Job#: 3026095\n \nJob Description:\n \nSecurity Architect\n \nInterested candidates should send an updated resume to [email protected]\n \nLocation: Hybrid role (2-3 days onsite/week) - candidates MUST be located in either McLean, VA; Dallas, TX; Memphis, TN\n \nDuration: Long-term contract (1 years) with potential extension\n \nPay: $66/hr - weekly pay on W2\n \nJob Summary: This role is a hands-on security architect who partners deeply with engineering and product teams to design secure-by-default architectures for large-scale, customer-facing systems (web, mobile, APIs, payments, identity, and AI features). Looking for candidates who have built software, understands how systems fail in the real world, and can translate threat scenarios into practical architecture patterns that development teams actually adopt.\n \nWhat deliverables you will take ownership of:\n\n Lead security aspects of product delivery by defining secure-by-default patterns and architecture guardrails that materially reduce vulnerabilities and risk in released customer-facing products.\n Contribute to the continuous development, review, and adoption of Hilton's security standards and best practices.\n Design and maintain advanced security reference architectures that are secure, scalable, resilient, and align with Hilton's overall architecture models\u2014spanning web/mobile/API, AWS cloud, and AI-enabled architectures (RAG, agentic, MCP).\n \nQualifications\n\n 7 years of professional work experience in Technology or related field.\n 3 years of software development or enterprise architecture experience\n 5 years of combined work experience in Product Security, Enterprise Architecture, Customer Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Cryptography, AI Security, and/or Payments Security.\n You understand Customer Identity and Authentication technologies, such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, API Security, and AWS IAM security. You have strong cryptography fundamentals, understand payment security patterns, and solutions for preventing customer fraud.\n You should have familiarity of various industry regulations such as PCI DSS, various data protection and privacy laws and regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, NIST 800-53, SOC2, ISO 27001, PSD2/SCA, etc.\n \nRequired Skills:\n\n Product / Application Security Architecture\n Designed secure architectures for customer-facing systems\n Embedded with product or engineering teams\n Review or design application/API architectures\n \n\n Customer Identity & API security\n OAuth, OIDC, SAML\n API security patterns\n Fraud & abuse prevention\n \n\n AWS Cloud Security Architecture Design\n IAM, networking, encryption, logging\n CI/CD & IaC guardrails\n \n\n Software Engineering\n Former development or architect experience\n \n\n AI security awareness\n RAG, agentic workflows, LLM integrations\n Guardrails, privacy, misuse prevention\n \n\n \nEEO Employer \n \nApex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.\n \nApex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details.\n \nApex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.\n \nEmployee Type:\n \nContract\n \nLocation:\n \nMclean, VA, US\n \nJob Type:\n \nDate Posted:\n \nMarch 16, 2026\n \nPay Range:\n \n$65 - $66 per hour\n \nSimilar Jobs\n\n Information Security Analyst Specialist\n Information Security Architect\n Information Security Analyst - AZ\n Information Security Engineer 3\n* Information Security Engineer IV\n\n