Security Architect Jobs in Washington
Security Architect jobs in Washington are among the most active in the country, concentrated in cloud computing, defense contracting, and enterprise technology, with openings at every level from junior security architect to principal and staff-level roles. The heaviest hiring activity is in Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond, where established employers like Microsoft, Amazon, and Boeing consistently maintain security architecture teams. Zero trust architecture, cloud security engineering, and identity and access management are the specializations Washington employers request most often. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
Staff Software Engineer – Metadata
Company Pitch
Snowflake is the AI Data Cloud. Thousands of organizations run their most critical data, analytics, and AI workloads on our platform. We built Snowflake for the cloud from day one: near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance. Our goal is to make every organization's data instantly useful and always available.
Team Pitch
The Metadata team owns the brain of Snowflake. Every query, table, transaction, and permission depends on the metadata layer we build. Our systems handle millions of metadata operations per second. We also power cross-region and cross-cloud replication and failover, keeping customer data available through outages. If you want hard distributed-systems problems with direct customer impact, this is the team.
Responsibilities
Lead the design of core metadata and replication systems across multiple teams.
Set technical direction for scalability, consistency, and fault tolerance of the metadata layer.
Drive cross-region and cross-cloud replication toward lower RPO and higher reliability.
Solve hard problems in performance, availability, and correctness at global scale.
Partner with Product and architects to turn customer needs into durable designs.
Raise the operational bar through observability, safe rollouts, and blast-radius controls.
Mentor senior engineers and grow technical leaders on the team.
Requirements
Core Requirements:
10+ years building large-scale distributed systems or database internals.
Strong development skills in Java or C++.
Proven record leading multi-team technical initiatives from design to production.
Deep understanding of consistency, transactions, and fault tolerance.
BS/MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
Any of the following would make you a stronger candidate:
Experience with FoundationDB or other distributed key-value stores.
Experience building replication, disaster recovery, or geo-distributed systems.
Experience with database metadata, catalogs, or query compilation.
Experience running services on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- The estimated base salary range for this role is $236,000 - $339,200.
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.
To comply with pay transparency requirements and other statutes, you can notify us if you believe that a job posting is not compliant by completing this form.
At Snowflake, we are powering the era of the agentic enterprise. To usher in this new era, we seek AI-native thinkers across every function who are energized by the opportunity to reinvent how they work. You don’t just use tools; you possess an innate curiosity, treating AI as a high-trust collaborator that is core to how you solve problems and accelerate your impact. We look for low-ego individuals who thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments and move with an experimental mindset — who rapidly test emerging capabilities to discover simpler, more powerful ways to deliver results. At Snowflake, your role isn't just to execute a function, but to help redefine the future of how work gets done.
Staff Software Engineer – Metadata
Company Pitch
Snowflake is the AI Data Cloud. Thousands of organizations run their most critical data, analytics, and AI workloads on our platform. We built Snowflake for the cloud from day one: near-unlimited scale, concurrency, and performance. Our goal is to make every organization's data instantly useful and always available.
Team Pitch
The Metadata team owns the brain of Snowflake. Every query, table, transaction, and permission depends on the metadata layer we build. Our systems handle millions of metadata operations per second. We also power cross-region and cross-cloud replication and failover, keeping customer data available through outages. If you want hard distributed-systems problems with direct customer impact, this is the team.
Responsibilities
Lead the design of core metadata and replication systems across multiple teams.
Set technical direction for scalability, consistency, and fault tolerance of the metadata layer.
Drive cross-region and cross-cloud replication toward lower RPO and higher reliability.
Solve hard problems in performance, availability, and correctness at global scale.
Partner with Product and architects to turn customer needs into durable designs.
Raise the operational bar through observability, safe rollouts, and blast-radius controls.
Mentor senior engineers and grow technical leaders on the team.
Requirements
Core Requirements:
10+ years building large-scale distributed systems or database internals.
Strong development skills in Java or C++.
Proven record leading multi-team technical initiatives from design to production.
Deep understanding of consistency, transactions, and fault tolerance.
BS/MS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
Any of the following would make you a stronger candidate:
Experience with FoundationDB or other distributed key-value stores.
Experience building replication, disaster recovery, or geo-distributed systems.
Experience with database metadata, catalogs, or query compilation.
Experience running services on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Snowflake is growing fast, and we’re scaling our team to help enable and accelerate our growth. We are looking for people who share our values, challenge ordinary thinking, and push the pace of innovation while building a future for themselves and Snowflake.
How do you want to make your impact?
For jobs located in the United States, please visit the job posting on the Snowflake Careers Site for salary and benefits information: careers.snowflake.com
The following represents the expected range of compensation for this role:
- The estimated base salary range for this role is $236,000 - $339,200.
- Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Snowflake’s bonus and equity plan.
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending & health savings account; at least 12 paid holidays; paid time off; parental leave; employee assistance program; and other company benefits.
To comply with pay transparency requirements and other statutes, you can notify us if you believe that a job posting is not compliant by completing this form.
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What Washington Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in security architect jobs across Washington.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCSP recognized by Washington employers
- Five or more years of experience in information security or enterprise IT architecture roles
- Demonstrated expertise designing and implementing zero trust or cloud security frameworks
- Experience with compliance requirements including NIST, FedRAMP, or CMMC for defense work
- Strong communication skills to present security strategy to executive and non-technical audiences
Security Architect Jobs in Washington: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a security architect in Washington?
Washington does not require a state-issued license to work as a security architect, so the path centers on education and industry credentials. Most roles require a bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or information systems, followed by several years in security engineering or IT infrastructure. Employers across the Seattle metro and Puget Sound corridor strongly favor candidates who hold CISSP or CISM certification, and cloud-focused roles increasingly expect CCSP or an equivalent AWS or Azure security specialty credential.
How much do security architects make in Washington?
Security architects in Washington earn a median of about $154,940 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $96,730 for the lowest 10% to over $211,720 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire security architects in Washington?
Employers hiring security architects in Washington right now include Microsoft, Valley Medical Center & Clinics, and Lambda, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Washington's concentration of cloud platform companies, aerospace primes, and federal contractors means demand for security architects is spread across both commercial technology and regulated defense sectors.
Which Washington cities have the most security architect jobs?
Seattle, Renton, and Redmond account for the largest share of security architect openings in Washington. Seattle and Bellevue anchor the market because of their density of cloud, enterprise software, and financial technology employers, while Redmond's concentration of major campus operations drives sustained demand, and Tacoma and Olympia see openings tied to state government agencies and regional defense facilities.
Are there remote security architect jobs in Washington?
Yes, and more than most fields. Security architect work is largely analytical and design-oriented, making it well suited to remote delivery. About 100% of security architect openings tied to Washington are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how widely distributed the role has become across cloud-native employers in the region. Strategy, policy development, and architecture review functions are the most consistently offered remotely.
How can I get hired as a security architect in Washington with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving laterally from a security analyst, systems administrator, or network engineer role at a Washington employer. Large technology companies and defense contractors in the Puget Sound area regularly post associate security engineer and junior cloud security roles that serve as stepping stones. Completing a CISSP associate designation or an AWS security specialty certification strengthens a candidacy before the full experience threshold is met, and state government agencies in Olympia also post entry-level cybersecurity roles that build the architecture background employers expect.
Where can I find and apply to security architect jobs in Washington?
You can find and apply to security architect jobs in Washington on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers actively hiring in the state. Search the available roles, identify the ones that match your experience and specialization, and apply directly to each one. No account creation is required to see the listings.
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