Principal Architect

About the role

As a PROJECT - Lead Security Engineer II on the Enterprise Security team, you will support cybersecurity operations for the Client's program by administering and sustaining tools used for continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, log analysis, and security operations support.

Responsibilities

• Owns technical direction across the program's products and keeps it coherent as products multiply
• Sets and enforces architecture and engineering standards that all teams build against
• Chairs the architecture review process and documents significant decisions so reasoning survives turnover
• Reviews designs before build starts, catching problems when they're cheap to fix
• Owns the shared platform direction—what gets built once and reused versus built per product
• Owns cloud architecture including environment design, service selection, and cost awareness
• Sets architecture patterns for AI-powered products, including RAG and agentic systems, with compliance boundaries in mind

Skills

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Ability to mentor and provide clear guidance to others

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
• Ability to obtain the necessary clearance
• Ability to travel 25%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
• 2+ years of the following experience:
  • AI Architect: Intermediate
  • Cloud/AWS Architect: Mastery
  • Communication: Advanced
  • Detail Level System Design: Mastery
  • Product Launch: Advanced