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# Senior Information Security Architect

- **Company:** VeriSign
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $164,300.0 - $222,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Data Governance, Information Leak Prevention, Network Security, Open Web Application Security, Sherwood Applied Business Security Architecture, Software Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Software Security, Mitre Att&ck, Generative AI, Cyber Threat Analysis, Agentic-AI, National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Prompt Injection, Vulnerability Analysis
- **Published:** October 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18544514/Senior-Information-Security-Architect-Virginia-Reston

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
 * 10+ years of broad information security experience, including significant experience with security architecture and design for complex enterprise environments
 * Demonstrated expertise across security architecture and secure networking, cloud, identity (both on premises and cloud), endpoint, application security, data protection, and detection and response
 * Proven ability to lead threat modeling and architecture reviews, and to make consequential technical decisions for high-value or high-availability systems
 * Working knowledge of AI/ML architecture and security, including secure MLOps, model and data governance, generative AI, RAG, AI agents, prompt injection, model supply-chain risk, sensitive-data exposure, access controls, and monitoring
 * Ability to translate complex technical risk into clear recommendations for engineering teams, business stakeholders, and executive leaders
 * Strong cross-functional leadership, facilitation, written communication, and mentoring skills, with a record of influencing decisions without direct authority

Preferred:

 * Advanced experience with vulnerability assessment, security risk analysis, and risk-based prioritization
 * Expertise in application security, secure software development, and the OWASP Top 10 and OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications
 * Experience designing security for public cloud, hybrid environments, infrastructure as code, and CI/CD pipelines
 * Familiarity with frameworks such as NIST CSF, NIST AI RMF, MITRE ATT&CK, or MITRE ATLAS
 * Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, or equivalent

## Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Information Security Architect. This senior individual-contributor role shapes enterprise security strategy, reference architectures, standards, and technical requirements across the entire company. The architect will lead high-impact design decisions, resolve complex cross-domain security challenges, and advise engineering and executive leaders on risk, tradeoffs, and long-term technology direction., * Define enterprise security architecture strategy, principles, reference architectures, reusable patterns, and multi-year roadmaps across network, endpoint, identity, application, cloud, container, data, and detection and response domains

 * Lead security architecture engagement for complex, high-risk, and cross-functional programs; translate business objectives, threat intelligence, and risk appetite into scalable technical controls and design requirements
 * Establish architecture and security requirements for AI/ML systems, including secure MLOps, model and data lifecycle protection, identity and authorization, platform isolation, model provenance, monitoring, privacy, and responsible-use guardrails
 * Review generative and agentic AI designs-including retrieval-augmented generation, vector databases, third-party models, APIs, plugins, tools, and autonomous actions-and address controls to mitigate the risks of prompt injection, data leakage, excessive agency, insecure output handling, and AI supply-chain compromise
 * Perform threat modeling, architecture reviews, and security design assessments for critical systems and emerging technologies; document risk decisions and guide remediation or compensating controls
 * Identify systemic gaps in the security posture, develop prioritized recommendations and investment roadmaps, and communicate technical risk and tradeoffs clearly to executive leadership
 * Evaluate security technologies and vendors, guide proofs of concept, and ensure proposed solutions are interoperable, supportable, measurable, and aligned with strategic architecture