Cybersecurity Architect

HDR•Fort Worth, TX

22h

About The Position

As a Cybersecurity Architect, you will work closely with the Director of IT Architecture and fellow architects to establish, evolve, and govern HDR’s enterprise security architecture. Reporting within the IT Architecture pillar, you will partner closely with the Director of Cybersecurity and cybersecurity leadership to ensure our long-term technology roadmaps are inherently resilient and aligned with the firm’s risk posture. You will partner with operational technology leaders, corporate IT teams, and business stakeholders to design secure, resilient, and cost‑effective security capabilities that protect HDR’s people, data, and platforms—supporting HDR’s long‑term business strategy. While our Cybersecurity GRC team manages the governance and audit requirements, you will define the technical architectural patterns that make those requirements a reality. This is a strategic architecture role, not a security engineering or operations position. You will influence decisions, design target‑state security architectures, and guide teams as HDR advances its Zero Trust and cybersecurity maturity across identity, data, applications, infrastructure, and networks. You will be a key advocate for shifting security "left" by integrating DevSecOps principles into our infrastructure and software delivery lifecycles, ensuring that our systems are "Secure-by-Design."

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a closely related field or combination of education and relevant experience
A minimum of 5 years of experience with administration and support of technology systems
Experience on project design and implementation of complex infrastructure systems
Proficiency in Network Admin II functions
In-depth technical knowledge of network and systems architectures and technologies
Attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture

Nice To Haves

Relevant certifications such as SC‑100, AZ‑500, AZ‑305, CISSP, CCSP, or SABSA.
Demonstrated depth across identity, data, application, endpoint, network, and cloud security.
Strong working knowledge of NIST 800-171/53 and CMMC Level 2 frameworks as they apply to architectural design
Experience defining reference architectures and control mappings.
Strong communication and influence skills.
Demonstrated depth across identity, data, application, endpoint, network, and cloud security.
Understanding of how to integrate security guardrails into automated deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

Define enterprise security architectures and roadmaps aligned to HDR’s technology vision and risk posture.
Establish reference architectures and technical guardrails that satisfy NIST 800-171/53 and CMMC Level 2 frameworks without hindering business velocity.
Design DevSecOps patterns that automate security within CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) workflows.
Provide architectural leadership for modernization initiatives.
Contribute architectural expertise to security governance processes.
Review proposed solutions for alignment with architectural standards.
Serve as an expert advisor to IT Operations, Security, and other teams.
Advise leaders and technical teams on cybersecurity maturity.
Translate complex risks and compliance requirements into actionable architectural guidance.
Partner with operations teams on transition and sustainability plans.