Security Architect

Summary

Join Twilio as our next Security Architect, Telecommunications! This role ensures Twilio's products and infrastructure adhere to secure-by-design principles. You will collaborate with platform, IT, and supernetwork teams, providing leadership and guidance on security standards. Responsibilities include designing and implementing security standards across Twilio products and services, identifying telecom-specific requirements, and building scalable architectures for data security. You will represent security requirements to engineering and senior leadership. This remote position requires 10+ years of experience in a security-focused role, including 5+ years in leadership, and extensive knowledge of telecom security challenges and standards. Competitive pay and benefits are offered.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience working in a security-focused role within a technology-related industry, including 5+ years in a leadership/managerial position
• Extensive knowledge of telecom-specific security challenges, technologies, and standards, including protocols such as SS7, Diameter, and SIP, as well as experience addressing vulnerabilities in 5G, IoT, and mobile network infrastructures
• Proven understanding of risk and vulnerability remediation, with a strong track record of reducing risks in complex telecommunications environments and successfully collaborating with technical teams
• Proven, proactive communication and interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships across business units, particularly with senior leadership teams
• Strong understanding of telecom network security, cloud security, application security, cryptography, and securing high-volume, high-reliability distributed systems
• Demonstrated ability to influence and negotiate with stakeholders in high-pressure environments dealing with competing priorities
• Familiarity with compliance and regulations, such as GDPR, FCC regulations, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, in addition to broader security compliance frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, SOX, and HITRUST
• Proven ability to work in a distributed-systems environment with cloud-native telecom deployment models, including NFV and SDN
• Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable architectures for telecommunications networks, leveraging cutting-edge tools and methodologies to safeguard data and operational integrity

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security standards across a broad range of Twilio products and services
• Identify and extend telecom-specific requirements for the Twilio platform
• Design and build scalable architectures to improve data security for telecommunications networks
• Represent security requirements with engineering and senior leadership partners throughout the organization

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with security risk assessments, IT audit, and GRC software as well as tools and frameworks specifically suited to telecom environments

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Generous time-off
• Ample parental and wellness leave
• Healthcare
• A retirement savings program
• Health care insurance
• 401(k) retirement account
• Paid sick time
• Paid personal time off
• Paid parental leave