Director, Senior Cloud Security Architect

About the role

The Senior Cloud and AI Security Architect is responsible for defining and driving the enterprise cloud security architecture strategy while enabling the use of AI to enhance cloud security capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the cloud security architecture strategy across enterprise cloud platforms and services.
• Develop and maintain cloud security reference architectures, design patterns, standards, and guardrails.
• Act as an AI enabler for cloud security by identifying, assessing, and promoting AI use cases that improve security outcomes.
• Drive the adoption of AI-driven capabilities for threat detection, risk analysis, automation, incident response, and security operations.
• Partner with cloud engineering, platform, data, AI, and cybersecurity teams to integrate AI securely and effectively into cloud security processes and tooling.
• Evaluate emerging cloud security and AI technologies and recommend innovations that enhance resilience, efficiency, and risk management.
• Advise senior leadership and key stakeholders on cloud security risks, architecture decisions, and strategic technology direction.
• Support security transformation initiatives by embedding security-by-design and automation-by-design principles into cloud adoption programs.

Requirements

• 10+ years of cloud security architecture, enterprise security architecture, or cybersecurity engineering.
• 7+ years of direct experience designing and securing cloud environments in one or more major cloud service providers such as Azure, AWS, GCP or OCI.
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles including IAM, zero trust, network segmentation, encryption, key management, logging, monitoring, and workload protection.
• Experience with security automation, orchestration, analytics, and AI-driven security tooling.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear architectural direction for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience working with CSPM/CNAPP tools such as Wiz.
• Experience with cloud-native posture and policy services.
• Experience with container and Kubernetes security, API security, and CI/CD security architecture.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with NIST 800.53, CSF, CIS Benchmarks, CSA CCM and OWASP guidance.
• Experience with cloud security tooling such as CSPM, CNAPP, DSPM, CWPP, or SIEM integrations.
• Relevant certifications such as: CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer.
• Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity, or related discipline.

Skills

• Deep expertise in cloud platforms, cybersecurity architecture, and security engineering.
• Strong knowledge of AI-driven technologies and their practical application in security.
• Experience with security automation, orchestration, analytics, and AI-driven security tooling.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear architectural direction for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience working with CSPM/CNAPP tools such as Wiz.
• Experience with cloud-native posture and policy services.
• Experience with container and Kubernetes security, API security, and CI/CD security architecture.

Benefits

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

Pay

The base salary for this position is expected to be between $83,000 and $310,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and company- sponsored benefit programs.

Schedule

This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team.