Enterprise Security Architect

ModMed is hiring a driven Enterprise Security Architect to join our positive, passionate, and high-performing Information Security team focused on designing and implementing the enterprise security architecture for ModMed, with a particular focus on cloud security within AWS. This is a unique opportunity to lay the foundation for our security architecture strategy. This role will be tasked with building and leading a security architecture team from the ground up. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud security architecture, a deep understanding of data security, and the ability to translate business requirements into secure technical solutions while shaping the future of security at ModMed.

Your Role:

Security Architecture & Design:

• Develop and maintain the enterprise security architecture framework, driving maturity and standardization across all platforms
• Design secure, scalable architectures for cloud-based and on-premise environments, with hands-on technical leadership
• Create and implement security design patterns and reference architectures that enable consistent, secure-by-design principles
• Serve as a catalyst for change by identifying architectural gaps and driving forward strategic improvements in security posture

Cloud Security:

• Lead hands-on design and implementation of secure cloud architectures, including VPCs, IAM, encryption, and network segmentation
• Serve as a technical steering partner to engineering and DevOps teams, diving deep into technical details when needed
• Assess and evolve cloud environments through reviews and architecture-level threat modeling
• Collaborate across teams to elevate cloud security maturity to an enterprise standard

Data Security & Artificial Intelligence (AI):

• Lead enterprise data protection strategy, helping drive DLP and IAM initiatives as a player coach and hands-on contributor
• Champion encryption, tokenization, and access controls for protecting PII and PHI in transit and at rest
• Design secure architectures for AI/ML systems and sensitive data pipelines, working closely with engineering teams

Security Technology & Innovation:

• Stay current with emerging security technologies and translate trends into actionable enterprise security strategies
• Evaluate and pilot new security tools through proof-of-concepts, with a strong focus on hands-on experimentation
• Wear multiple hats and lean in to help solve technical challenges as they arise across product, platform, and infrastructure teams
• Guide the strategic adoption and advanced security solutions that align with business needs and risk tolerance

Collaboration & Communication:

• Build strong relationships across engineering, cloud, and IT teams to embed security early and often in the design lifecycle
• Act as a visible and approachable technical leader within Security, helping drive forward maturity and impact through collaboration

Skills & Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cybersecurity, Information Technology or equivalent education and experience
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in information security or related fields
• At least 3 years of experience in a role focused on security architecture and design
• Proven experience with cloud security architecture
• Proven experience in healthcare preferred
• Proven experience in data security preferred
• Expertise in cloud security, particularly AWS security services and best-practices
• Proficiency in security architecture methodologies and tools
• Strong understanding of security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST CSF, HITRUST) preferred
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect preferred
• AWS Certified Security preferred
• CISSP Certification preferred
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

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