Cyber Security Architect Jobs in Tennessee
Cyber Security Architect jobs in Tennessee are open across Nashville and Memphis and other Tennessee metros, with employers like Humana, Genesco, and Boston Consulting hiring at every experience level. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Location: Memphis, TN
Weekly Schedule: Monday- Friday: 9am-5pm
Primary Responsibilities
- Manages solution design from conception, through ARB, to delivery
- Primarily responsible for producing architecture documentation for security applications as assigned and as projects and programs of work dictate
- Maintains First Horizon’s Security Architecture Pattern Inventory (across identity, data, application, network, and cloud) as a member of the Core Enterprise Architecture Team
- Leads security design workshops and POC efforts for new (security) capabilities
- Validates 3rd Party/Vendor Solutions for security concerns
- Aligns Information Security Technology strategy and planning with First Horizon’s business goals and objectives
- Promotes the use of a shared infrastructure and application roadmap to reduce costs and improve how assets are secured
- Builds and maintains technical trusted advisor relationships with influential technical decision makers within Technology
- Works with engineers to ensure that technical solutions as delivered align with Information Security Standards and Policies
- Works with Portfolio technology leaders to include IT Risk and Security Exception initiatives in portfolio roadmap
- Manage Encryption Standards: key management, tokenization for payments, DLP/classification/handling; architect PCI DSS segmentation boundaries and compensating controls.
- Manage Network/Zero Trust Standards: microsegmentation across Azure and colocation; secure branch/office connectivity; define workload identity and continuous verification patterns; enforce least privilege.
- Detection/telemetry: Publish Splunk logging schema, retention, and correlation strategies; onboard logs from Azure, Colo, API Gateways, IAM, CyberArk, MFaaS, and core platforms; drive ATT&CK-aligned detections and forensic readiness.
- Secure SDLC and supply chain: Operationalize threat modeling; collaboratively define CI/CD control overlays with DevOps; establish artifact signing/SBOM standards; ensure secrets handling and container/Kubernetes baselines where applicable.
- Governance and risk: Maintain control overlays mapped to FFIEC/GLBA/PCI/NIST; lead design reviews; manage exceptions with remediation timelines; produce audit-ready decision records in partnership with the CISO team.
- Payments and third-party/SaaS: Define intake and security requirements for MFaaS, Salesforce, ServiceNow, FIS/Fiserv/Bottomline integrations—identity, logging, data handling, and PCI scoping.
- Physical security integration: Align building access, video, and visitor systems with identity and logging patterns; coordinate incident playbooks with Corporate/Physical Security.
- Enablement and influence: Mentor senior architects and engineering associates; lead communities of practice; communicate strategy, benefits, and trade-offs to executives and delivery teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field
- (12+) years of Information Security experience
- (7+) years of Security Architecture
- Experience in regulated financial services
- Experience with Azure security architecture across multi-tenant/region and hybrid environments; strong Zero Trust and network segmentation expertise
- Regulatory fluency: FFIEC, GLBA, PCI DSS; practical NIST CSF/800-53 mapping; MITRE ATT&CK-aligned detection design.
- Experience with technical documentation like interaction diagrams, process diagrams, network topologies and other architectural content
- Experience with Agile/SAFe methodologies
- Experience with Enterprise Architecture Governance: ARB/design councils, exception handling, and audit narratives; ability to set and harmonize enterprise standards.
Certifications/Licensures
- Strongly preferred: CISSP or CompTIA Security+
- Microsoft Azure Security Engineer or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Preferred: CCSP; CISM or CRISC; SANS GCSA or GCLD; PCI Professional (PCIP) or equivalent GIAC enterprise defense/IR certifications
Skills And Competencies
- Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
- Enterprise architectural leadership across identity, cloud, application, data, and network security.
- IAM for associates (Entra ID, Active Directory) and clients (Transmit Security, ForgeRock/Ping, or Okta); OAuth/OIDC; phishing-resistant MFA/passkeys; PAM integration and privileged pathway design.
- Integration Security: FAPI, OAuth2.0, FDX, mTLS, rate limiting, schema validation, abuse/bot mitigation, CIAM integration, OWASP, and high-quality telemetry to Splunk.
- Secure SDLC and supply chain: threat modeling, pipeline security, artifact signing/SBOM, dependency hygiene, and secrets management.
- Communication, influence, and enablement: ability to translate risk to business impact, drive adoption, and coach peers and engineers.
- Ownership and execution: measurable risk reduction, pattern adoption, and cross-team collaboration.
About us
First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank.
Benefit Highlights
- Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
- HSA with company match
- Maternity and parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mentor program
- 401(k) with 6% match
- More - FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits
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Location: Memphis, TN
Weekly Schedule: Monday- Friday: 9am-5pm
Primary Responsibilities
- Manages solution design from conception, through ARB, to delivery
- Primarily responsible for producing architecture documentation for security applications as assigned and as projects and programs of work dictate
- Maintains First Horizon’s Security Architecture Pattern Inventory (across identity, data, application, network, and cloud) as a member of the Core Enterprise Architecture Team
- Leads security design workshops and POC efforts for new (security) capabilities
- Validates 3rd Party/Vendor Solutions for security concerns
- Aligns Information Security Technology strategy and planning with First Horizon’s business goals and objectives
- Promotes the use of a shared infrastructure and application roadmap to reduce costs and improve how assets are secured
- Builds and maintains technical trusted advisor relationships with influential technical decision makers within Technology
- Works with engineers to ensure that technical solutions as delivered align with Information Security Standards and Policies
- Works with Portfolio technology leaders to include IT Risk and Security Exception initiatives in portfolio roadmap
- Manage Encryption Standards: key management, tokenization for payments, DLP/classification/handling; architect PCI DSS segmentation boundaries and compensating controls.
