Principal Architect, Security Operations

Principal Architect role responsible for designing and governing enterprise security operations technology architecture at a global life sciences company. Leads cross-functional teams to integrate security data pipelines, SIEM, SOAR, and detection systems while establishing enterprise-wide standards for visibility and automated response.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technology architecture and reference designs for security operations stack components
• Establish integration patterns and designs for cyber and non-cyber technologies enabling investigation and automated response
• Define enterprise detection, logging, and telemetry standards improving visibility and response consistency
• Evaluate and guide implementation of security technologies enhancing detection, response, and measurable outcomes
• Lead architecture alignment across security, infrastructure, cloud, identity, and vendor teams

Requirements

• 12+ years in cybersecurity, security architecture, engineering, operations, or detection engineering
• Experience designing enterprise security operations architectures including SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and data pipelines
• Expertise establishing integration patterns across cyber and enterprise platforms using APIs and orchestration
• Experience defining detection, logging, and telemetry standards at enterprise scale
• Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information systems, or related field (preferred)
• Familiarity with platforms such as CrowdStrike, Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, or Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR
• Relevant security certification such as CISSP, CCSP, GIAC, SABSA, or TOGAF (preferred)

Compensation: $200,000 - $250,000 base