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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Security Architect - **Company:** SES - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, JIRA, Cloud Computing Security, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Identity and Access Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Secure Coding, Network Access Control, Istio, Software Security, Git, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Terraform, Blue Team (Cyber Security), Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** August 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/67b79c21-2944-415a-83e1-12ac1c8c9d36 ## About the Role 1. Extensive experience designing & building secure cloud-native solutions, especially Amazon Web Services (AWS) 2. Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles & experience reviewing infrastructure configs/changes (Cloud Formation & Terraform) 3. Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, RESTful/gRPC APIs 4. Strong foundation in cybersecurity landscape, especially in identity & access management, network access control and secure configuration management Top 3 Soft Skills: 1. Strong ability to own your work 2. Strong communications verbal and written, presenting to executives 3. Strong solutioning mindset, Opportunity Welcome to the blue team! As a Security Architect, you will drive security innovation and play a key role in the definition, maintenance, evolution and advocacy of our security posture., You are passionate, curious, and self-driven. You enjoy understanding and solving complex problems with incomplete information. You may not know everything, but you have a solid foundation and can untangle, self-learn, and identify creative ways to solve problems. Likewise, you should be extremely comfortable architecting secure cloud-based systems, and you should be able to convey security threats, business implications & architectural requirements to both technical & non-technical audiences., * Ability to collaborate & communicate effectively with technical & non-technical teams * Extensive experience designing & building secure cloud-native solutions, especially in Amazon Web Services (AWS) * Ability to partner with multiple stakeholders to derive accurate threat models for new/existing systems and reduce information security risk on systems * Knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles & experience reviewing infrastructure configurations/changes in this format (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, etc.) * Strong technical foundations in modern application/microservice architecture & related technologies (e.g., Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, RESTful/gRPC APIs, etc.) * Understanding of CI/CD & Secure Development processes & tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git, etc.) * Strong foundation in cybersecurity landscape, especially in identity & access management, network access control and secure configuration management Education Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field; or equivalent experience. Additional Skills & Qualifications You May have * Familiarity with AWS Well-Architected Framework * Familiarity with scrum project management tools (e.g., Jira) * Professional certifications such as: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), Certified Secure Software Engineer, SANS/GIAC Certificates, or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) * Experience working in Financial Services or FinTech space ## Description The Work You will work with our team of Architects to craft secure design patterns, perform security assessments, and review system designs using a risk-based, threat-modeling approach. 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