Senior Security Architect

Placement Type:


Temporary

Salary:


$76.50-85 Hourly

Start Date:


Aug 10, 2026

Aquent is proud to partner with a leading financial technology company that stands at the forefront of innovation, dedicated to building secure and cutting-edge products and services. This organization is committed to deploying robust product security practices, comprehensive compliance frameworks, and advanced design patterns. They foster a highly collaborative environment, working across engineering, product, and design teams to ensure the highest security standards and regulatory adherence in all their offerings.


Are you ready to be a pivotal force in shaping the security landscape of cutting-edge platforms and products? This is an unparalleled opportunity to drive the end-to-end security of a dynamic digital ecosystem. In this role, you will be instrumental in making critical security decisions, leading initiatives that directly support business objectives, and ensuring unwavering trust through unparalleled security. Your expertise will not only protect innovative offerings but also empower their growth, making a tangible impact on the mission to redefine financial services.


What You'll Do

• Champion cybersecurity architecture, translating complex security concepts into actionable strategies for product and engineering teams.
• Seamlessly integrate new and existing security tools, standards, and processes into the entire development lifecycle.
• Provide expert guidance on the secure design of product and application architecture, articulating clear security requirements through well-defined user stories, initiatives, and epics.
• Conduct thorough security design reviews and comprehensive threat modeling for both infrastructure and application projects.
• Perform in-depth security reviews and assessments of critical applications and platforms to proactively identify vulnerabilities and ensure continuous compliance with security standards.
• Review and secure APIs, implementing robust authentication, authorization, and data validation mechanisms to safeguard data integrity.
• Collaborate closely with development teams, offering proactive and security-specific feedback on new features and functionalities.
• Analyze and evaluate evolving cloud security trends and vulnerabilities, providing continuous feedback to refine and implement best practices.
• Develop comprehensive security test plans for new products and design scalable security solution blueprints that anticipate future needs.
• Automate security checklists and implement "security as code" leveraging advanced cloud services and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) components.
• Conduct continuous threat modeling for new features and product offerings within a fast-paced agile delivery environment.
• Perform business-level security architecture assessments to evaluate existing security programs and cloud application architectures, identifying weaknesses and recommending strategic improvements.
• Partner with risk and compliance teams, contributing to critical security risk impact assessments and shaping information security policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Work with engineering teams to ensure application security risks are effectively identified using market-leading tools and appropriately addressed, balancing robust security with optimal usability.
• Architect, design, prioritize, coordinate, and communicate the necessary security technologies to maintain a highly secure yet user-friendly computing environment.

What You'll Bring

• Strong understanding of cloud services, major cloud platforms, AI Security, SaaS security, and the Well-Architected Framework security pillar.
• Proven experience with threat modeling or other advanced risk identification techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct architecture reviews to identify and evaluate application and infrastructure security risks.
• Deep understanding of containerization technologies like Docker, orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes, and robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Comprehensive knowledge of network and web-related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, routing protocols).
• Expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM), including authentication and authorization protocols like OIDC, OAuth2.0, and SAML.
• Proficiency in web application security, microservices architecture, and API design patterns.
• Experience with service mesh concepts, microsegmentation, and advanced network security principles.
• Familiarity with cryptographic protocols and standards for secure data encryption.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current threat landscape, security threat and vulnerability management, and sophisticated security monitoring and analytics.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple work streams effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of conveying complex security concepts and solutions to diverse audiences.
• A solid understanding of secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) principles and "Shift Left" methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an equivalent field from a fully-accredited college or university.
• 8+ years of experience in infrastructure and product security architecture.
• Experience with cloud-native products and an in-depth understanding of microservice topologies and implementations.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically about complex business, product, and technical challenges.
• Proven ability to work with compliance frameworks and requirements such as PCI, GLBA, HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, etc.
• Ability to effectively manage relationships with other business units, external vendors, and stakeholders when IT security risks are present and system or process changes are required to mitigate risk.
• Familiarity with major cloud platforms and at-scale services.
• Ability to thrive and contribute significantly in a fast-paced and Agile development environment.
• A collaborative spirit, essential for success in a team-oriented and innovative environment.

Nice to Have

• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or GSEC.
• Master's or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering.
• Experience within the financial services industry.

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