Cyber Security Architecture Lead

Panasonic Automotive North America · Peachtree City, GA · 4 days ago

Full-time

Design, document, and maintain enterprise-wide security architecture across regions aligned to global cybersecurity strategy and business objectives.
Define and enforce security reference architectures, design patterns, and guardrails for enterprise IT, OT, and product environments.
Provide security architecture oversight for new projects and technologies, including IT infrastructure, cloud migration, application development, and vendor solutions.
Collaborate with each region’s IT, product, and operations teams to integrate security early in system development lifecycles (SDLC/DevSecOps).
Serve as global technical SME for emerging threats, cryptographic standards, network segmentation, IAM, Zero Trust, and endpoint protections.
Evaluate the security posture of proposed solutions and provide remediation recommendations.
Support security incident response and forensic investigations by analyzing architectural weaknesses.
Collaborate with global and regional cybersecurity teams to ensure consistent implementation of policies, standards, and controls.
Participate in control design for regulatory compliance programs (e.g., ISO 27001, ISO 21434, NIST CSF, GDPR, NIS2).
Assess and approve MSSP design proposals and validate alignment with architecture standards.
Define and track security architecture KPIs and metrics, providing regular reporting to security leadership and executive stakeholders.

Bachelor’s degree in information security, computer science, or related technical field required.
Master's degree preferred.
7+ years of experience in cybersecurity architecture or engineering roles, with 3+ years in a dedicated security architecture function required.
Preferred certifications include CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, SABSA, TOGAF, or equivalent cloud security architect credentials (AWS/Azure Security Specialty).
Proven experience designing security architectures in complex enterprise environments, ideally in manufacturing or supply chain sectors.
Deep technical knowledge of cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), identity and access management, secure networking, endpoint protection, and encryption.
Experience integrating security in Agile and DevOps environments, with working knowledge of SAST, DAST, and CI/CD security tooling.
Familiarity with security requirements in OT/ICS environments and their intersection with enterprise IT.
Strong understanding of Zero Trust principles, network segmentation, PKI, and federation protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth2).
Experience in developing threat models, conducting architectural risk assessments, and managing technical risk.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to translate complex security concepts to non-technical audiences.
Experience working across regions and functions to ensure security is embedded in global operations.

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