Cybersecurity Senior Architect - Cloud / AI Security Job at Truist in Charlotte

Overview

Cybersecurity Senior Architect - Cloud / AI Security

Note: Regular or Temporary: Regular. Language Fluency: English (Required). Work Shift: 1st shift (United States of America).

Responsibilities

• Derive security specifications from business requirements and design security solutions that support core organizational functions with confidentiality, integrity, and high availability.
• Gain organizational commitment for security infrastructure systems and software plans; assist to evaluate and select security technologies to complete those plans.
• Provide integrated infrastructure-related technical expertise across the organization from conceptualization and project planning to post‑implementation support.
• Collaborate with Corporate Information Security (CIS) personnel, Line of Business (LOB) personnel, external vendors, and internal IT Services teams including Enterprise Architects and Application & Data Services.
• Develop security specifications, requirements, and architecture artifacts in compliance with corporate standards, laws, and regulations.
• Architect, document, and communicate security designs; contribute to policy, standards, MSBs, procedures, and guidelines.
• Lead and mentor project teams, engineers, analysts, and support staff; participate in agile planning and delivery processes.
• Build relationships with internal clients; conduct threat modeling and security gap assessments with other teams.
• Identify and escalate security risks and other technical or project risks; perform post‑mortem reviews to measure design vs. implementation.
• Support the Truist Cyber Architecture Practice and Cyber Enterprise Architecture objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field, or equivalent education and related training.
• Eight years of demonstrated experience in systems engineering and/or architecture in information security areas (e.g., network security, IAM, endpoint protection, DLP, vulnerability management, application security, forensics, web security, incident response, cyber threat management) in a medium to large organization.
• Highly experienced in network security architecture and Defense-in-Depth principles; knowledge of security objectives in network design.
• Specialized depth in The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) including infrastructure, data, information security.
• Deep knowledge in areas such as mainframe security, authentication/authorization technologies, application security, database security, encryption, incident response, DoS prevention, firewall/IPS, cloud technologies, OS hardening, virtualization, mobile technologies, and endpoint protection.
• Experience with security auditing processes, evidence gathering, and remediation planning.

• Subject matter expertise across Cloud architectures and security principles; deep knowledge of securing AWS and Azure.
• Understanding of security standards such as NIST SP 800-series, NIST CSF, FIPS 140-2, ISO 27000, PCI-DSS, CIS Benchmarks, and related frameworks.
• Solution experience in AWS/Azure cloud migrations, data management, MFA/RBA, application authentication, OWASP, cryptographic technologies, SSO/Federated Identity, and anti‑bot/fraud controls.
• Certifications: CISSP-ISSAP, AWS, Azure, SANS, or TOGAF.
• Experience in consulting or professional services is a plus; financial services industry experience is a major plus; Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field is preferred.

Other Job Requirements / Working Conditions

• Sitting: Constantly (more than 50% of the time)
• Visual/Audio/Speaking: Ability to interpret client information and communicate by phone/in person
• Manual Dexterity/Keyboarding: Standard office equipment use
• Availability: Willing to work all scheduled hours, overtime as needed
• Travel: Minimal, up to 10%

Equity and Benefits: Truist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Benefits include medical/dental/vision, life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, and other position-dependent benefits. EEO is the Law. Pay Transparency and E-Verify information are provided as required.