Security Solution Architect / Embedded Security Architect

Edward Jones is seeking an Embedded Security Architect to partner directly with the Solution Architecture organization and business-aligned technology teams. This role operates as a trusted advisor—embedded within delivery teams—to influence architectural decisions early and ensure security is designed into modern SaaS, cloud-native, and hybrid solutions.

The Embedded Security Architect balances strong cybersecurity depth with pragmatic solution architecture thinking, enabling business outcomes while reducing risk.

What You’ll Do:

The Security Architect will be responsible for embedding long-term with solution architecture teams aligned to specific business portfolios, acting as the primary security architecture advisor throughout ideation, design, delivery, and evolution of solutions.

• Collaborate with solution architects, product owners, and engineering teams to ensure security requirements are understood and implemented early in the design process.

• Advocate for a security-by-design approach in cloud and digital transformation initiatives.

• Partner, review, and co-design architecture to ensure security controls are embedded into designs and patterns, as well as supporting scalability, reliability, and compliance.

• Contribute to security patterns, guidelines, and reusable artifacts to support secure-by-design practices across teams.

• Provide guidance on technology selection and operational processes for running systems in a cloud environment.

• Participate in proof-of-concept efforts for new SaaS and IaaS applications to advocate for and translate security requirements.

What Experience You’ll Need:

• Minimum 8 years of experience in cybersecurity, including time spent influencing or designing security within complex solution architectures.

• Experience advising on security architecture for on-premises as well as SaaS, PaaS, and cloud-native solutions, including API integrations and third-party platforms.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to challenge designs constructively and build alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Must be able to present effectively to multiple audiences including firm-wide business units, senior leaders, associates, and external vendors.

• Ability to translate security requirements into actionable guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Experience developing and applying cloud security policies and procedures.

• Familiarity with security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO 27001).

What Could Set You Apart:

• Hands-on experience and subject matter expertise with Microsoft Azure.

• Experience securing SaaS platforms and integrations, including identity federation, API security, data protection, and vendor trust models.

• Practical understanding of cloud-native and SaaS security tooling (CASB, CSPM, CIEM, identity platforms).

• Working knowledge across infrastructure and application domains, including networking, storage, operating systems, identity and access management (IAM), privileged access management (PAM), single sign-on (SSO), encryption standards, and vendor engagement.

• Technology background in the financial sector.

• Experience promoting secure-by-design principles in agile or DevOps environments.

• Understanding of various regulatory requirements and laws such as Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and New York Codes Rules and Regulations (NYCRR).

• Microsoft Architect certifications, ISC2 certifications, SANS certifications.

**Candidates that live within a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office four days per week.**