Lead Enterprise Security Architect
Job Description:
• Owns overall coherence and direction and is the final arbiter for architectural alignment within the program
• Collaborate with other Security Architects to design, maintain, and jointly define and curate security design patterns, reference architectures, and guardrails for bespoke AWS workloads
• Ensure consistency in how security architecture guidance is applied across teams, products, and platforms
• Provide final guidance and resolution when architecture reviews surface conflicting priorities or risk trade-offs
• Ensure review outcomes align with established enterprise standards
• Participate in and collectively operate security focused architecture review processes embedded within engineering design workflows
• Distribute review ownership across the team to scale coverage while avoiding bottlenecks
• Translate PCI and HIPAA requirements into shared and reusable architectural patterns
• Ensure regulatory controls are addressed architecturally rather than through one off compensating controls
• Serve as the recognized security architecture authority across the organization and set expectations for how security architecture guidance is delivered and consumed
• Coach, mentor and develop Enterprise Security Architects through formal and informal leadership
• Identify systemic architecture gaps and work as a team to prioritize and address them
• Measure effectiveness of the security architecture program including adoption and reduction in security findings
• Iterate on patterns and standards based on feedback from engineering teams and audit outcomes
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Technology or equivalent education and experience
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in information security or related fields
• At least 3 years of experience in a role focused on security architecture and design
• Proven experience with cloud security architecture
• Demonstrated experience leading or setting direction for security architecture across multiple teams or platforms
• Experience acting as an escalation point or decision authority for complex security design issues
• Expertise in cloud security, particularly AWS security services and best-practices
• Proficiency in security architecture methodologies and tools
• Strong understanding of security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST CSF, HITRUST)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• AWS Certified Security
• CISSP Certification
• Proven experience in healthcare
• Proven experience in data security
Benefits:
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including a company Health Savings Account contribution
• 401(k): ModMed provides a matching contribution each payday of 50% of your contribution deferred on up to 6% of your compensation. After one year of employment with ModMed, 100% of any matching contribution you receive is yours to keep.
• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave programs
• Company paid Life and Disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Programs
• Company-sponsored Business Resource & Special Interest Groups that provide engaged and supportive communities within ModMed
• Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement programs and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
• Global presence and in-person collaboration opportunities; dog-friendly HQ (US)
• Hybrid office-based roles and remote availability for some roles
• Weekly catered breakfast and lunch
• Treadmill workstations, Zen, and wellness rooms within our BRIC headquarters
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