Cloud Security Architect

This is a US-based remote role. You will be required to interview in person.

About SailPoint

SailPoint is defining the next era of identity security. Our unified AI-powered platform seamlessly secures both the Human Fabric of your workforce and the Agentic Fabric of AI and non-human identities completely eliminating organizational blind spots.

Built on core principles like zero-standing privilege and contextualized risk our platform transforms identity from a vulnerability into a strategic business advantage. Today we are trusted by some of the largest most complex organizations in the world to deliver intelligent autonomous identity security at scale.

About the role

SailPoints Cybersecurity organization is seeking a Cloud Security Architect with 5 years of experience to design implement and govern secure cloud infrastructure across our organization. This position reports to the Director of Cyber Product Security (CPS) and the successful candidate will join a team of security engineers who collaborate with stakeholders across the organization. This role will govern the security architecture for our cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) partner closely with Engineering DevOps and IT teams and ensure our cloud posture meets both business needs and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with the ability to translate security requirements into practical scalable solutions.

The Cloud Security Architect will have the opportunity to shape our future through process and technology optimization capability acquisition and development and maturation of our existing activities. Theyll already be comfortable with the 4 Is at SailPoint (individual Impact Innovation and Integrity) even if theyre new to the concept. They will embrace new challenges and will be a positive contributor to an already positive work culture and environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement secure cloud architecture patterns across IaaS PaaS and SaaS environments

Define and enforce cloud security standards reference architectures and guardrails (landing zones network segmentation identity boundaries)

Lead security reviews of new cloud initiatives providing architecture guidance from design through deployment

Architect and oversee Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies including least-privilege access federation and role-based access control

Partner with other teams in Cyber like VM to evaluate and implement cloud-native and third-party security tools (CSPM CWPP CIEM SIEM/SOAR integrations)

Partner with DevOps/Platform teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines (DevSecOps Infrastructure as Code security scanning)

Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments for cloud workloads and services

Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks (SOC 2 ISO 27001 NIST CIS Benchmarks as applicable)

Develop and maintain documentation runbooks and architecture diagrams for cloud security controls

Mentor engineering teams on secure cloud design principles and serve as a security subject-matter expert

Stay current on emerging cloud threats vulnerabilities and vendor security capabilities

Required Qualifications

5 years of experience in cloud security security architecture or related infrastructure security roles

Mandatory - Demonstrated hands-on experience securing workloads in AWS Azure and/or GCP

Strong understanding of IAM network security encryption and key management in cloud environments

Experience with cloud security tooling (e.g. AWS Security Hub Azure Defender Prisma Cloud Wiz Orca Security or similar CSPM/CWPP platforms)

Demonstrable experience with container and Kubernetes security

Working knowledge of compliance frameworks (SOC 2 ISO 27001 NIST 800-53 CIS Benchmarks)

Experience with Infrastructure as Code and integrating security into CI/CD pipelines

Relevant certifications preferred: CCSP AWS Certified Security - Specialty Azure Security Engineer or Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Core Competencies

Technical Depth: Strong hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS Azure or GCP); working knowledge of multi-cloud concepts is a plus

Security Architecture: Ability to design defense-in-depth architectures balancing security cost and performance

Automation Mindset: Comfort with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform CloudFormation ARM/Bicep) and scripting (Python Bash PowerShell)

Communication: Ability to explain complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Collaboration: Track record of working cross-functionally with engineering and IT teams

Analytical Thinking: Strong risk assessment and threat modeling capabilities

Adaptability: Comfortable operating in fast-changing environments with evolving cloud services and threat landscapes

Attack path analysis and exposure validation: Prioritizing risk by analyzing how misconfigurations vulnerabilities and identity permissions combine into exploitable paths rather than treating each finding in isolation

Leadership: Ability to influence without direct authority and drive security best practices across teams

Roadmap for Success

First 90 Days - Foundation & Assessment

Complete onboarding and gain access to cloud environments tooling and key documentation

Conduct a comprehensive assessment of current cloud security posture (identify gaps quick wins and high-risk areas)

Build relationships with key stakeholders: engineering leads DevOps and IT

Deliver an initial findings report with prioritized recommendations

Begin remediation of any critical/high-severity findings identified during assessment

Understand existing architecture IAM structures and network topology across cloud accounts/subscriptions

First 6 Months - Execution & Standardization

Design and publish core cloud security reference architectures and standards (landing zones network segmentation IAM baseline)

Optimize security review processes for new cloud projects

Reduce identified critical/high-risk findings from the initial assessment by a target percentage (e.g. 80%)

Partner with DevOps to integrate security checks into CI/CD pipeline

Deliver security architecture training/enablement session(s) to engineering teams

Demonstrate measurable improvement in cloud security posture metrics (e.g. CSPM score open findings trend)

First 12 Months - Maturity & Strategic Impact

Achieve target compliance posture for relevant frameworks (SOC 2 ISO 27001 etc.) as applicable to cloud environments

Optimize a repeatable scalable cloud security architecture review process adopted across engineering teams

Demonstrate a mature DevSecOps integration with automated security gates in CI/CD

Serve as the recognized go-to expert for cloud security architecture decisions across the organization

Contribute to or lead the organizations cloud security roadmap for the following year

Show quantifiable risk reduction (e.g. reduction in mean time to remediate findings reduction in exposed critical assets)

Mentor at least one other team member or contribute to building broader security architecture capability within the team

Benefits

At SailPoint our identity security innovations are powered by a global crew. We are proudly headquartered in Austin Texas with a beautiful campus that overlooks the scenic 4 Points Preserve. We embrace a flexible remote-first work culture that prioritizes personal autonomy trust and work-life balance. Working here is defined by The SailPoint Way; a highly collaborative and inclusive environment where leadership is transparent smart jerks are not tolerated and crew members have the freedom to drive real impact in security.

We provide:

Competitive Compensation

• Flexible Time Off: Trust-based vacation policies alongside paid company holidays to help you recharge.
• Comprehensive Healthcare: Premium medical dental and vision insurance options
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Plus so much more!

Benefits and Compensation listed vary based on the location of your employment and the nature of your employment with SailPoint.

As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the SailPoint Corporate Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission along with potential eligibility for equity participation. SailPoint maintains broad salary ranges for its roles to account for variations in knowledge skills experience market conditions and locations as well as reflect SailPoints differing products industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity. We estimate the base salary for US-based employees will be in this range from (min-max USD):

Base salaries for employees based in other locations are competitive for the employees home location.

Benefits Overview

1. Health and wellness coverage: Medical dental and vision insurance

2. Disability coverage: Short-term and long-term disability

3. Life protection: Life insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

4. Additional life coverage options: Supplemental life insurance for employees spouses and children

5. Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care; limited purpose flexible spending account

6. Financial security: 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company matching

7. Time off benefits: Flexible vacation policy

8. Holidays: 8 paid holidays annually

9. Sick leave

10. Parental support: Paid parental leave

11. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Care Counselors

12. Voluntary benefits: Legal Assistance Critical Illness Accident Hospital Indemnity and Pet Insurance options

13. Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

SailPoint is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome all qualified candidates to apply to join our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability protected veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.

Alternative methods of applying for employment are available to individuals unable to submit an application through this site because of a disability. Contact or mail to 11120 Four Points Dr Suite 100 Austin TX 78726 to discuss reasonable accommodations. NOTE: Any unsolicited resumes sent by candidates or agencies to this email will not be considered for current openings at SailPoint.

Required Experience:

Staff IC