- Manage Network/Zero Trust Standards: microsegmentation across Azure and colocation; secure branch/office connectivity; define workload identity and continuous verification patterns; enforce least privilege.
- Detection/telemetry: Publish Splunk logging schema, retention, and correlation strategies; onboard logs from Azure, Colo, API Gateways, IAM, CyberArk, MFaaS, and core platforms; drive ATT&CK-aligned detections and forensic readiness.
- Secure SDLC and supply chain: Operationalize threat modeling; collaboratively define CI/CD control overlays with DevOps; establish artifact signing/SBOM standards; ensure secrets handling and container/Kubernetes baselines where applicable.
- Governance and risk: Maintain control overlays mapped to FFIEC/GLBA/PCI/NIST; lead design reviews; manage exceptions with remediation timelines; produce audit-ready decision records in partnership with the CISO team.
- Payments and third-party/SaaS: Define intake and security requirements for MFaaS, Salesforce, ServiceNow, FIS/Fiserv/Bottomline integrations—identity, logging, data handling, and PCI scoping.
- Physical security integration: Align building access, video, and visitor systems with identity and logging patterns; coordinate incident playbooks with Corporate/Physical Security.
- Enablement and influence: Mentor senior architects and engineering associates; lead communities of practice; communicate strategy, benefits, and trade-offs to executives and delivery teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field
- (12+) years of Information Security experience
- (7+) years of Security Architecture
- Experience in regulated financial services
- Experience with Azure security architecture across multi-tenant/region and hybrid environments; strong Zero Trust and network segmentation expertise
- Regulatory fluency: FFIEC, GLBA, PCI DSS; practical NIST CSF/800-53 mapping; MITRE ATT&CK-aligned detection design.
- Experience with technical documentation like interaction diagrams, process diagrams, network topologies and other architectural content
- Experience with Agile/SAFe methodologies
- Experience with Enterprise Architecture Governance: ARB/design councils, exception handling, and audit narratives; ability to set and harmonize enterprise standards.
Certifications/Licensures
- Strongly preferred: CISSP or CompTIA Security+
- Microsoft Azure Security Engineer or Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Preferred: CCSP; CISM or CRISC; SANS GCSA or GCLD; PCI Professional (PCIP) or equivalent GIAC enterprise defense/IR certifications
Skills And Competencies
- Ability to adapt to new technologies and learn quickly
- Enterprise architectural leadership across identity, cloud, application, data, and network security.
- IAM for associates (Entra ID, Active Directory) and clients (Transmit Security, ForgeRock/Ping, or Okta); OAuth/OIDC; phishing-resistant MFA/passkeys; PAM integration and privileged pathway design.
- Integration Security: FAPI, OAuth2.0, FDX, mTLS, rate limiting, schema validation, abuse/bot mitigation, CIAM integration, OWASP, and high-quality telemetry to Splunk.
- Secure SDLC and supply chain: threat modeling, pipeline security, artifact signing/SBOM, dependency hygiene, and secrets management.
- Communication, influence, and enablement: ability to translate risk to business impact, drive adoption, and coach peers and engineers.
- Ownership and execution: measurable risk reduction, pattern adoption, and cross-team collaboration.
About us
First Horizon Corporation is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank.
Benefit Highlights
- Medical with wellness incentives, dental, and vision
- HSA with company match
- Maternity and parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Mentor program
- 401(k) with 6% match
- More - FirstHorizon.com/First-Horizon-National-Corporation/Careers/Our-Benefits
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Cyber Security Architect Job Market in Tennessee
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Who's Hiring
- Humana3
- Genesco2
- Boston Consulting1
- First Horizon Bank1
- Kastle Systems1
Top Industries Hiring
- Fashion & Apparel2
- Technology & Software2
- Banking & Financial Services1
- Construction & Real Estate1
- Consulting & Professional Services1
What Tennessee Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in cyber security architect jobs across Tennessee.
- 8 or more years of experience in information security or network security roles
- Active CISSP certification or equivalent advanced security credential
- Demonstrated experience designing enterprise security architecture for cloud environments
- Deep knowledge of zero-trust architecture principles and implementation patterns
- Proficiency with security frameworks including NIST CSF, ISO 27001, or CIS Controls
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, or a related technical field
Cyber Security Architect Jobs in Tennessee: Frequently Asked Questions
How many cyber security architect jobs are there in Tennessee?
There are 10+ cyber security architect openings in Tennessee on Migrate Mate as of June 2026, with the most roles in Nashville and Memphis. New positions post regularly as employers across Tennessee hire.
How much do cyber security architects make in Tennessee?
Cyber security architects in Tennessee earn a median of about $115,430 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $63,870 for the lowest 10% to over $250,590 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which Tennessee cities have the most cyber security architect jobs?
Nashville and Memphis have the most cyber security architect openings in Tennessee right now, with additional roles spread across smaller metros statewide.
Which companies hire cyber security architects in Tennessee?
Employers hiring cyber security architects in Tennessee include Humana, Genesco, and Boston Consulting, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of June 2026.
Are there remote cyber security architect jobs in Tennessee?
Yes. About 80% of cyber security architect openings tied to Tennessee are remote or hybrid as of June 2026. The rest are on-site roles based in Tennessee metros.
How do I apply for cyber security architect jobs in Tennessee?
You can apply to cyber security architect jobs in Tennessee directly on Migrate Mate. Search the listings above, find roles that match your experience and preferred Tennessee location, then apply to each one that fits.
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