Hands-on knowledge of privileged access controls, secrets management, and identity lifecycle processes

Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools for tracking system and security health

Contributions to open-source or collaborative security-related initiatives

Relevant certifications in cybersecurity, cloud security, or container security

Advanced degree in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, or a related field