Cyber Security Architect

Role: Solution Architect

Required Skills: Artificial Intelligence | Application Security | Cyber Security | IAM

Qualification: Bachelor of Computer Information Systems

Experience: 15 - 20 Years

Function: TECHNOLOGY

Apply By: 2027-01-08

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 10+ years of IT experience with strong expertise in Cyber Security, Application Security and enterprise security architecture.
• Proven experience designing secure architectures for web applications, APIs, microservices, Kubernetes, containers and cloud-native platforms.
• Deep knowledge of OWASP Top 10, OWASP ASVS, CWE, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, secure coding practices and Zero Trust principles.
• Strong threat-modeling experience using STRIDE or equivalent methods, with the ability to translate threats into preventive and detective controls.
• Strong knowledge of IAM, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, MFA, RBAC/ABAC, PKI, encryption, secrets management and key management.
• Strong understanding of LLM and GenAI architectures, including foundation models, prompting, embeddings, vector databases, RAG, AI agents, tool/function calling and multi-agent systems.
• Experience embedding SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets scanning, container scanning and Infrastructure-as-Code scanning into CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong security architecture experience in at least one major cloud platform: Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure or AWS.
• Hands-on familiarity with tools such as Snyk, Checkmarx, Veracode, Burp Suite, SonarQube, GitHub Advanced Security, Wiz, Prisma Cloud or Microsoft Defender.
• Ability to conduct architecture reviews, identify risk, define compensating controls and guide engineering teams through remediation.
• Experience establishing enterprise security standards, reference architectures, reusable patterns, guardrails and architecture decision records.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Define application-security principles, standards, reference architectures and reusable secure-design patterns.
• Lead security architecture assessments, threat modeling, attack-surface analysis and risk-based design reviews.
• Define security requirements for APIs, microservices, Kubernetes, containers, databases, messaging platforms and cloud-native applications.
• Establish authentication and authorization patterns using OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, RBAC, ABAC, workload identity and least privilege.
• Embed security controls and quality gates across CI/CD and DevSecOps workflows.
• Define controls for encryption, key and certificate management, secrets management, data protection and privileged access.
• Review vulnerabilities and architecture findings; recommend remediation, risk acceptance criteria or compensating controls.
• Partner with Security Operations, Engineering, Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, Risk, Privacy and Compliance teams.
• Mentor engineering teams and promote secure-by-design adoption through architecture guidance and technical enablement.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Aut& Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
• Legal & Fi nancial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

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Salary Range-$180,000-$200,000 a year