Senior Information Security Architect

Senior Information Security Architect Location: Atlanta, GA (On site 5 days) Type of Hire : Full-Time/W2 Position Overview Hexaware Technologies is seeking an experienced Senior Information Security Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise security architectures across cloud-native environments, modern application ecosystems, and CI/CD pipelines.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in security architecture, threat modeling, Dev. Sec. Ops, cloud security, and data protection practices, with a strong focus on AWS environments. This role will be responsible for architecting secure solutions, conducting comprehensive threat modeling exercises, defining security controls within Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring compliance with enterprise security policies, industry frameworks, and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement enterprise-wide security architectures for cloud, application, and infrastructure platforms. Lead security architecture reviews and threat modeling assessments for complex business applications and cloud environments. Define and enforce security controls within CI/CD pipelines, including Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) frameworks such as Terraform Sentinel.

Develop security standards aligned with industry best practices and frameworks including NIST, OWASP, STRIDE, CIS Benchmarks, ISO 27001, SOX, and FedRAMP. Architect and implement secure identity and access management (IAM) solutions, authentication and authorization controls, encryption standards, and key management processes.

Provide guidance on data security strategies including data encryption, masking, tokenization, discovery, and access governance. Partner with engineering and cloud teams to integrate security into application development lifecycles and DevOps processes. Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI and Agentic AI solutions, from a security architecture and risk management perspective.

Conduct risk assessments and recommend security mitigations to address identified vulnerabilities and threats. Ensure cloud environments maintain compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements. Required Qualifications AWS Cloud Security & Architecture Deep expertise and proven experience designing, securing, and architecting solutions within AWS environments.

Strong hands-on experience across AWS services including: Compute Services IAM RDS Resource Policies Networking Messaging Services Data Storage Services CI/CD Services AI/ML Services ETL Platforms Serverless Architectures ECS/EKS Strong understanding of AWS Well-Architected Framework and AWS Security Pillars. Experience implementing cloud-native security controls and governance frameworks.

Security Architecture & Dev. Sec. Ops Extensive experience in: Application Security Security Architecture Threat Modeling (STRIDE) API Security Dev. Sec. Ops CI/CD Pipeline Security Infrastructure Security Authentication & Authorization (AuthN/AuthZ) Encryption & Key Management Data Discovery & Protection Access Control Frameworks Container Security SIEM, CSPM, and CWPP technologies Security Frameworks & Compliance Strong working knowledge of: NIST Cybersecurity Framework OWASP CIS Benchmarks FedRAMP ISO 27001 SOX Enterprise Risk and Compliance Standards Infrastructure-as-Code & Security Controls Experience implementing security guardrails within Terraform and Terraform Sentinel.

Ability to define and enforce policy-as-code controls across cloud infrastructure deployments. Experience integrating security controls into automated build, test, and deployment pipelines. AI Security (Preferred) Experience securing AI/ML platforms and workloads. Exposure to Generative AI and Agentic AI security architecture, governance, and risk management practices.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related discipline. Industry certifications such as: CISSP CCSP AWS Certified Security Specialty AWS Solutions Architect Professional TOGAF SABSA