Staff Security Architect
Choice Hotels International, Inc.18 days ago
Scottsdale, AZ, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead security architecture for an assigned domain, platform, or set of products using enterprise security standards, patterns, and guardrails.
- Perform architecture reviews and threat modeling and translate security risks into actionable design requirements and control recommendations.
- Partner with engineering, product, and operations teams to embed secure-by-design and defense-in-depth practices.
- Develop and maintain reference architectures, design patterns, and implementation guidance.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives involving cloud, IAM, application security, DevSecOps, and data protection.
- Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and platform services.
- Select controls based on risk, regulatory requirements, and operational constraints and provide risk-informed recommendations.
- Document architectural decisions, escalate risks or exceptions, mentor engineers and architects, and communicate tradeoffs to technical and non-technical audiences.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field required, or equivalent experience.
- 10–14 years of experience in security architecture, including leading cross-functional programs and defining domain standards.
- Demonstrated experience delivering scalable security solutions and measurable risk reduction outcomes.
- Experience producing threat models, reference designs, and architecture decision records.
- Cloud and identity expertise with technologies such as AWS, Okta, CyberArk, CrowdStrike, Tenable, and Snyk.
- Strong understanding of secure design principles and their integration into the SDLC.
- Knowledge of PCI DSS, SOX, GDPR, OWASP, OAuth, and SAML as they relate to system design.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Advanced certifications are preferred, including CISSP, CCSP, CISM, CRISC, SABSA, Security+, or a relevant GIAC certification.
- Ability to demonstrate technical expertise, influence and collaboration, and problem-solving and decision quality.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Paid holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious-observance leave.
- Retirement and health savings benefits.
- Employee recognition programs.
- Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide.
- Individual contributor role with four days onsite in the North Scottsdale office.