Senior Cyber Architect

Full-time employee position based in Madison, WI with hybrid working expectations.

About the role

This role strengthens and extends the capacity of the Cyber Security Strategy & Architecture team to meet increasing global demand across cyber initiatives, particularly in security operations, threat management, and emerging areas such as AI and data. The role ensures architectural guidance is available at the pace of business and security demand, reducing delays and enabling more consistent and scalable security outcomes across a federated global environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural support to security operations, with a strong focus on threat management and operational security effectiveness
• Support analysis and resolution of findings from security assurance activities, ensuring outcomes focus on root-cause remediation rather than point fixes
• Improve consistency and quality of security remediation by linking operational findings back to architectural principles and systemic fixes
• Reduce recurrence of similar security findings through stronger architectural interventions and pattern-level remediation
• Support cyber initiative delivery by ensuring architectural input is timely, pragmatic, and aligned to delivery pressures across global teams

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in cybersecurity architecture or senior security engineering roles
• Strong experience in security operations or threat management environments
• Proven experience working with security testing outcomes (red team, purple team, penetration testing)
• Experience in financial services or insurance industry strongly preferred
• Experience operating in global, federated environments across multiple time zones
• Exposure to cloud, application, identity, and data security domains

Skills

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Service
• Data Architecture Development
• Detail-Oriented
• Enterprise Architecture Framework
• Enterprise IT Architecture
• Financial Systems
• Information Technology Strategies
• Intentional collaboration
• Managing performance
• Process Improvements
• Project Delivery
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Planning

Pay

$137,500.00 - $206,500.00

Benefits

• Hybrid working – a mix of working from home and in the office
• 22 weeks of paid leave for family growth, with 12 weeks available to all parents on a gender-equal basis
• Competitive 401(k) program with company match up to 8%
• Well-being program including holistic wellbeing coaching, gym membership, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• Tuition reimbursement for professional certifications and continuing education
• Employee Network and Community – active support for six Employee Networks and community giving opportunities