Remote Cybersecurity Architect
Description
Remote Cybersecurity Architect
Elevate Security, Influence Outcomes, and Lead Remotely
What if you could design digital fortresses that empower people to do their best work, without ever feeling the weight of complex security barriers? In this fully remote Cybersecurity Architect position, you’ll redefine what’s possible by architecting cloud-first, user-centric, and scalable protection strategies for organizations navigating global growth. Your work won’t hide in the background. Every blueprint, protocol, and proactive measure you design will enable teams to collaborate confidently, innovate boldly, and trust that their data is secure from every angle. This is your chance to lead not just with expertise, but with genuine impact.
Why This Role Matters
Security isn’t just about defense—it’s about building trust. You’ll engineer solutions that power seamless digital experiences while reducing risk for clients and users worldwide. When new platforms launch, your guidance ensures that confidential data remains protected—even as our remote teams push boundaries with hybrid cloud deployments, IoT integrations, and AI-powered workflows. Each strategic safeguard you implement becomes the bedrock for thousands of daily interactions, unlocking new possibilities while keeping threats at bay.
Your Impact: What You’ll Champion
Design Security That Enables Progress
- Architect and implement holistic cybersecurity frameworks across multi-cloud and on-prem environments, balancing resilience with agility.
- Assess evolving threat landscapes and turn insights into clear, actionable strategies that protect data at rest and in motion.
- Guide the seamless adoption of zero trust principles—ensuring every user, device, and application proves its legitimacy without slowing business down.
- Drive adoption of leading-edge encryption, secure DevOps practices, and identity access management (IAM) at scale.
- Evaluate supply chain and third-party risks, making recommendations that safeguard every layer of the ecosystem.
Empower Teams With Tools and Knowledge
- Lead security architecture reviews and translate technical requirements into language that empowers both engineers and non-technical partners.
- Mentor security analysts and software engineers, giving them the confidence and clarity to identify risks before they become realities.
- Orchestrate incident response simulations that prepare the organization to act decisively when every second counts.
- Deliver actionable training, documentation, and guidance through channels like Confluence, video briefings, and live Q&As.
Foster a Culture of Resilience
- Champion proactive monitoring and automation—leveraging SIEM, SOAR, and EDR platforms to detect, investigate, and remediate threats in real time.
- Ensure that security measures are integrated into DevSecOps pipelines and agile sprints, supporting rapid development without compromising safety.
- Influence decision-making by translating complex vulnerabilities into practical, business-aligned priorities.
- Set the vision for privacy-by-design and regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS), giving teams the confidence to scale globally.
The Tools and Technologies You’ll Shape
Our stack includes AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and hybrid cloud solutions. You’ll optimize workflows with tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, Okta, and SentinelOne. Documentation lives in Confluence; collaboration thrives on Slack and Zoom. From SASE architecture to advanced firewall management, you’ll choose the right tools for both resilience and innovation, always with an eye toward scalability and user experience.
What Sets You Apart
- You see security not as a blocker, but as an enabler of bold innovation.
- Your communication style turns technical jargon into accessible, inspiring guidance for any audience, whether presenting to execs or troubleshooting with a junior dev.
- Your track record includes architecting secure cloud and hybrid environments, leading cross-team initiatives, and managing compliance in regulated industries.
- You simplify complex ideas—whether it’s over Zoom or asynchronous chat. Teams trust you to bring calm clarity during incidents.
- You thrive in ambiguity and move quickly, but you’ll always have space to focus intensely when high stakes demand it.
- Certifications like CISSP, CCSP, or AWS Security Specialty are great, but your real strength is delivering security that scales and sticks.
The Work Environment: Remote-First, Impact-Driven
We embrace flexibility, trusting you to create meaningful outcomes from wherever you work best. Remote collaboration is at the heart of our culture—our stack includes Jira for project management, Miro for diagramming, and live workshops conducted via video. Autonomy is matched with support: you’ll always have access to peer architects, product managers, and technical leaders ready to strategize or brainstorm. We care about your growth, offering time for learning, mentorship, and deep work. Salary: $156,353 annually.
Ready To Design Security With Purpose?
If you’re energized by the chance to architect safeguards that let organizations move faster and dream bigger, let’s build something remarkable together. Bring your ideas, your curiosity, and your passion for secure, human-centered technology—we’re ready to meet you.