Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect​/Lead Enterprise Infrastructure​/Security Architect

Job Title: Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect / Lead Enterprise Infrastructure / Security Architect

Location: Austin, Texas

Work Type: Hybrid role – 3 days/week to office

Eligibility: Only TX candidates with TX DL

Experience: Minimum 16+ years

• Required experience:
  
  Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible IT and enterprise architecture experience
• Preferred experience:
  
  20 or more years of enterprise and security architecture experience in large, complex environments
• Enterprise Architecture (large, complex environments): 15 years
• IT Infrastructure Architecture (on-prem and hybrid): 12 years
• Cybersecurity Architecture (defensive, enterprise): 10 years
• Architecture Governance / Review Boards: 8 years
• Technical Design Documentation and Decision Artifacts: 10 years
• Security telemetry and SIEM architecture: 8 years
• Network visibility and detection architecture: 7 years
• Cloud and virtualization platforms (hybrid): 8 years
• NIST-aligned risk management and security frameworks: 7 years
• Executive technical communication and briefing: 10 years

• Statewide mission impact and executive visibility
• Integration across heterogeneous IT, OT, and security environments
• Time‑critical decision‑making with limited tolerance for architectural error
• Direct influence on cybersecurity posture, resilience, and operational readiness

The role spans cybersecurity platforms, security telemetry, network visibility and detection, hybrid infrastructure, integration patterns, and resilience architecture across multiple participating entities. Decisions have cascading impacts across agencies, critical infrastructure, and incident response operations.

Architect is expected to make and document architecture decisions that affect detection coverage, evidentiary integrity, operational continuity, and recovery capabilities. Errors or delays have direct operational and public‑interest consequences.

Establish and operate architecture governance mechanisms that balance speed and rigor. Resolve cross‑organizational conflicts, adjudicate risk tradeoffs, and prevent architectural debt in a rapidly evolving environment.

Expert‑level understanding across security telemetry pipelines, SIEM platforms, network detection architectures, cloud and virtualization platforms, and automation and integration tooling. Capable of both strategic design and practical validation with engineering teams.

Directly support high‑value procurements and vendor evaluations, including requirements shaping, technical evaluation input, and architectural risk assessment. Activities materially affect long‑term cost, interoperability, and sustainability.

Vishal (Victor) Verma | Assistant Manager

NS IT Solutions