Senior Security Architect (Cybersecurity)

TL;DR

Senior Security Architect (Cybersecurity): Designing and implementing secure software systems and cloud-native security architecture for distributed services with an accent on threat modeling. Focus on guiding secure implementation across Machine Identity Management (MIM) products and platforms, partnering with Engineering to embed security into how software is designed, developed, deployed, and operated.

Location: Salt Lake City, UT (primary work location), with hybrid onsite requirements of 3 days in office per week.

Salary: $150,000 – $205,000/year, plus equity or discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global is the global leader in Identity Security, providing the most comprehensive security offering for any identity across business applications, distributed workforces, hybrid cloud workloads and throughout the DevOps lifecycle.

What you will do

• Integrate security engineering practices throughout the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), including threat modeling, secure design reviews, and CI/CD security controls.
• Provide security architecture guidance for identity and cryptographic systems and for product and platform designs.
• Lead implementation of security engineering initiatives that improve development processes and tooling.
• Define and maintain secure development standards, patterns, and guardrails for cloud-native and distributed systems.
• Conduct and guide threat modeling and security risk assessments for new features and architectures.
• Deliver security enablement: training, mentoring, and awareness sessions for engineers and security champions.

Requirements

• 6+ years in software development and 5+ in security, including 3+ in a security architecture or technical leadership role.
• Strong engineering background with hands-on experience that informs secure design and threat modeling.
• Requires deep technical knowledge of secure system architecture, distributed systems security, and cloud-native security design.
• Proven ability to partner with Engineering teams to embed security without slowing delivery.
• Deep knowledge of SSDLC, secure coding, and cloud security (AWS preferred).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills; fluent in English.

Nice to have

• Exposure to FedRAMP or similar compliance frameworks.
• Interest in sharing knowledge (e.g., blogs, talks, open source contributions).
• Familiarity with security testing and research techniques.

Culture & Benefits

• Wide range of medical, dental, vision, financial, and other benefits.
• Work in a hybrid environment.
• Opportunity to improve security maturity in Agile or DevSecOps environments.
• Work with AI/ML security for safe model integration and data protection.