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Citizens · 2 months ago

Distinguished Architect - Enterprise Security

One Citizens Bank Way, Johnston, RI, 02919, US

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$170K/yr - $230K/yr

15+ years exp

Citizens is a leading financial institution seeking seasoned and visionary Distinguished Enterprise Architects to shape the future of security architecture. In this strategic role, you will drive architecture across key business areas and partner with technical and business leaders to transform the security landscape.

BankingCredit CardsFinancial ServicesFinTechRetail

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Responsibilities

Champion customer protection on the front lines of delivering strategic initiatives for the company

Define and evolve enterprise-wide architecture strategies aligning with both business goals and cybersecurity objectives

Partner with line-of-business architects, ensuring cohesive integration of business, application, data, and technology architecture domains

Lead the development of architecture standards, creating reference models and reusable patterns that promote consistency across cloud platforms, DevOps, and software development efforts

Champion secure-by-design principles, applying these principles across the full SDLC without being prescriptive to specific languages, stacks, or front-end design

Serve as a senior advisor, translating regulatory requirements and risk posture into actionable architectural guidance across technology and security teams

Collaborate with Infrastructure, DevOps, SRE, and Engineering leaders to embed architectural controls into CI/CD pipelines, runtime environments, and operational workflows

Evaluate and guide the adoption of emerging technologies focusing on cloud-native platforms, identity frameworks, API security, secure data exchange, and container orchestration with an emphasis on innovation and risk reduction

Qualification

Enterprise ArchitectureCybersecurity ArchitectureCloud TechnologiesDevOps PracticesRegulatory ComplianceApplication DevelopmentCommunication SkillsCoaching SkillsMatrix Environment Experience

Required

15+ years of experience in senior technical roles with demonstrated leadership at the enterprise or divisional level

Ability to drive security-focused initiatives, unifying technical security, enterprise architecture, application architecture, and business outcomes

Ability to align security priorities with the broader business context, tailoring security policies and measures to meet the organization's evolving needs

Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to distill complex architecture topics for both technical and executive audiences

Experience embedding security into key business initiatives such as digital transformation, customer experience enhancement, and operational efficiency

Strong grounding in enterprise architecture concepts with practical application across multiple architecture domains

Demonstrated success achieving results within tight budgetary constraints

A passion for coaching junior team members

Deep experience in cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP), DevOps and infrastructure automation, and modern application architectures (microservices, APIs, containers)

Hands-on experience with Enterprise application development, including expertise in multiple programming languages and database technologies

Solid understanding of cybersecurity architecture, including identity, access, encryption, secure network design, and threat modeling

Proactive security design experience, ensuring security concerns are proactively designed (shift-left) to enable the organization to pursue its strategic goals with confidence

Experience fostering a security-driven culture, promoting security as a business enabler, driving secure scalability, protecting sensitive data, and maintaining regulatory compliance, all while accelerating business value and supporting long-term growth

Ability to work across a matrixed environment, influencing without direct authority

This is not a management position, but experience is a plus

Experience working with regulatory agencies is a plus

Required: Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent experience

Preferred

Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Maternity/paternity leave

Flexible work arrangements

Education reimbursement

Wellness programs

Paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States

Company

Citizens

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At Citizens, we recognize that the journey to accomplishment is no longer linear and that individuals are made of all they have done and all they are going to do.

Founded in 1828

Providence, Rhode Island, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.citizensbank.com/

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