Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in information security, including at least 4 years in a security architecture role
• Deep expertise in identity and access management technologies such as Okta, Azure AD/Entra ID, Ping Identity, CyberArk, SailPoint, BeyondTrust, or similar
• Strong understanding of authentication and authorization protocols (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, Kerberos, LDAP)
• Hands-on experience architecting security controls in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-premises data centers
• Proven experience within the financial services industry with knowledge of regulatory and threat landscape
• Solid knowledge of network security, cryptography, endpoint security, zero trust architecture, and secrets management
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting/automation (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Nice to Haves

• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, SABSA, CCSP, or cloud-specific security certifications (AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer)
• Experience with workload identity, service mesh security, and Kubernetes security
• Familiarity with quantitative trading, low-latency, or high-performance computing environments
• Experience contributing to open-source security projects or security research communities

What You'll Be Doing

• Defining and owning the security architecture strategy for identity and access management across hybrid environments
• Designing and implementing secure solutions using identity providers, privileged access management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and identity governance platforms
• Architecting security controls across cloud and on-premises infrastructure to ensure consistency and defense-in-depth
• Partnering with engineering teams to embed secure-by-design principles into applications, infrastructure automation, and CI/CD pipelines
• Conducting threat modeling, architecture reviews, and risk assessments for systems
• Providing technical leadership and mentoring junior security team members
• Collaborating with GRC, SOC, and IT teams to align with regulatory requirements applicable to financial services
• Evaluating emerging security technologies and recommending solutions to leadership
• Developing and maintaining security architecture standards, reference architectures, and design patterns

Perks and Benefits

• Opportunity to work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative and intellectually stimulating environment
• Culture valuing scientific rigor, continuous learning, and thoughtful engineering
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Global exposure with offices across the Americas, Europe, and Asia