Senior Security Engineer

Thoughtful Automation • Austin, TX

70d • $180,000 - $210,000

About The Position

Smarter Technologies is pioneering a new approach to automation for healthcare providers. Our AI-powered Revenue Cycle Automation platform enables the healthcare industry to automate and improve its core business operations. We're looking for an exceptional Security Architecture Lead to own and advance our organization's cloud, network, and application security landscape. As the Security Architecture Lead at Smarter Technologies, you will own and drive our security architecture across cloud, network, application, and identity domains. You will establish and enforce technical standards, deliver hands-on execution in critical projects, and build a multi-year security architecture roadmap aligned with business growth and compliance objectives. This is a true player-coach role. You'll directly contribute technical solutions while setting the vision and leading the expansion of a high-performing security team as we scale. You will partner closely with entity-specific security managers, engineering, and product teams to ensure consistent, modern security patterns are implemented while meeting unique operational requirements. This is a key leadership position for a security expert who thrives in a high-growth, regulated environment, can anticipate and mitigate emerging threats, and can operate effectively across enterprise and entity-specific initiatives.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in information security, with 4+ years in security architecture leadership roles.
• Proven experience with cloud, network, and application security in regulated industries.
• Strong technical expertise in cloud platforms, identity and access management, and application security tooling.
• Demonstrated success leading high-performing security teams.
• Hands-on experience implementing security standards in compliance with SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, or similar.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business teams.
• Strong architectural judgment and ability to balance security, scalability, and performance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AWS security services and Kubernetes security controls.
• Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures.
• Background in secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) implementation.
• Exposure to advanced identity management solutions and authentication protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide security architecture strategy across cloud, network, application, and identity domains.
• Develop and maintain a 12-24 month security architecture roadmap that is aligned with business objectives, compliance milestones, and product releases.
• Define, approve, and continuously refine security architecture standards, ensuring alignment with business needs, threat intelligence, and evolving regulatory requirements.
• Establish and facilitate security architecture governance processes and maintain approval authority for architecture decisions in major projects and initiatives.
• Partner with entity-specific security managers to balance global standardization with unique operational and customer needs.
• Provide technical leadership to security engineering specialists, creating a structure that enables growth and technical depth for future team members.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to embed security best practices into infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and application design.
• Lead enterprise IAM strategy, ensuring role-based access controls, least privilege, and Zero Trust principles are implemented and enforced.
• Integrate architecture with incident detection and response capabilities to ensure rapid containment and recovery.
• Oversee security architecture implications of third-party integrations, SaaS adoption, and vendor solutions.
• Track, analyze, and report on key security metrics to the executive team and board.
• Ensure full alignment with SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, HITRUST, and other applicable regulatory frameworks.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Equity participation: Employee Stock
• Health benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Time off: Generous leave policies and paid company holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Publishing Industries
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees