Principal Architect, Product Security

TL;DR

Principal Architect, Product Security: Shaping and governing product security architecture across products and platforms with an accent on identifying security gaps and defining security architecture standards. Focus on driving adoption of industry-leading practices and collaborating with product engineering, cloud platform, and security stakeholders.

Location: Tacoma, WA, Austin, TX or Atlanta, GA. Must be based in the US.

Salary: $195,000 - $300,300 plus annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global provides cloud-first networking and security solutions, protecting 70% of the Fortune 500.

What you will do

• Serve as the security architecture authority, embedding secure-by-design principles into hardware appliances, multi-tenant SaaS platforms, and globally distributed cloud infrastructure.
• Architect end-to-end security controls and trust boundaries across hybrid infrastructure.
• Lead the creation and enforcement of security reference architectures and reusable design patterns.
• Drive and institutionalize architectural threat modeling at the feature, platform, and system levels.
• Define and integrate security control points throughout CI/CD and platform engineering workflows.
• Act as a security culture amplifier, mentoring architects and senior engineers.

Requirements

• 15+ years of Security Engineering and Architecture experience, including principal- or architect-level leadership designing secure SaaS, appliance-based, or cloud-native platforms at global scale.
• Proven ability to architect secure multi-cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI) platforms.
• Deep expertise in securing Container and Kubernetes ecosystems and Infrastructure-as-Code and platform engineering workflows.
• Advanced knowledge of secure architecture patterns, including Zero Trust, secure edge computing, and supply chain integrity.
• Strong track record of architecting and implementing security automation, using language fluency in Python, Go, Rust, or Shell.
• Demonstrated experience translating compliance frameworks (FedRAMP High, SOC2, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, SOX, CSA CCM) into engineering-enforceable technical control architectures.

Nice to have

• Relevant certifications desirable (AWS Security Specialty, CISSP-ISSAP, GIAC-GDSA/GCSA, CCSP, OSCP).

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage, generous PTO, and flexible work options.
• Learning opportunities, career-mobility programs, and leadership workshops.
• Sixteen paid volunteer hours each year, global employee resource groups, and a “No Jerks” policy.
• Modern offices with EV charging, healthy snacks, plus hackathons, game nights, and culture celebrations.
• Charitable Giving Program supported by Company Match.
• Pay transparency and reward performance.

Hiring process

• First 90 Days: Immerse in our culture, connect with mentors, and map the systems and meet with key stakeholders that rely on your work.
• Six Months: Gain a comprehensive understanding of our product ecosystem and its security needs, establish strong relationships with key stakeholders across teams, and identify and propose enhancements for security automation in our infrastructure.
• One Year: Become a trusted advisor within the organization, recognized for leading secure product design initiatives, assist in the design of a comprehensive security architecture roadmap and ensure IT SOC processes are in alignment with product security objectives.