Senior Solutions Architect | Vulnerability/Exposure Management (Remote)

Who is Trace3 ? Trace3 is a leading Transformative IT Authority, providing unique technology solutions and consulting services to our clients. Equipped with elite engineering and dynamic innovation, we empower IT executives and their organizations to achieve competitive advantage through a process of Integrate, Automate, Innovate. Our culture at Trace3 embodies the spirit of a startup with the advantage of a scalable business. Employees can grow their career and have fun while doing it! Trace3 is headquartered in Irvine, California. We employ more than 1,200 people all over the United States. Our major field office locations include Denver, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids, Lexington, Los Angeles, Louisville, Texas, San Francisco. Ready to discover the possibilities that live in technology? Come Join Us! Street-Smart - Thriving in Dynamic Times We are flexible and resilient in a fast-changing environment. We continuously innovate and drive constructive change while keeping a focus on the “big picture. ” We exercise sound business judgment in making high-quality decisions in a timely and cost-effective manner. We are highly creative and can dig deep within ourselves to find positive solutions to different problems.

Juice - The “Stuff” it takes to be a Needle Mover We get things done and drive results. We lead without a title, empowering others through a can-do attitude. We look forward to the goal, mentally mapping out every checkpoint on the pathway to success, and visualizing what the final destination looks and feels like. Teamwork - Humble, Hungry and Smart We are humble individuals who understand how our job impacts the company's mission. We treat others with respect, admit mistakes, give credit where it’s due and demonstrate transparency. We “bring the weather” by exhibiting positive leadership and solution-focused thinking. We hug people in their trials, struggles, and failures – not just their success. We appreciate the individuality of the people around us. JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Solutions Architect, Security Operations will be responsible for providing architect-level thought leadership and expertise across modern vulnerability and exposure management, including risk-based vulnerability management, Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), attack surface management, threat-informed prioritization, attack path analysis, and remediation operationalization. The role will focus on helping organizations evolve from traditional vulnerability scanning and reporting toward continuous, risk-driven exposure management programs that integrate people, processes, and technology to measurably reduce cyber risk. Under the direction of Security Operations leadership, the Senior Solutions Architect will lead Trace3's most complex client architecture engagements across these domains and translate that work into reference architectures, repeatable offerings, and enablement that allow Trace3's regional technical teams to sell and deliver Security Operations solutions consistently and at scale. This is a client-facing, presales role that will also collaborate across the broader Security Operations practice, supporting adjacent capabilities including SOC modernization, SIEM/XDR, threat detection and response, and AI-enabled security operations. SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: - Lead complex client engagements as the senior architect for vulnerability management modernization, CTEM program development, exposure management architecture, and risk-based remediation strategies, from initial discovery and assessment through solution design and executive readout. - Assess client vulnerability and exposure management capabilities, technologies, processes, and operational maturity, delivering strategic, tactical, and operational recommendations aligned to business risk, security objectives, and measurable outcomes.