Cybersecurity Architect - Threat and Vulnerability Management

Creative Artists Agency•Nashville, TN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is seeking a strategic and hands-on Cybersecurity Architect to join their Purple Team. This role is responsible for designing, validating, and continuously evolving enterprise security architecture in alignment with real-world adversarial threats. Operating at the intersection of offensive and defensive security, the architect will leverage Red Team insights and Blue Team capabilities to ensure systems are secure by design, resilient by default, and continuously tested against emerging attack techniques. The Cybersecurity Architect will drive the development of secure design principles, reference architectures, and security standards across a modern, SaaS-enabled and cloud-first ecosystem. This includes securing complex identity flows, third-party integrations, APIs, and distributed systems while addressing the shared responsibility model inherent in SaaS platforms. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of attacker methodologies and defensive controls, applying this knowledge to proactively identify architectural weaknesses, reduce attack surface, and enhance detection and response capabilities. This individual will collaborate closely with engineering, cloud, and product teams to embed security into the software development lifecycle, ensuring security is a foundational component of system design. The role requires a balance of technical depth and strategic influence, translating complex threats into actionable architectural improvements and guiding the organization toward Zero Trust and secure-by-design maturity. Success will be measured by the organization’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to sophisticated threats, as well as by the strength and scalability of its security architecture across both enterprise and SaaS environments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related experience
7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with at least 2–3 years in architecture or senior engineering roles
Hands on experience in Cyber Threat and Offensive Security operations to test and validate the effective operation of security controls, measuring the ability to stop threats and attacks at the earliest point in the kill chain
Strong knowledge of network security, cloud security (AWS/Azure/GCP), and enterprise architectures
Strong understanding of the fundamental operations of servers, operating systems, networks, cloud applications and infrastructure along with an advanced understanding of the key controls required for secure operation of these systems
Experience scripting in at least one of the following languages: PowerShell, Python, JavaScript
Experience in aligning threat and vulnerability management efforts to frameworks and control objectives - MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, ISO27001, Center for Internet Security, OWASP
Experience integrating the following tools and capabilities into a successful threat and vulnerability program – Security Orchestration Automation and Response, Security Information and Event Management, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Threat Feeds, Red Team Tooling
Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and modern identity security practices

Responsibilities

Design and evolve enterprise security architecture with a strong emphasis on secure-by-design principles, ensuring security is embedded early in system and application lifecycles
Lead the development and adoption of secure design patterns and reference architectures, particularly for cloud-native and SaaS-based environments
Act as a key liaison between Red Team and Blue Team, translating adversarial findings into architectural improvements, detection use cases, and resilient system designs
Plan and execute Purple Team exercises to validate security controls across infrastructure, applications, and SaaS platforms, ensuring visibility and response capabilities are effective
Develop and maintain threat models for critical systems, including SaaS integrations, APIs, and identity flows, identifying attack paths and prioritizing mitigations
Define and enforce security architecture standards for SaaS adoption
Assess and secure SaaS ecosystems, including third-party integrations, OAuth applications, and API exposure risks
Evaluate and recommend controls for modern architectures, including Zero Trust, microservices, containers, and serverless environments
Drive improvements in detection engineering by mapping adversary TTPs (e.g., via MITRE ATT&CK) to logging, alerting, and response capabilities
Collaborate with cloud and platform teams to ensure secure configuration and continuous compliance across SaaS and IaaS environments
Conduct architecture risk assessments and provide actionable remediation strategies aligned with business risk tolerance
Promote security observability across SaaS platforms by ensuring proper logging, telemetry, and integration with SIEM/SOAR solutions
Mentor engineers and architects on secure design principles, SaaS security risks, and adversarial thinking