Senior Cybersecurity Architect

Job : mPyfWrHGn Iu7l Nj M7hf I=Job Code: VDart-2026-J7095

Location:

Juno Beach, FL, 33408, United States Salary: USD 55 - 61 (Hourly)
Contact:
Parveen Banu

Position Overview A large electric utility is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Architect to augment its Cybersecurity Architecture team and support the assessment of cybersecurity risk associated with new technology implementations across a large, complex Fortune 500 enterprise.

This is a senior-level, highly technical architecture and risk assessment position. The architect will evaluate proposed technologies and solutions across cloud, SaaS, enterprise applications, infrastructure, networks, identity, APIs, AI/GenAI, OT/ICS, third-party solutions, and other emerging technologies. The role spans the full technology lifecycle — from early planning and solution design through formal architecture review, implementation support, and pre-production validation.

This role operates with a business-enablement mindset. The architect is not expected to approve or reject technology implementations. Instead, they identify and clearly communicate cybersecurity risk, define appropriate controls and mitigations, and work collaboratively with project teams and vendors to find practical solutions that allow business objectives to move forward securely. Where risk cannot or will not be mitigated, the architect clearly documents the residual risk so the appropriate Business Unit Director can make an informed risk-acceptance decision.

Key Responsibilities Independently lead cybersecurity architecture reviews for complex projects, platforms, applications, infrastructure, cloud services, SaaS platforms, vendor solutions, APIs, and enterprise integrations.

Analyze solution architectures, network and data flows, trust boundaries, authentication models, integrations, external connectivity, and security controls.

Perform threat modeling to identify realistic threat scenarios, attack paths, trust-boundary concerns, and potential security weaknesses.

Identify cybersecurity risks and assign appropriate risk ratings using established enterprise risk methodologies combined with senior-level professional judgment.

Clearly articulate the technical and business implications of identified cybersecurity risks.

Define required and recommended security controls and practical mitigation strategies based on identified risk.

Produce concise, defensible risk documentation identifying the exposure, potential impact, risk rating, mitigation requirements, and residual risk.

Document residual cybersecurity risks requiring Business Unit Director acceptance when appropriate mitigations will not be implemented.

Assess internet-facing technologies and external attack surfaces, including web applications, APIs, exposed services, authentication mechanisms, WAFs, DDoS protections, DNS, certificates, ingress architectures, and external connectivity.

Assess cloud architectures with consideration for identity and access management, networking, workload security, logging and monitoring, data protection, encryption, and shared-responsibility models.

Evaluate application security architecture, including authentication and authorization, APIs, web application security, secrets management, encryption, secure architecture patterns, OWASP risks, and third-party integrations.

Evaluate identity and access management architectures, including SSO, federation, MFA, RBAC, privileged access, service/workload identities, and least-privilege principles.

Evaluate data security and privacy considerations, including data classification, collection, storage, processing, transmission, encryption, access controls, retention, and third-party handling of sensitive or regulated information.

Assess cybersecurity resiliency,…