Sr. Associate, Cyber Security Architect

Sr. Associate, Cyber Security Architect Country:
United States of America It Starts Here:

Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry and is evolving from a high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization. Our people are at the heart of this journey and together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.  This is more than a strategic shift.  It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

If you are interested in exploring the possibilities We Want to Talk to You!

The Difference You Make:

The Sr. Associate, Cybersecurity Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and continuously improving secure architecture across enterprise platforms, applications, and infrastructure within a regulated financial environment. Ensures alignment with policies and standards and regulatory mandates, aligning with our risk appetite and business objectives. This role operates at the intersection of security engineering, enterprise architecture, and regulatory compliance within a high-control financial environment.

Key Responsibilities Conduct threat modeling, security design reviews, and lead cybersecurity architecture risk assessments (ISARs).Define and maintain enterprise security architecture aligned to business strategy, policies and reference architecture for cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments

Embed security controls early in the project lifecycle under a “shift-left” model:
Partner with engineering, product, and business teams to translate risk into actionable design requirements.

Architect and oversee encryption strategies for data at rest, in transit, and in use including PKI, HSM and Certificate lifecycle processes (issuance, rotation, revocation, automation, PKI governance).Establish cryptographic key management standards and oversee key custody models.

Ensure architectural compliance with regulatory and supervisory expectations.

Support regulatory examinations, audits, and control validation activities.

What You Bring:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience:
Computer Science, Engineering or Information Technology Management, or equivalent field.

- Required.

Required Experience5+ years of experience in architecture within financial services or similarly regulated industries.

Cyber Security experience preferred

Demonstrated experience operating in a shift-left security model embedded with development and business teams.

Deep expertise in encryption technologies, including:

PKI architecture and governanceHSM deployment and management

Certificate lifecycle automation

Key management systems (KMS)
TLS, mTLS, IPSec, and database encryption

Experience designing secure architectures in cloud environments (AWS mainly).Proven experience conducting threat modeling and architecture risk assessments.

Regulatory & Framework Knowledge Demonstrated working knowledge of:

FFIEC IT Examination HandbookGLBA Safeguards RuleNYDFS 23 NYCRR 500

PCI-DSSNIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
NIST SP 800-53 and 800-57 (Cryptographic Key Management)
ISO/IEC 27001 and 27002

Core Competencies Strong risk-based decision-making capability.

Ability to articulate technical risk in business terms.

Architectural governance and documentation discipline.

Cryptographic rigor and operational resilience mindset.

Cross-functional collaboration across engineering,…