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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Security Architect (Commercial Bank & Payments) - **Company:** CITIZENS INC - **Location:** Irving, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $205,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Applications Architecture, Application Frameworks, Microsoft Azure, Cyber Security, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Data Security, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Identity and Access Management, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Network Security, Reliability Engineering, Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Security, Togaf, Containerization, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Cloud Migration, Microservices - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/6C924289159C48EA80A7D60B5F353192/job/ ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline. * 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture roles with demonstrated leadership at the enterprise or divisional level. * Strong knowledge and practical application of enterprise architecture frameworks including TOGAF, SABSA, NIST, and related methodologies. * Deep experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP. * Experience with DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software engineering approaches. * Strong understanding of modern application architectures including microservices, APIs, distributed systems, and container technologies. * Broad cybersecurity architecture experience including identity and access management, encryption, secure network design, threat modeling, and security controls. * Proven ability to bridge enterprise architecture, security architecture, application architecture, and business strategy. * Experience embedding security into digital transformation, modernization, customer experience, and operational efficiency initiatives. * Experience implementing shift left security practices and proactively incorporating security requirements into architectural design. * Ability to align security priorities with evolving business objectives and technology strategies. * Experience fostering a security minded culture that positions security as a business enabler while maintaining compliance and managing risk. * Ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes in a highly matrixed environment without direct authority. * Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to communicate effectively to technical and executive audiences., * Master's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline. * Industry certifications such as TOGAF, SABSA, CISSP, CCSP, AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or similar credentials. * Experience within financial services, banking, payments, fintech, or other highly regulated industries. ## Description Citizens is seeking a strategic and experienced Principal Architect, Enterprise Security to support our Commercial Banking and Payments domains. This role is responsible for driving secure, scalable, and resilient architecture strategies across cloud, infrastructure, applications, data, and security platforms. While aligned to the Security organization, this is not a traditional security engineering position. The successful candidate will leverage enterprise architecture principles and industry frameworks to guide technology decisions, influence architectural direction, and embed security throughout the technology ecosystem. 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