Cybersecurity Architect
Location:
Rosemead, CA (Hybrid)
Duration:
12-Month Contract (Potential FTE Conversion)
Schedule:
Monday – Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pay Range:$140-$145/hr
Position Overview
A large enterprise utility organization is seeking a Cybersecurity Architect
to serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert across enterprise cybersecurity environments. This role bridges IT, engineering, product, and cybersecurity teams to design secure, scalable solutions across on-premises, hybrid, SaaS, and cloud environments.
The ideal candidate will translate business objectives and regulatory requirements into security architectures, standards, and repeatable design patterns that enable secure delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted cybersecurity architecture SME aligning solutions to business objectives, risk posture, and enterprise strategy
- Partner with business and technical stakeholders to define security requirements and translate them into actionable architecture guidance
- Evaluate technical feasibility and architecture tradeoffs to ensure scalable, practical, and standards-aligned solutions
- Develop and maintain enterprise security reference architectures, secure design patterns, and guardrails across domains such as:
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Network Security & Segmentation
- Endpoint & Workload Protection
- Application Security
- Data Protection
- Logging & Monitoring
- Secure Remote Access
- Establish and govern security architecture principles (least privilege, defense-in-depth, secure-by-design, segmentation)
- Conduct architecture and design reviews, document risks and remediation paths
- Define measurable and testable security control objectives
- Collaborate on cybersecurity technology roadmaps and capability maturity planning
- Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and architectural documentation (standards, diagrams, decision records)
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in IT, Information Security, and/or Cybersecurity
- Proven experience architecting enterprise-scale security solutions
- Strong knowledge of:
- IAM & MFA
- Encryption & Data Protection
- Logging & Monitoring
- Vulnerability Management
- Endpoint/Workload Security
- Experience translating security requirements into technical designs
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience producing architecture artifacts (standards, reference architectures, patterns, risk documentation)
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- 3+ years of cloud cybersecurity experience
- Experience architecting hybrid environments (on-prem, cloud, SaaS)
- Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture principles
- Experience with:
- Identity Governance & PAM
- Conditional Access & Strong Authentication
- Secure SDLC / DevSecOps tooling
- SIEM / SOC collaboration and telemetry requirements
- Familiarity with security frameworks (NIST, CIS, ISO 27001)
- Experience supporting audits and compliance initiatives
- Strong mentoring and technical leadership experience
Top Non-Negotiable Attributes
- Strong enterprise-level architecture and design experience
- Technical depth across security domains
- Coachability, humility, and collaborative mindset
- Ability to work within regulatory and utility industry constraints
- Initiative and ability to influence without authority
Ideal Background
- Cybersecurity or engineering background preferred
- Experience within regulated environments (e.g., utilities, energy, critical infrastructure) is highly desirable
- Cloud, network architecture, and PKI experience are beneficial
- Experience valued over formal education, but must demonstrate tangible hands-on architecture expertise
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