Senior Security Solutions Architect

SeniorSecurity Solutions Architect

hybrid in Dallas TX Mclean VA or Memphis TN

rate only on w2

Must haves
App Dev experience
Security Experience

Architecture Experience - Hands ON!!!

Job Description:
High-Level Summary

• SeniorSecurity Solutions Architectsupporting Hiltonscustomer-facing platforms(web mobile APIs payments property systems)
• Focus onembedding security into architecture designacross the SDLC
• Heavy collaboration withengineering product architecture and security teams
• Responsible forend-to-end secure designs reference architectures and governance reviews
• Highly strategic hands-on architecture role (not pure security ops)

Key Responsibilities

• Leadsecure solution designacross APIs cloud identity data flows and integrations
• Translatebusiness/product requirements secure architecture patterns
• Developsecurity reference architectures reusable patterns
• Conductarchitecture reviews risk identification mitigation planning
• Create artifacts: diagrams data flows security controls design documentation
• Partner cross-functionally to balancesecurity scalability and delivery speed

Core Requirements

• 7 years in tech (engineering security architecture)
• 5 yearshands-on engineering or app delivery experience
• 3 yearssolution/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 supportingenterprise-scale customer-facing platforms

Nice to Have

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

Screening Questions (Recruiter Call - Conversational)

Background & Fit

• Walk me through your experience insecurity architecture vs. hands-on engineering
• What types ofapplications or platformshave you supported (web mobile APIs payments etc.)
• Have you worked incustomer-facing enterprise-scale environments What did that look like

Architecture Experience

• Can you describe a recent example where youdesigned a secure end-to-end solution
• What components did you focus on (APIs identity cloud integrations etc.)
• How do you typicallybalance security with performance and user experience

Security Expertise

• Whats your experience withAPI security and authentication protocolslike OAuth2 or OpenID Connect
• How have you handledencryption key management or secrets managementin past roles
• How do you approachthreat modeling or identifying risks early in design

Cloud & Engineering Alignment

• What cloud environments have you worked in (AWS Azure etc.)
• How do you ensure yoursecurity architecture is adopted by engineering teams
• Have you worked withinCI/CD pipelines or DevSecOps models

Collaboration & Influence

• Tell me about a time you had topush back on a design for security reasons
• How do you communicate complex security concepts tonon-security stakeholders
• What role do you typically play inarchitecture reviews or governance forums

Operational & Program Alignment

• How do you ensureconsistency across multiple teams and projects
• Have you built or contributed toreference architectures or reusable patterns
• What metrics or indicators do you use to measuresecure delivery success

Logistics & Close

• Are you open to ahybrid schedule (2-3x/week onsite)in Dallas McLean or Memphis
• Whats your current situation andavailability/timeline
• Confirmtarget rate vs. max bill ($130/hr)

Red Flags to Watch

• Pure security ops (SOC IR) with limited architecture experience
• No hands-on engineering background
• Lack of experience withcustomer-facing or high-scale systems
• Cant articulatedesign decisions or trade-offs

Top Green Flags

• Strong mix ofengineering architecture security
• Experience owningend-to-end solution design
• Comfortable influencingsenior stakeholders engineering teams
• Builtrepeatable security patterns/frameworks

Required Skills:

App Dev experienceSecurity Experience