Senior E-Communications Security Architect – Security Tools Rationalization & DLP

Axiom Path•Charlotte, NC

5d•Remote

About The Position

This role supports a global security transformation initiative at a leading global financial institution. The position focuses on consolidating overlapping technologies, modernizing communications security, and establishing consistent security controls across international markets. It works with cybersecurity architecture, engineering, operations, risk, compliance, procurement, and business technology stakeholders. The Senior E-Communications Security Architect leads architecture and engineering initiatives for enterprise communications security. The role assesses email, messaging, collaboration, and mobile security environments; designs secure and scalable solutions for email security, data loss prevention, collaboration platforms, and mobile device management; and recommends technology rationalization strategies. It also guides implementation, integration, testing, and operational transition, while producing architecture documentation, implementation plans, technical standards, decision records, and operational procedures. The position leverages ServiceNow, ITIL practices, and IT service management processes to support governance, reporting, and operational readiness, and coordinates modernization across international teams.

Requirements

5–7+ years of relevant experience in cybersecurity architecture, security engineering, or enterprise security solution design, with substantial hands-on experience in communications security.
Strong expertise designing and implementing secure email, messaging, and enterprise collaboration environments.
Practical experience with data loss prevention (DLP), information protection, and communications security controls.
Experience with mobile device management (MDM), endpoint security, and related enterprise security technologies.
Ability to evaluate complex security environments, identify redundant technologies, and design simpler, more secure replacement architectures.
Experience supporting security tool consolidation, platform modernization, or enterprise security transformation initiatives.
Working knowledge of network security, endpoint protection, cybersecurity risk assessments, and security architecture frameworks.
Experience using ServiceNow and applying ITIL/ITSM principles to operational processes, reporting, and service transitions.
Strong technical documentation capabilities, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, standards, and implementation records.
Ability to collaborate across architecture, engineering, operations, risk, compliance, and business teams.
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder communication, and technical decision-making skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience coordinating complex technical initiatives involving multiple international regions and stakeholders.
Exposure to cloud security and emerging AI security considerations.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and engineering initiatives focused on consolidating and modernizing enterprise communications security technologies.
Assess email, messaging, collaboration, and mobile security environments to identify overlapping capabilities, architectural weaknesses, and opportunities for simplification.
Design secure, scalable solutions covering email security, data loss prevention (DLP), collaboration platforms, and mobile device management.
Evaluate existing security technologies and recommend rationalization strategies that improve protection, operational efficiency, and resilience.
Develop streamlined architectures that reduce administrative overhead and improve consistency across regional environments.
Partner with engineering and operations teams to guide implementation, integration, testing, and transition into sustainable operational support.
Collaborate with global security leaders and stakeholders across risk, compliance, legal, privacy, finance, and procurement to align technology decisions with enterprise requirements.
Develop architecture documentation, implementation plans, technical standards, decision records, and operational procedures.
Use ServiceNow, ITIL practices, and IT service management processes to support reporting, governance, and operational readiness.
Assess cybersecurity risks and ensure proposed solutions align with applicable security frameworks, organizational standards, and regulatory expectations.
Coordinate security modernization activities across international teams while balancing technical dependencies, business continuity, and regional requirements.