AAMC · 21 hours ago
Security Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $147K/yr
8+ years expThe Association of American Medical Colleges is a not-for-profit association dedicated to transforming health care by supporting the entire spectrum of medical education, medical research, and patient care. The Security Architect leads the design and oversight of enterprise security architecture to protect organizational data, infrastructure, and member information, ensuring security principles and best practices are embedded into business systems and cloud services.
AssociationHealth CareNon Profit
Responsibilities
Lead the development and enforcement of security principles, best practices, and frameworks across business systems, cloud services, and infrastructure
Ensure alignment with regulatory, compliance, and organizational requirements
Lead initiatives for data classification, encryption, tokenization, and access governance
Advise on secure design and handling of sensitive information across enterprise, including analytics platforms and integrations
Ability to map security requirements to the data lifecycle
Implement cloud-native security controls and harden configurations in AWS, Azure, and third-party SaaS platforms
Deploy automated guardrails, security tooling, infrastructure as code, and logging/monitoring pipelines
Conduct hands-on testing, validation, and tuning of cloud security services (CSPM, CIEM, CWPP, etc.)
Conduct threat modeling to identify potential risks across systems and cloud environments
Assess risks, vulnerabilities, and controls; recommend remediation strategies for enterprise and cloud environments
Convert best practices into formal security policies, standards, and guidance documents
Ensure policies support both operational needs and compliance requirements
Cross-functional collaboration with Data Governance & Privacy
In support of data and records retention policies, knowledge of retention schedules and defensible deletion practices
Understanding of secure archival and approved destruction methods
Maintain and oversee the security risk register, ensuring risks are continuously reviewed for priority, accurately documented, assessed, and updated
Act as a trusted advisor to IT leadership, providing guidance that balances security, compliance, and operational priorities
Understand business problems or opportunities and recommend value-add security solutions
Understanding of data-sharing agreements and secure data exchange protocols
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field; or equivalent work experience
8-10 years of related work experience
Experience in security architecture, engineering, or related security disciplines
Ability to help drive security strategy alignment
Ability to innovate and instigate change to manage organizational security architecture through threat assessment, management and standards implementation
Ability to be the senior specialist responsible for a strategic security architecture that focuses on organizational risk management, technical security architecture and data governance
Ability to report on security risks and assume the role of champion for security architecture strategy
Ability to effectively collaborate across teams and develop a sphere of influence
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field; or equivalent work experience
Strong knowledge of security frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF, AWS FSBP, TOGAF)
Certifications: Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent
Benefits
Remote Work – Fully remote work available for most positions
Retirement Savings – Generous 403(b) employer contributions and financial wellness resources, including professional financial advising.
Health & Wellness Perks – Fitness and bicycle subsidies, on-site and virtual wellness programs (live yoga, meditation, mental health webinars, flu shot clinics, and more)
Support & Family Care – Employer paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and back-up care options for children, adults, elders, and even pets
Company
AAMC
The AAMC’s strong sense of community and professionalism fosters an environment that supports the career and personal goals of its staff.
501-1000 employees
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