Security Architect

Experian • Arizona City, AZ

1h • Remote

About The Position

The Security Architect will design and implement security solutions across enterprise platforms, products, and cloud environments. You will focus on first-line security activities. It ensures architecture for identity and access management (IAM), cloud security, main management, vulnerability management, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) security, and application security. The architect will collaborate with engineering and product teams to embed security into platforms and services from launch. You will report to the Senior Director, Security Engineering.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in security architecture or engineering.
• Knowledge of:
• Cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• IAM solutions
• Main management systems (AWS KMS, HSM)
• Vulnerability management tools
• IaC security (Terraform, CloudFormation, policy-as-code)
• Application security (OWASP, secure coding practices)
• Familiarity with Zero Trust principles and modern security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Maintain security architecture for cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Design IAM frameworks, including RBAC, SSO, MFA, and privileged access management.
• Define security patterns and reference architectures for products and platforms.
• Integrate security principles into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices.
• Perform threat modeling and security risk assessments for new features and platforms.
• Approve security designs for applications, APIs, and microservices.
• Validate security controls during architecture reviews and design sessions.
• Implement cloud-native security controls (encryption, main management, network segmentation).
• Ensure compliance with cloud security best practices and frameworks (CIS Benchmarks, NIST).
• Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to enforce secure configurations.
• Design and implement secure important management solutions (KMS, HSM).
• Define policies for encryption, main rotation, and lifecycle management.
• Establish architecture for vulnerability scanning and remediation workflows.
• Integrate vulnerability management into CI/CD and container security processes.
• Define security standards for Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Implement automated security checks for IaC templates and pipelines.
• Partner with product teams to embed security requirements early in the SDLC.
• Support security testing strategies (SAST, DAST, container scanning).
• Document security architecture decisions and maintain architecture artifacts.
• Work with compliance and audit teams to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Provide architecture documentation and evidence for audits and certifications (SOC2, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS).

Benefits

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees