Technology Risk Advisor

The ideal candidate has a strong hands-on background in network, infrastructure, platform, or security engineering and has expanded into architecture reviews, technical risk, consulting, or security leadership. This individual must be comfortable working deeply with engineers while also translating technical findings into clear business implications for executives.

• Review system architecture, infrastructure, dependencies, and data flows.
• Assess network segmentation, security controls, APIs, CI/CD, resilience, availability, and distributed systems.
• Partner with engineering teams early in the project lifecycle to identify technical and operational risks.
• Evaluate integrations, system boundaries, third-party dependencies, and engineering delivery practices.
• Use data, modern tooling, and AI-assisted analysis to identify weaknesses and emerging risks.
• Develop practical, evidence-based recommendations to strengthen systems and technical execution.
• Translate complex technical findings into clear recommendations for technical and executive stakeholders.
• Support the continued development of modern technology risk assessment practices.

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field.
• Strong hands-on experience in network, infrastructure, platform, security, or related engineering environments.
• Solid understanding of segmentation, firewalls, APIs, CI/CD, resilience, availability, and distributed architectures.
• Experience evaluating technical architecture, engineering practices, or technology risk.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both engineers and executive leadership.

• Platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, network/security engineering, or similar technical experience.
• Experience transitioning into architecture assessment, technical risk, advisory, or security leadership.
• Technical consulting experience within a large professional services organization is valued.
• Exposure to AI and emerging technologies.

Thomas Edwards Group is an Executive Search Firm specializing in the direct hire and interim placement of Accounting, Finance, HR and IT professionals. We’ve been in business since 1997 and the Dallas Business Journal has ranked us a Top Search Firm in Dallas and one of the “Best Places to Work” multiple times. Thomas Edwards Group also made the Inc. 5000 list in 2016 and our award-winning team of Search Consultants, which rank among the best and most experienced in the area, includes MBAs, CPAs, former Big 4 Professionals, Controllers, IT Search Professionals, Finance/Banking, and Business Professionals.