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Job Description
Cybersecurity Enterprise Architect
Locations: Fort Mill SC, Austin TX, New York City NY, San Diego CA, Tempe AZ
HYBRID 3 days onsite/2 days remote
Contract length: 12 months
Role Overview
Our Information Security team is seeking a Security Architect to engage on API project efforts in Cloud, On-prem, and Data security architectures. In this role, you will work with Development, Operations, Business, and Enterprise Architecture teams to ensure environments are secured and monitored. The ideal candidate will have a broad technical cloud security background with a focus on security design, detection, prevention, and response to security threats.
Key Responsibilities
Secure APIs by implementing access control mechanisms, OAuth, JWT, and configuring API gateway security.
Develop reusable security design patterns to address common cybersecurity challenges.
Craft clear and actionable security standards and policies aligned with industry best practices and regulatory requirements.
Lead the design and innovation of security architectures, integrating advanced technologies to protect against evolving threats.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to align security initiatives with business objectives.
Conduct threat analysis using intelligence and analytics to identify and mitigate potential security risks.
Implement and oversee a risk management framework to protect assets while supporting growth.
Secure machine learning models against adversarial attacks, ensure data privacy in AI training sets, and implement ethical AI principles.
Top Must-Haves:
Security Architecture + Application Security experience, with the ability to review application/API architectures and identify security gaps.
Deep API Security knowledge, especially authentication, authorization, access controls, API gateways, encryption, token validation, and business logic vulnerabilities.
Hands-on remediation experience: can explain the vulnerability, the risk, and exactly how developers should fix it.
Strong communication skills working directly with developers and Enterprise Architects to challenge designs and guide security improvements.
Project Details:
The team has a backlog of 2,000+ APIs that need security review, updates, and remediation.
The environment is heavily API-driven, with the majority appearing to be .NET-based.
APIs flow through an API Gateway and include Experience, Process, and System APIs.
The biggest security focus is on Process and System APIs, rather than the generally lower-risk Experience APIs.
This person will spend most of their time reviewing existing API/application architectures, identifying security gaps, and guiding teams through remediation.
They''ll work across multiple application teams and partner heavily with Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Developers.
Company Overview & Culture
This organization operates within the Financial Services industry. We are seeking a qualified professional to join a team focused on maintaining a secure and robust information technology environment.
Required Skills : Security Architecture + Application Security experience, with the ability to review application/API architectures and identify security gaps. Deep API Security knowledge, especially authentication, authorization, access controls, API gateways, encryption, token validation, and business logic vulnerabilities. Hands-on remediation experience: can explain the vulnerability, the risk, and exactly how developers should fix it. Strong communication skills working directly with developers and Enterprise Architects to challenge designs and guide security improvements.
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Additional Skills :
Long term opportunity with potential to convert to full time.
Background Check : Yes
Drug Screen : No
Notes :
Selling points for candidate :Long term opportunity with potential to convert to full time.
Project Verification Info :
Exclusive to Client :No
Face to face interview required :Yes
Candidate must be local :No
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship :Yes
Interview times set : :No
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Job details
Job ID JPC - 211682
Location Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States
Work Model On-site
Job Type Contract
Posted October 22, 2026
Skills Security Architecture + Application Security experience with the ability to review application/API architectures and identify security gapsDeep API Security knowledge especially authentication Authorization Access Controls API Gateways ENCRYPTION token validation and business logic vulnerabilitiesHands-on remediation experience: can explain the vulnerability the risk and exactly how developers should fix itStrong communication skills working directly with developers and Enterprise Architects to challenge designs and guide security improvements
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