Principal Cybersecurity Architect

Summary

Join Sagent as a Principal Cybersecurity Architect to lead the strategic design and implementation of secure architecture across our platform and corporate enterprise. Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, risk, and compliance teams to ensure systems are resilient, compliant, and aligned with best practices. This hands-on role requires deep security expertise and the ability to influence architecture at scale. You will define and drive cybersecurity architecture strategy, lead threat modeling and security design reviews, and partner with various teams to embed security throughout the software development lifecycle. Evaluate and implement security technologies and frameworks, contribute to security policies, and mentor engineers on secure coding practices. Sagent offers a comprehensive benefits package, including remote/hybrid work options and various other perks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or relevant discipline with 6 - 10 years of experience in a related field
• Experience will be considered in lieu of a degree
• 8+ years of progressive experience in information security and architecture, with a strong background in cloud-native security, network security and secure application design
• Extensive experience designing security architecture for SaaS platforms and enterprise-scale cloud environments (e.g. AWS, Azure)
• Deep knowledge of industry standards and frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO, SOC 2, PCI DSS, OWASP
• Proven experience with threat modeling, IAM, encryption strategies, secure coding practices, and risk assessments
• Strong understanding of financial services or regulated industries, ideally with prior experience in mortgage servicing or fintech

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overarching cybersecurity architecture strategy across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments
• Serve as a technical expert and thought leader, guiding secure design and architecture decisions that align with business needs and compliance requirements
• Lead threat modeling, security design reviews, and architectural risk assessments for both existing systems and new initiatives
• Partner with Engineering, DevOps/DevSecOps, Product, Legal, and GRC teams to ensure security is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle
• Collaborate with network infrastructure and operations teams to enforce secure configurations, identity and access management (IAM), encryption, an incident response readiness
• Act as a security liaison to internal stakeholders and external auditors, helping translate architecture into understandable, auditable security practices
• Evaluate, select, and implement security technologies and frameworks, including zero-trust models, secure SDLC processes, cloud-native security tools, and automation
• Guide and review implementations to ensure alignment with NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and other relevant standards and frameworks
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and best practices to continually evolve the organization’s cybersecurity posture
• Contribute to the development and enforcement of security policies, standards, and guidelines, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements
• Support incident response planning, business continuity, and disaster recovery strategies from an architectural standpoint
• Conduct security assessments and provide architecture-level input during third-party vendor evaluations and product integrations
• Mentor engineers and technical staff on secure coding, system hardening, and threat prevention techniques
• Provide through leadership across the company on topics such as cloud security, data protection, and application security architecture
• Represent the security function in high-level architectural reviews, design forums, and strategic planning discussions

Preferred Qualifications

Relevant Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, GDSA, -ISSAP, or SABSA preferred

Benefits

• Remote/Hybrid workplace options
• Health Benefits
• Unlimited Flexible Time Off
• Family Planning Services
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Family Leave
• 401(k) Matching
• Pet Insurance
• LinkedIn Learning
• Virtual Social Experiences
• Career Pathing
• Focus Time Fridays