Security Architect

Job Description

Job Description

LightEdge Solutions is developing the IT solutions that will propel businesses forward over the next 10 years. Using a combination of shared and private/dedicated platforms, LightEdge has been successful in offering businesses alternatives that streamline operations, improve reliability and reduce costs.

If you are passionate about creating real solutions that help businesses with cutting-edge technology, want to be challenged to think out of the box and be in a position where you can impact change on a daily basis, then LightEdge can offer you a dynamic corporate environment built on teamwork and personal responsibility.

Lightedge is seeking a Security Architect to design, strengthen, and govern secure technology solutions across our managed infrastructure, private cloud, colocation, networking, disaster recovery, and cloud service environments.

This role will establish practical security architecture standards, guide secure solution design, evaluate risk, and partner with Infrastructure, Engineering, Operations, Compliance, and customer-facing teams. The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth, business judgment, and the ability to translate complex security requirements into scalable, reliable Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain enterprise security architecture, standards, reference designs, and technical roadmaps.
• Design secure solutions across cloud, private cloud, colocation, virtualization, networks, identity, endpoints, applications, and data protection.
• Apply zero-trust, defense-in-depth, least-privilege, and secure-by-design principles.
• Lead security reviews, threat modeling, risk assessments, and architecture exception processes.
• Partner with Infrastructure and Engineering teams to embed security into solution design, implementation, and operations.
• Evaluate security technologies, vendors, and third-party solutions.
• Support incident response, vulnerability management, penetration testing, and remediation planning.
• Translate regulatory, contractual, and customer requirements into actionable technical controls.
• Support compliance initiatives and audits involving SOC 2, HIPAA/HITRUST, PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, and other applicable frameworks.
• Create clear architecture documentation, diagrams, standards, and executive-level risk summaries.
• Provide technical guidance for strategic customer opportunities and regulated environments when needed.
• Monitor emerging threats, technologies, and industry practices to continuously improve Lightedge’s security posture

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, infrastructure security, cloud security, or security architecture.
• 3+ years of experience designing or governing enterprise security architectures.
• Strong knowledge of network security, identity and access management, encryption, endpoint security, vulnerability management, logging, and monitoring.
• Experience implementing AI-specific security controls and frameworks
• Experience with cloud and private-cloud platforms, virtualization, data center environments, and managed services.
• Working knowledge of security frameworks including NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, CIS Controls, and zero-trust principles.
• Experience supporting security assessments, audits, risk management, and compliance programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, business leaders, auditors, partners, and customers.
• Strong analytical, documentation, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, or comparable certification preferred.
• Eligible to work in the United States without restrictions.

Success in this role:

• Consistent security architecture standards are adopted across Lightedge environments.
• Security risks are identified and addressed early in the solution lifecycle.
• Infrastructure and engineering teams receive practical, scalable security guidance.
• Audit, compliance, and customer security requirements are met efficiently.
• Security controls improve without unnecessarily limiting business or operational performance.

With over 20 years in business, LightEdge offers a full stack of best-in-class IT services delivering flexibility, security, and control. Our solutions include premier colocation across seven purpose-built data centers spanning Des Moines, IA, Kansas City, MO, Omaha, NE, Austin, TX, and Raleigh, NC, industry-leading private Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and cloud platforms, and the top global security and compliance measures. Our owned and operated facilities, integrated DR solutions, and premium compliant cloud choices make up a true Hybrid Cloud Solution Center. LightEdge annually undergoes third-party audits for ISO 20000-1, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI-DSS 3.2, and SSAE 18 SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.