Western Alliance Bank · 3 months ago
Architect III - Security Architect
Columbus, OH
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expWestern Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation, focusing on providing comprehensive banking services. They are seeking a Security Architect to join their Enterprise Architecture team, responsible for advancing the organization's cybersecurity strategies, managing security standards, and ensuring secure design principles are integrated into solutions.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Own security solution architecture for assigned products and platforms within the Security domain
Develop and maintain security standards, reference architectures, and design patterns for use in governance and solution delivery
Translate business and technical requirements into security architecture blueprints and document all design and analysis work
Track emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technology trends to ensure security strategies remain current and effective
Provide architecture guidance during solution design reviews, ensuring alignment with enterprise security posture and regulatory requirements
Act as a security SME within EA domains, influencing architecture decisions and ensuring secure design principles and best practices are integrated early in the solution lifecycle
Evaluate emerging security tools and services, advising on adoption strategies and integration feasibility
Qualification
Required
10+ years of related experience
Bachelor's degree in related field required
Strong understanding of security domains (IAM, Network, Application, Cloud, Data, AI) with depth in at least two
Hands-on experience creating architecture artifacts (standards, patterns, diagrams) and supporting governance processes
Ability to evaluate technology landscapes and emerging threats and distill them into repeatable, secure design patterns
Hands-on experience designing secure cloud architecture, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Azure; AWS experience is also acceptable
Experience with threat modeling methodologies and ability to operationalize them within governance processes
Knowledge of CASB solutions, data governance and security practices, and Zero Trust principles for securing cloud, applications, and data
Excellent communication skills, able to engage both technical teams and business stakeholders
Knowledge of financial services regulatory requirements (e.g., FFIEC, PCI DSS, SOX)
Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and CI/CD security integration
Security Architect Level Certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect Expert)
Advanced experience working in an architecture function with knowledge & experience developing reference architectures & patterns and supporting governance functions related to: Application Development, Cloud Compute, Storage and Networking technologies. IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Serverless, Containers, Automation, Security
Advanced understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies and capability of supporting agile and DevOps teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt
Advanced speaking and writing communication skills
May require up to 25% travel
Preferred
Previous leadership experience preferred
Intermediate knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking is preferred
Intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards and practices
Company
Western Alliance Bank
Western Alliance Bank is a banking firm that offers commercial and business banking solutions.
Founded in 1994Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400M2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2005-06-30IPO
Leadership Team
Tim Boothe
Chief Operating Officer
Barbara Kennedy
CHRO, EVP
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