at Cardinal Health in Augusta, Maine, United States Job Description US-Nationwide- FIELD Full time 20187025 What Information Security and Risk contributes to Cardinal Health Information Technology oversees the effective development, delivery, and operation of computing and information services. This function anticipates, plans, and delivers Information Technology solutions and strategies that enable operations and drive business value. Information Security and Risk develops, implements, and enforces security controls to protect the organization's technology assets from intentional or inadvertent modification, disclosure or destruction. This job family develops system back-up and disaster recovery plans. Information Technology also conducts incident response, threat management, vulnerability scanning, virus management and intrusion detection and completes risk assessments. Job Summary The Director, Security Architecture is responsible for establishing, leading, and developing the security architecture strategy, standards, and design practices to enable secure, scalable, and resilient technology solutions across the organization. Reporting to the Vice President, Information Security & Risk, this role serves as a technical leader responsible for aligning security architecture with business priorities, risk management objectives, and enterprise GTBS strategies. This role leads all aspects of security architecture, including architecture strategy and governance, technical security standards, solution design and advisory, architecture reviews, and tooling optimization. It plays a critical role in embedding security into the development lifecycle, guiding technology investments, and ensuring that security requirements are integrated into enterprise architectures and solutions from inception through deployment. Responsibilities Organizational Leadership & Architecture Strategy

+ Develop and lead the enterprise security architecture strategy aligned with cybersecurity, risk management, and business objectives

+ Establish governance frameworks and processes to guide secure design, technology selection, and solution deployment across the organization

+ Collaborate with cybersecurity leadership, enterprise architecture, and technology teams to define target-state architecture and long-term roadmap

+ Serve as an advisor to leadership on security architecture priorities, risks, and investment decisions Security Architecture Standards & Governance

+ Develop, maintain, and enforce enterprise security architecture standards, including design principles, control requirements, and implementation guidelines

+ Ensure standards are aligned with regulatory requirements, industry frameworks, and organizational risk tolerance

+ Establish governance processes for adoption and enforcement of architecture standards across global cybersecurity and technology teams

+ Continuously update and refine standards to address emerging threats, technologies, and business needs Security Architecture Review & Validation

+ Oversee architecture review processes to evaluate solutions and system designs against security standards, risk requirements, and enterprise architecture

+ Ensure security risks are identified, documented, and addressed prior to implementation

+ Provide approval and validation of security architecture decisions, including exception handling and risk acceptance processes

+ Drive consistency and quality in architecture review practices across teams Cybersecurity Advisory for Development & Design

+ Provide proactive security guidance and risk-informed recommendations during solution design and development

+ Partner with application, engineering, and commercial technology teams to embed security requirements early in the development lifecycle

+ Support security-by-design reviews, pre-implementation assessments, and architecture decision-making for new initiatives and technologies

+ Act as a technical liaison to translate security requirements and risks for both technical and non-technical stakeholders Security Tooling & Architecture Optimization

+ Assess, rationalize, and optimize the cybersecurity tooling landscape to reduce complexity, eliminate redundancies, and improve capability coverage

+ Ensure tooling aligns with enterprise security architecture and supports effective risk management and operational capabilities

+ Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to integrate tools into the broader cybersecurity ecosystem

+ Drive continuous improvement of tooling strategy to support scalability, efficiency, and innovation Security Architecture Design & Engineering Enablement

+ Define and support reference architectures, design patterns, and reusable security solutions to enable secure system development

+ Oversee and guide the implementation of security controls within applications, infrastructure, and platforms

+ Support teams in designing secure solutions that balance security, performance, scalability, and usability

+ Promote adoption of secure-by-design principles across development and engineering teams Capability Mapping & Roadmap Development

+ Assess current and target security capabilities, mapping them to business priorities and risk requirements

+ Develop and maintain a phased roadmap to guide strategic security architecture investments and capability maturity

+ Align architecture initiatives with enterprise transformation efforts and emerging technology trends

+ Provide visibility into capability gaps and investment priorities to support strategic planning Stakeholder Engagement & Integration

+ Collaborate with enterprise architecture, IT, engineering, risk, and compliance teams to ensure alignment of security architecture with enterprise initiatives

+ Partner with BISOs and business stakeholders to integrate security into business and technology strategies

+ Provide guidance and support for cybersecurity requirements in projects, ensuring alignment with architecture standards

+ Drive consistent communication and alignment across global cybersecurity and technology teams Talent Leadership & Capability Development

+ Build and lead a high-performing security architecture team with expertise across domains such as cloud, application, infrastructure, and data security

+ Develop team capabilities through coaching, training, and structured career development initiatives

+ Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement

+ Ensure alignment of team capabilities with evolving cybersecurity and business needs M&A Cybersecurity Strategy & Integration

+ Maintain a standardized cybersecurity and infrastructure playbook to support activities across the M&A lifecycle, including due diligence, integration planning, and execution

+ Oversee objectives, scope, roles, and processes to ensure risk-aligned CISO program engagement during acquisitions and divestitures

+ Lead integration planning efforts to align cybersecurity and infrastructure priorities with deal objectives, ensuring seamless integration of people, processes, and technologies

+ Serve as the central coordination point between acquired entities and enterprise CISO program teams to ensure alignment, communication, and execution

+ Provide guidance and oversight to ensure security and infrastructure risks are identified, assessed, and mitigated throughout the M&A lifecycle Qualifications + 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, or information security, with a focus on enterprise architecture and solution design preferred

+ Deep expertise in security architecture frameworks, secure design principles, and enterprise technology environments

+ Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST

CSF , ISO 27001

) and regulatory requirements + Experience leading architect To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account