Principal Integrated Cybersecurity Architect

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Principal Integrated Cybersecurity Architect in Alpharetta, GA.

Overview:We are seeking an experienced cybersecurity architecture leader to serve as the Principal, Integrated Cybersecurity Architect-a high-impact, advisory role embedded within our most strategic and complex product and engineering teams. Your mission is to help shape, guide, and implement secure architecture practices that span on-premises systems and multi-cloud platforms, including AWS, Azure, and GCP.

This role is not about writing static policies - it's about translating enterprise security principles into action by working closely with delivery teams and mentoring fellow architects. As a key influencer, you will champion secure design, lead architectural engagements, and guide engineering efforts to build and maintain resilient, compliant, and high-performing systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the lead cybersecurity advisor for the design and implementation of secure architectures across our most revenue-critical and technically complex products
• Act as a strategic partner to engineering, product, and architecture teams to support adoption of cybersecurity design patterns and implementation of controls
• Lead threat modeling workshops, architecture reviews, and control design discussions for enterprise tools and customer-facing platforms
• Provide actionable guidance that aligns with corporate security principles while enabling teams to meet delivery goals and business outcomes
• Serve as a mentor to other cybersecurity architects and engineering leaders, fostering a culture of secure development and technical excellence
• Participate in major incident response efforts and support root cause analysis and long-term mitigation planning
• Stay embedded within engineering delivery cycles to provide real-time consultation on architectural decisions, risk assessments, and secure coding practices* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field-or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, software architecture, or infrastructure engineering, including at least 7 years focused on cybersecurity architecture or consulting
• Strong experience with AWS infrastructure, including identity and access management, workload security, and native security tooling
• Expertise in secure architectural design across hybrid environments, including cloud-native, on-premises, and legacy systems
• Skilled in explaining complex technical security topics to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated leadership in influencing secure engineering practices across cross-functional teams
• Familiarity with Agile product development and experience working alongside iterative development teams
• Proven ability to assess risk, prioritize threats, and design pragmatic, scalable mitigation strategies
• Deep understanding of key architectural concepts including zero trust, container security, software-defined networking, DevSecOps, and microservice architecture
• Familiarity with security frameworks and regulations such as NIST, ISO 27001, FFIEC, GLBA, and GDPR

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in a technical or security discipline
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, OSCP, AWS Certified Security Specialist, or Azure Security Engineer
• Experience designing security controls across the full application and hosting stack
• Hands-on experience with identity and access management, cryptographic solutions, secrets management, and cloud authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC)
• Proficiency in firewall and WAF design, DMZ and network segmentation strategies, and edge security configurations
• Practical experience with the AWS Well-Architected Framework or similar methodologies