Senior Security Architect

Delta Dental of Washington•Seattle, WA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

As our Senior Security Architect, you will lead the design and implementation of secure application, network, and cloud architectures across AWS and Azure environments. You will embed regulatory and industry best practices into engineering workflows, strengthen our Secure Development Lifecycle, and guide the responsible adoption of AI capabilities. This role blends architecture, governance, and hands-on execution to ensure our systems are secure, scalable, and audit-ready. At TriForza, we use technology to drive digital transformation and advance customer experiences across the oral health industry to promote access to affordable and quality care for everyone – with no one left behind. We succeed because of a shared commitment to a set of values that guide everything we do – for our customers, for our communities, and for each other. We are Accountable. We lean in with Courage. We stay Curious. We are Inclusive. We act with Integrity.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in security architecture, cloud security, or application security roles with hands-on implementation experience in AWS and Azure.
Strong understanding of regulatory and security frameworks including HIPAA Security Rule, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 control requirements.
Demonstrated ability to translate regulatory requirements and industry best practices into practical, scalable cloud and application security controls.
Experience enhancing or building a Secure Development Lifecycle, including threat modeling, SAST/DAST integration, dependency management, and secure code review practices.
Deep knowledge of cloud-native security architecture including IAM, network segmentation, encryption strategies, logging, monitoring, and zero-trust principles.
Familiarity with AI security considerations, including model risk, data protection, secure integration patterns, and governance frameworks.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with automation and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar is a plus.
Relevant certifications preferred (CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or similar).

Responsibilities

Lead secure design reviews for applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and multi-tenant systems across AWS and Azure.
Design, implement, and document cloud security controls aligned to HIPAA, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and other relevant frameworks.
Enhance and operationalize the Secure Development Lifecycle, embedding threat modeling, secure coding standards, automated testing, and DevSecOps practices into engineering workflows.
Contribute directly to infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud configurations to ensure controls are implemented effectively, not just documented.
Guide the secure adoption of AI technologies, ensuring appropriate data classification, access controls, monitoring, and governance guardrails are in place.
Develop and maintain security reference architectures, design standards, and reusable patterns that scale across tenants and environments.
Partner with engineering and DevOps teams to reduce interactive production access, implement least-privilege access models, and strengthen centralized logging and monitoring.
Support audit readiness by mapping technical implementations to regulatory and contractual control requirements.
Have fun in doing what we do!