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First Citizens Bank · 12 hours ago

Principal Enterprise Architect – Cybersecurity & Customer Identity (Remote - NC, AZ)

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
date10+ years exp

First Citizens Bank is seeking a Lead Enterprise Architect – Cybersecurity & Customer Identity to lead the architecture of secure, scalable, and compliant digital and ecosystem platforms across the bank. This role focuses on Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) and Open Banking/API security, partnering with various teams to embed security and identity as foundational capabilities for the bank’s digital strategy.

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Responsibilities

Define and evolve enterprise-wide cybersecurity and identity architecture for customer-facing and partner-facing platforms
Lead the architecture and design of the bank’s Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) capabilities, including:
Customer onboarding and identity proofing
Authentication and MFA
Consent and preference management
Identity lifecycle and account linking
Define security and authorization architectures for Open Banking and API ecosystems, including:
Third-party and partner onboarding
Developer and API platforms
Delegated and consent-driven access to customer data
Establish enterprise standards and reusable architecture patterns for:
Digital channels
API and integration platforms
Cloud and hybrid environments
Provide architectural leadership to major digital and platform programs and act as the cybersecurity and CIAM authority within architecture governance forums
Partner with Information Security, Technology Risk, Compliance and Audit to ensure architectures are compliant, auditable and aligned to regulatory expectations
Drive modernization and consolidation of identity platforms and services to reduce risk, complexity and technical debt
Contribute to the evolution of architecture governance toward automated and policy-driven assurance

Qualification

Customer IdentityAccess ManagementOpen BankingAPI securityCybersecurity architectureOAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectMulti-cloud architecturesStakeholder engagementArchitecture governanceRegulatory complianceTechnical risk managementIdentity proofingMFAConsent managementDigital onboardingAPI gateway securityZero Trust architectureApplication securityCloud securityTechnical debt reductionPolicy-as-codeClear communication

Required

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or Information Technology management OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Application Development, Systems Engineering, or Information Technology management

Preferred

Extensive hands-on architecture experience in Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), including: large-scale customer authentication platforms, MFA and adaptive authentication, identity proofing and digital onboarding, consent and customer authorization models
Proven experience designing high-volume, consumer-grade identity platforms supporting millions of users and high availability requirements
Deep experience with Open Banking and API security, including: OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect, delegated authorization and consent-driven access, API gateway and developer platform security
Strong cybersecurity architecture experience across: identity-centric and Zero Trust architectures, application and API security, cloud and hybrid security architectures
Demonstrated experience working with technology risk, compliance and audit teams in regulated environments
Experience supporting large-scale digital banking or platform modernization programs
Experience consolidating or transforming legacy IAM and CIAM platforms
Experience introducing automated security and architecture controls (policy-as-code, design-time validation, pipeline controls)
Multi-cloud or hybrid identity and access architectures
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SABSA or TOGAF are a plus

Company

First Citizens Bank

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First Citizens Bank provides banking services, essential business and professional services, wealth management capabilities, and more.
dateFounded in 1898
location
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
people-size10001+ employees
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http://www.firstcitizens.com

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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$33M
2021-05-07Post Ipo Debt· $10M
2018-08-29Post Ipo Debt· $23M
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Leadership Team

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Frank Holding
CEO
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Craig Nix
Chief Financial Officer
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