Waystar · 1 day ago
Security Architect
Lehi, UT
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expWaystar is a company that simplifies healthcare payments through a smart platform. They are seeking a Cybersecurity Architect to design and enhance the security of their on-premises and multi-cloud environments, ensuring compliance and risk management while collaborating with various teams.
FinanceHealth CarePaymentsSoftware
Responsibilities
Architect Enterprise Security Frameworks: Develop and maintain security architecture for on-premise, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), ensuring scalability and resilience
Risk Management & Compliance: Identify risks, propose mitigations, and enforce security-by-design principles across projects. Align with enterprise and regulatory standards (NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX)
Zero Trust & Defense-in-Depth: Design and implement strategies tailored for modern workloads, remote workforce, and dynamic infrastructure
Security Reviews & Threat Modeling: Lead architecture reviews for critical systems and emerging technologies (including AI/ML platforms). Recommend enhancements based on evolving threat landscapes
Secure AI/ML Initiatives: Collaborate with data science teams to embed security and privacy controls into AI/ML pipelines, models, and deployment environments
Automation & Orchestration: Identify opportunities to automate detection, response, and compliance using SIEM/SOAR, EDR, CSPM, and AI-driven security tools
Impact Assessments: Conduct security impact assessments for new applications, services, and technologies
Policy Development: Define and maintain security policies, standards, and guidelines for enterprise systems and cloud deployments
Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with engineering, operations, and business teams to ensure adherence to security architecture principles
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
7+ years of experience in security architecture and engineering for enterprise environments
Proven experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-premise security technologies
Strong understanding of IaaS, PaaS, SaaS security models and associated risks
Hands-on experience compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, CIS, etc.)
Familiarity with DevSecOps, container security, and microservices architecture
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and ability to influence at all levels
Preferred
Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
Benefits
Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays. We also offer flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays
Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)
Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access
Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support
401(K) program with company match
Pet insurance
Employee resource groups
Company
Waystar
Waystar is a technology platform that provides healthcare revenue cycle management solutions.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.12B2025-09-11Post Ipo Secondary· $709.2M
2025-05-13Post Ipo Secondary· $557M
2025-02-20Post Ipo Equity· $800M
Leadership Team
Steven M. Oreskovich
Chief Financial Officer
Ryan Ayres
VP Sales - Health Systems and Hospitals - Western Region
Recent News
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