Enterprise Security Architect

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in a technical, engineering, or investigative discipline, or equivalent work and education supported by expert-level security certifications relevant to the role.
• Nine years of dedicated, advanced or expert-level IT security engineering experience, with a consistent record of leading security initiatives and developing use cases.
• At least four years of experience in security architect roles.
• At least two years of security project delivery experience, including contracting, architecture, design, and implementation.
• Experience developing and contributing to an enterprise cybersecurity strategy.
• Experience instructing, mentoring, or developing junior team members.
• Two or more expert-level security platform or capability certifications preferred; examples include CISSP, CRISC, TOGAF, CCSP, SABSA, Microsoft SC-100, and AWS Solutions Architecture or Security certifications.
• Expertise in security frameworks and regulations, such as HIPAA, ITIL, NIST, PCI, SDLC, and project management principles.
• Healthcare experience preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for working with business leaders and frontline staff.
• Experience aligning business objectives with IT and IT Security initiatives and delivering security architecture solutions that support an enterprise mission, vision, and strategy.
• Comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity in healthcare or critical infrastructure, including advanced threats and regulatory compliance.
• Expertise securing IT platforms using recognized security and risk management frameworks.
• Analytical and critical-thinking skills for problem-solving and issue resolution; curiosity, innovative thinking, and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Personal and ethical accountability and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• A valid drivers license is required if the role includes duties at an off-site location. If using a personal vehicle, the employee must maintain legally required automobile liability coverage and provide evidence upon request.

Responsibilities:

• Develop enterprise security architecture strategies that support organizational value, quality, growth, and risk management objectives.
• Provide subject-matter expertise, analyze security practices, solve complex problems, and contribute thought leadership and innovation.
• Develop proposals, respond to business requirements, and offer expert guidance.
• Bridge communication and collaboration among departments and external partners to support successful projects and a cohesive, secure working environment.
• Align security architecture and engineering with business objectives, IT strategies, and cybersecurity goals.
• Optimize IT and IT Security infrastructure, reduce costs, improve resource allocation, and eliminate redundancies.
• Identify, secure, and integrate technologies that support business growth and enable responses to emerging threats, technologies, and market changes.
• Help develop IT and security roadmaps with IT Security, Enterprise Architecture, engineering teams, and clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.
• Align the organizations cybersecurity posture with its business strategies and objectives.
• Explain emerging security technology trends, cyber threats, and threat actor techniques in terms suited to operational partners and business leaders.
• Stay current with IT and cybersecurity technologies, architectures, practices, and methodologies.
• Participate in the on-call rotation and perform other assigned duties.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Architect
• Support
• ITIL
• Security
• TOGAF
• Cloud

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We are hiring a full-time Enterprise Security Architect based in Skokie, Warrenville, or Arlington Heights, Illinois. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in a hybrid arrangement, with local travel to corporate and hospital locations as needed. The role partners with IT Security, Enterprise Architecture, technical and application engineering teams, and clinical and non-clinical stakeholders to design secure technologies and support our clinical and business objectives. The architect will also work with our CISO and Deputy CISO on complex security architecture and solutions, with attention to quality, risk, and cost management. The offered hourly pay range is $65.52–$101.56, determined in part by expertise and years of experience. We offer eligible employees incentive pay for select positions, performance-based annual increases, career development, medical, dental, pet, and vision options, tuition reimbursement, free parking, wellness and savings programs, health savings account options, retirement options with company match, paid time off, holiday pay, and community involvement opportunities. Endeavor Health is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. Our more than 25,000 team members and 6,000-plus physicians provide care through over 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals. We encourage career growth and professional development, provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, and are committed to a culture of connection, belonging, learning, and excellence. We are an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor.

last updated 43 week of 2026