Senior Level Cyber Security Architect Jobs
Senior level cyber security architect jobs place experienced professionals in charge of enterprise security strategy, architecture governance, and the technical teams that design and defend critical systems. Roles are concentrated across Technology & Software, Energy, and Law & Legal Services, with 60% remote or hybrid availability, and employers like Feuji, Cooley LLP, and Kaleida Health hiring at this level now.
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We are seeking a Senior Technical Architect to lead our Cyber Resilience program across a large, complex academic medical center with more than 50,000 employees, multiple hospitals, and two premier medical schools. This role is responsible for strengthening the organization’s ability to anticipate, withstand, and recover from cyber incidents and disruptive events, with a focus on ransomware and destructive attacks impacting critical clinical and business systems. The Senior Technical Architect will develop and enhance the organization’s cyber resilience capabilities, including the design, build, and implementation of an Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) and supporting recovery architectures across on-premises and cloud environments. The role drives the use of automation to enhance cyber recovery workflows and improve the speed, consistency, and reliability of recovery operations.
Required Qualifications
Cyber Resilience & Ransomware Recovery
- 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, recovery architecture, or cyber resilience roles within large, complex environments
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing cyber resilience strategies with a focus on ransomware and destructive cyber events
- Deep understanding of assume breach scenarios, including loss of production trust, and large scale system encryption
- Experience supporting ransomware recovery efforts, including incident response, recovery execution, or formal cyber recovery simulations
Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE)
- Proven experience designing, building, and operating an Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) or clean room cyber recovery platform across on-premises and cloud environments
- Strong knowledge of isolation strategies, privileged access separation, and secure recovery workflows
- Experience validating system and data integrity prior to restoration and managing staged reintroduction of recovered systems
Healthcare Environment
- Experience working in or supporting healthcare provider environments, such as academic medical centers or large hospital systems
- Understanding of clinical system dependencies and impacts to patient care during cyber incidents
- Ability to align recovery sequencing to clinical criticality and operational safety
Infrastructure & Recovery Architecture
- Senior level technical expertise across enterprise infrastructure, including:
- Server virtualization and bare metal compute platforms (VMware VCF, Horizon VDI, Cisco UCS)
- Enterprise database platforms (SQL Server and Oracle)
- Enterprise storage systems, including immutable and ransomware resistant technologies (EverPure SAN, Dell PowerScale NAS)
- Data protection and recovery platforms (Rubrik Enterprise Edition)
- Network segmentation and secure enclave design
- Experience architecting hybrid and cloud based recovery solutions (Azure)
- Identity and access recovery considerations in cloud environments
- Ability to document recovery architectures, dependencies, and restoration runbooks
Automation & Workflow Enablement
- Experience using automation to enhance cyber recovery workflows across on-premises and cloud environments
- Ability to apply scripting, orchestration, or infrastructure as code concepts to improve recovery speed, consistency, and reliability
- Focus on automation as an enabler of operational resilience during cyber events
Incident Leadership & Communication
- Ability to serve as the senior technical authority during cyber incident activation and recovery
- Experience operating within incident command or emergency operations structures
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive level technical briefings
Position Summary
We are seeking a Senior Technical Architect to lead our Cyber Resilience program across a large, complex academic medical center with more than 50,000 employees, multiple hospitals, and two premier medical schools. This role is responsible for strengthening the organization’s ability to anticipate, withstand, and recover from cyber incidents and disruptive events, with a focus on ransomware and destructive attacks impacting critical clinical and business systems. The Senior Technical Architect will develop and enhance the organization’s cyber resilience capabilities, including the design, build, and implementation of an Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) and supporting recovery architectures across on-premises and cloud environments. The role drives the use of automation to enhance cyber recovery workflows and improve the speed, consistency, and reliability of recovery operations.
Required Qualifications
Cyber Resilience & Ransomware Recovery
- 8+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, recovery architecture, or cyber resilience roles within large, complex environments
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing cyber resilience strategies with a focus on ransomware and destructive cyber events
- Deep understanding of assume breach scenarios, including loss of production trust, and large scale system encryption
- Experience supporting ransomware recovery efforts, including incident response, recovery execution, or formal cyber recovery simulations
Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE)
- Proven experience designing, building, and operating an Isolated Recovery Environment (IRE) or clean room cyber recovery platform across on-premises and cloud environments
- Strong knowledge of isolation strategies, privileged access separation, and secure recovery workflows
- Experience validating system and data integrity prior to restoration and managing staged reintroduction of recovered systems
Healthcare Environment
- Experience working in or supporting healthcare provider environments, such as academic medical centers or large hospital systems
- Understanding of clinical system dependencies and impacts to patient care during cyber incidents
- Ability to align recovery sequencing to clinical criticality and operational safety
Infrastructure & Recovery Architecture
- Senior level technical expertise across enterprise infrastructure, including:
- Server virtualization and bare metal compute platforms (VMware VCF, Horizon VDI, Cisco UCS)
- Enterprise database platforms (SQL Server and Oracle)
- Enterprise storage systems, including immutable and ransomware resistant technologies (EverPure SAN, Dell PowerScale NAS)
- Data protection and recovery platforms (Rubrik Enterprise Edition)
- Network segmentation and secure enclave design
- Experience architecting hybrid and cloud based recovery solutions (Azure)
- Identity and access recovery considerations in cloud environments
- Ability to document recovery architectures, dependencies, and restoration runbooks
Automation & Workflow Enablement
- Experience using automation to enhance cyber recovery workflows across on-premises and cloud environments
- Ability to apply scripting, orchestration, or infrastructure as code concepts to improve recovery speed, consistency, and reliability
- Focus on automation as an enabler of operational resilience during cyber events
Incident Leadership & Communication
- Ability to serve as the senior technical authority during cyber incident activation and recovery
- Experience operating within incident command or emergency operations structures
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive level technical briefings
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Senior Level Cyber Security Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level cyber security architect job?
Employers hiring at this level look for candidates who have owned end-to-end security architecture decisions, not just contributed to them. Demonstrable experience designing zero-trust frameworks, leading cloud security migrations, or authoring enterprise security standards gives a strong edge. Certifications like CISSP or SABSA signal depth, but the real differentiator is a portfolio of architectural outcomes you drove, including how you influenced stakeholders and mentored junior engineers.
Which companies hire senior level cyber security architects?
Companies hiring senior level cyber security architects right now include Feuji, Cooley LLP, and Kaleida Health, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Hiring at this level is driven by large enterprises, defense contractors, financial institutions, and technology firms with complex, regulated environments that require seasoned architects rather than generalist security staff.
Are there remote senior level cyber security architect jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by employer and industry. About 60% of senior level cyber security architect openings are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting strong demand for experienced architects who can operate effectively across distributed teams. Roles involving classified government work or on-premises infrastructure are more likely to require an in-office or on-site presence.
What makes a cyber security architect role senior level?
Senior level cyber security architect roles are defined by scope of ownership and organizational influence. At this stage, you are setting security architecture direction for entire platforms or enterprises, not executing within a defined framework someone else built. Expectations include leading cross-functional design reviews, establishing security standards adopted by engineering teams, guiding junior and mid-level architects, and advising leadership on risk posture and strategic investment.
Which industries hire the most senior level cyber security architects?
Senior Level cyber security architect roles concentrate in Technology & Software, Energy, and Law & Legal Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. These sectors drive demand because they operate at high regulatory scrutiny, manage sensitive data at scale, or maintain critical infrastructure where a breach carries significant financial or national security consequences.