Senior Security Archtiect

Location: Hybrid - Dallas, TX (2–3x/week onsite) , Mclean, VA, or Memphis, TN


Must haves
App Dev experience
Security Experience
Architecture Experience
Hands ON!!!

Job Description:
High-Level Summary

• Senior Security Solutions Architect supporting Hilton's customer-facing platforms (web, mobile, APIs, payments, property systems)
• Focus on embedding security into architecture design across the SDLC
• Heavy collaboration with engineering, product, architecture, and security teams
• Responsible for end-to-end secure designs, reference architectures, and governance reviews
• Highly strategic + hands-on architecture role (not pure security ops)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead secure solution design across APIs, cloud, identity, data flows, and integrations
• Translate business/product requirements → secure architecture patterns
• Develop security reference architectures + reusable patterns
• Conduct architecture reviews + risk identification + mitigation planning
• Create artifacts: diagrams, data flows, security controls, design documentation
• Partner cross-functionally to balance security, scalability, and delivery speed

Core Requirements

• 7+ years in tech (engineering, security, architecture)
• 5+ years hands-on engineering or app delivery experience
• 3+ years solution/enterprise architecture
• Strong experience in one or more:
  • Application/Product Security
  • API Security
  • IAM / Customer Identity
  • Cloud Security (AWS preferred)
  • Cryptography / Data protection
• Deep understanding of:
  • OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML
  • Secure SDLC + CI/CD security
  • Encryption, secrets management, logging/monitoring
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale, customer-facing platforms

Nice to Have

• Certifications (CISSP, CCSP, AWS, TOGAF, etc.)
• Experience in hospitality, ecommerce, payments, or travel
• Familiarity with frameworks (PCI, NIST, SOC2, ISO, GDPR)