Lead Cyber Security Architect

Bayer•Creve Coeur, MO

1d•$126,313 - $189,470•Onsite

About The Position

At Bayer, we are seeking a Lead Cyber Security Architect to design the security foundations that enable global teams to build, scale, and innovate with confidence. This role is part of the Global Cybersecurity Architecture team, responsible for building the strategy and foundations of secure system design for the entire enterprise, serving pharma, consumer health, and crop science across R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and commercial operations globally. The team operates with a startup mindset within a large organization, emphasizing small squads, fast cycles, and high autonomy. The primary location for this role will be Creve Coeur, MO (St. Louis, MO metro area).

Requirements

A degree in information technology, cyber security, computer science, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience.
5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, previous experience in a security engineering role highly desired.
Strong knowledge of cyber security principles, enterprise IT infrastructure, network architecture, cloud security, application security, and secure system design.
Proven experience designing security architectures for complex applications, platforms, or enterprise technology environments.
Familiarity with relevant cyber security frameworks, architecture methods, standards, and regulatory expectations.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex cyber security topics clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
The ability to influence across teams, build trusted relationships, and drive alignment between security, technology, and business outcomes.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrable knowledge and experience in AI security architecture, including agentic AI security concepts and controls.
Professional certifications such as CISSP or CISM.

Responsibilities

Define, guide, and evolve the security architecture that protects Bayer’s applications, platforms, infrastructure, cloud environments, AI capabilities, and digital products.
Work across cyber security, IT platforms, engineering, product, and business teams to ensure that security is a catalyst for trusted innovation.
Shape Bayer’s security architecture direction by contributing to and applying Bayer’s Architecture Framework for Security across key technical domains, including cloud, network, application, platform, AI, and agentic AI security.
Drive “Security by Default” by creating and maintaining practical security standards, reusable architecture patterns, and guardrails that make doing business securely the easiest way to do business.
Enable the secure design for complex environments by acting as an expert reference for globally dispersed teams to develop tailored cyber security architectures.
Translate strategy into action by converting business objectives and risk management priorities into clear security controls, architectural decisions, and technology-enabled solutions.
Stay ahead of the threat landscape by monitoring emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, technologies, and regulatory expectations — and turning those insights into proactive security recommendations.
Foster a unified cyber security approach by leading initiatives, shaping architecture decisions, and helping teams across Bayer manage risk consistently and effectively.