Cloud Security Architect

Cloud Security Architect

Job

Category Technical/Engineering

Job Location

US-Remote

The Axway Cloud Security team is seeking a new Cloud Security Architect who will be critical to delivering secure cloud services to customers in government, banking, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, and other security-conscious industries.

As a Cloud Security Architect, you will serve as a trusted advisor and thought leader, responsible for embedding security into the foundation of our cloud strategy and engineering practices.

Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architectures across Customer Cloud Environments

• Serve as the principal subject matter expert (SME) for security architecture, frameworks, and best practices.
• Define and communicate security reference architectures, design patterns, and standards that align with organizational and regulatory requirements
• Partner with development, product, and operations teams to embed security throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC) and infrastructure as code (IaC) pipelines
• Conduct architectural risk assessments and threat modeling for new and existing cloud solutions
• Develop and drive automation strategies for continuous compliance, configuration management, and security control validation
• Evaluate and integrate cloud-native and third-party security technologies (e.g., SIEM, CSPM, CWPP, XDR, etc.) to strengthen Axway's security posture
• Collaborate with governance and compliance teams to ensure alignment with frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST, GDPR, and CIS Benchmarks
• Provide strategic guidance for vulnerability management processes, ensuring architectural consistency and rapid mitigation of risks
• Engage in incident response activities as a cloud security SME, assisting with investigation, containment, and remediation efforts, and documenting findings and lessons learned
• Mentor other team members, and contribute to developing a security-first culture across all relevant teams
• Represent the Cloud Security organization in design reviews, risk committees, and customer-facing engagements as needed
• Contribute to Axway's Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) and help define secure reference patterns across Axway's SaaS, single-tenant, and hybrid cloud offerings
• Committed to developing and honing skills via certifications, instructional courses, security news feeds, and/or research

• 8+ years of progressive information security experience, with at least 4 years focused on cloud security architecture and engineering
• Deep expertise in AWS and Azure security services, controls, and architecture principles
• Proven ability to translate complex business and technical requirements into secure cloud architectures and actionable designs
• Experience developing security architectures for distributed systems, containerized environments (Kubernetes), and hybrid or multi-cloud ecosystems
• Demonstrated experience with Dev Sec Ops  practices, CI/CD security integration, and automation using APIs, IaC, and scripting
• Strong understanding of network security, identity and access management (IAM), secrets management, data protection, and logging/monitoring architectures
• Experience assessing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise solutions such as CIEM, CSPM, vulnerability management, and identity governance tools
• Working knowledge of compliance and risk frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, SOC 2, GDPR, CIS, CSA) and their application in cloud environments
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and executive stakeholders and influence architectural direction
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance innovation, security, and business needs

Nice to Have

• Security certifications such as:
• (ISC)2: CISSP, CCSP
• SANS: GCLD, GCSA, GCIA, GCPN, GPYC, GCIH, GPCS
• AWS:
  Solutions Architect Professional, Security Specialty
• Azure:
  Security Engineer Associate, Solutions Architect Expert
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field - or equivalent industry experience
• Prior experience contributing to or leading cloud security strategy, governance programs, or…