[Hiring] Information Security Architect @Meijer

Role Description

The Information Security Architect partners with business and technology teams to design, implement, and continuously improve secure enterprise solutions aligned to organizational strategy. This role is responsible for defining and promoting security architecture standards, enabling secure design patterns, and ensuring consistent application of security controls across the enterprise. This role serves as a key technical leader—driving secure solution design, influencing cross-functional teams, and advancing the organization’s security posture through scalable and standardized architectural practices.

What You Will be Doing:

• Define, develop, and maintain security reference architectures, patterns, and standards to enable consistent and secure solution delivery across the enterprise.
• Provide secure design guidance and consultation to product teams, DevOps, Infrastructure & Operations, and application development teams.
• Ensure solutions align with security architecture standards, secure coding practices, and enterprise controls.
• Conduct architecture and design reviews, including threat modeling for complex or high-risk implementations.
• Contribute to and help execute the enterprise security architecture strategy and roadmap, aligning to business and IT objectives.
• Develop and operationalize architecture policies, standards, procedures, and templates.
• Partner with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) to ensure controls are integrated into architectural designs.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to improve security capabilities and support business outcomes.
• Collaborate across teams to drive adoption of secure design patterns and security best practices.
• Influence architecture decisions by translating business requirements into secure technical solutions.
• Communicate security architecture concepts effectively to technical teams, business partners, and leadership stakeholders.
• Support vendor evaluations to ensure alignment with security architecture standards and strategy.
• Analyze effectiveness of architectural decisions and drive continuous improvement of security practices.
• Contribute to architecture documentation, including roadmaps, standards, and design artifacts.
• Promote a culture of ownership and accountability for secure design and architecture standards.
• Support integration of security architecture into Agile and DevOps delivery models.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Systems or related discipline.
• 7–8+ years of experience in information security and/or architecture, including experience across multiple IT domains (e.g., applications, infrastructure, cloud, networking).
• Strong knowledge of enterprise security architecture principles, frameworks, and patterns (e.g., TOGAF, SABSA, or similar).
• Experience designing and supporting solutions across multiple technology domains and diverse enterprise environments.
• Proven ability to design secure, scalable, and resilient solutions and integrate security controls into architecture.
• Strong understanding of security controls, risk management, and compliance integration.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical architecture solutions and align decisions to business outcomes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical skills, with the ability to evaluate multiple solution options.
• Ability to analyze emerging technologies, trends, and disruptions and assess their impact on business and security strategy.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority, collaborate across cross-functional teams, and navigate organizational dynamics.
• Strong business acumen, planning, and organizational skills with the ability to balance strategic objectives and delivery execution.

Requirements

• We are committed to offering competitive pay that reflects market standards and ensures consistency within our organization.
• The pay range for this position is listed below: $120,750.00 - $191,000.00.
• This pay range represents the minimum and maximum base pay for the position, which is determined by factors such as market data, the qualifications required, the level of responsibilities associated with the role and other roles at this same level.
• Your specific pay rate within this range will be based on your experience, qualifications, and skills compared to the internal team you’ll be joining.

Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• Team member discount.
• 401(k) with company contributions.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid education assistance.
• Development programs for advancement and career growth.
• Medical/dental/vision.
• And more!