Security Solutions Architect

Qualifications

• 7 years of professional work experience in Technology, Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Architecture, or a related field.
• 5 years of hands‑on software engineering, software development, or application delivery experience, with demonstrated understanding of modern engineering practices, SDLC, APIs, integrations, cloud services, and production operations.
• 3 years of solution architecture or enterprise architecture experience, including experience designing or reviewing end‑to‑end application, platform, integration, cloud, or customer‑facing digital solutions.
• 4 years of work experience in one or more of the following domains:
  Product Security, Application Security, Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Customer Identity & Access Management (IAM), API Security, Cloud Security, Cryptography, AI Security, or Payments.
• You have practical experience translating business and engineering requirements into secure architecture patterns, design decisions, threat models, and implementation guidance.
• You understand Customer Identity and Authentication technologies, such as OAuth 2.0/OAuth 2.1, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, API Security, token/session security, and AWS IAM security.
• You understand cloud and application security concepts, including least-privilege access, network segmentation, secure configuration, encryption/key management, secrets management, logging/monitoring, vulnerability reduction, and secure CI/CD considerations.
• You have strong cryptography fundamentals and understand architecture solutions for protecting customer data, preventing online fraud, and reducing abuse in customer-facing digital channels.

• Bachelor’s Degree, or associate’s degree plus 7+ years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 9+ years of Technology related experience.
• 2 years as a solution architect, enterprise architect, security architect, or senior software engineer responsible for architecture-level design decisions.
• Experience building or designing secure customer‑facing web, mobile, API, payments, identity, or cloud platforms at enterprise scale.
• Familiarity with industry regulations and frameworks such as PCI DSS, GDPR, CCPA, NIST 800-53, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PSD2/SCA, and related privacy, data protection, and technology risk requirements.
• One or more industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), AWS Certified Security - Specialty, TOGAF, SABSA, or equivalent architecture/security certification.
• Strong software engineering and/or software development background, preferably 5 or more years, with experience in modern programming languages, API design, secure coding practices, cloud-native architectures, and engineering delivery models.
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence engineering, architecture, product, business, and cyber security stakeholders.
• Experience in the hospitality, ecommerce, financial services, travel, payments, or high-volume customer digital platform environment.