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Principal Security Architect (Dallas (Remote), Texas, US)

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) • Principal Security Architect (Dallas (Remote), Texas, US) • 3w ago

About WFS

Join our Worldwide Flight Services family and contribute to the timely delivery of cargo shipment, luggage, business to customer delivery, and on-time flights while operating safely and securely. We perform at the highest level for our customers every day, and strive to be an exceptional leader in our industry with our teams of cargo, passenger, ramp handling, and technical service experts in 164 airport locations, 18 countries, and on 5 continents. Are you ready to take off on your next career with us?

Job Summary

The Principal Cybersecurity Architect role is a leadership position preferably with transportation and aviation industry experience who can blend deep technical expertise in security architecture with strategic leadership in policy development and enterprise-wide influence. The successful candidate will be experienced with modern security capabilities and technologies, AI adoption strategies, an ability to lead projects, implement compliance requirements with best practices through designs and patterns, define and drive multi-year security roadmaps aligned to business objectives, and will be a hands-on strategic leader for the organization. Tracking and adjusting to evolving threats and techniques will also be critical in this role. The main work includes developing and enforcing security architecture policies, providing oversight across diverse projects, and ensuring security controls are integrated into technology solutions that align with compliance and risk tolerance. The ideal candidate acts as a bridge between technical cybersecurity teams and IT business focused leadership, influencing IT strategy through a security lens while mentoring others, strengthening the organization’s overall security posture.

Responsibilities

Serve as principal security advisor, reviewing and influencing solution designs and implementation plans to meet enterprise policies, compliance, and risk tolerance.
Design, maintain, and evolve reusable security architectural patterns that enable secure-by-design practices across cloud and on-prem environments.
Collaborate with internal teams to define, refine, and standardize cybersecurity technologies, policies, standards, and control frameworks, ensuring alignment to NIST CSF and ISO 27001.
Act as a key contributor between cybersecurity teams, IT, and business stakeholders, translating strategic security principles into actionable architectural guidance.
Develop, maintain, and validate secure implementation of identity, access, monitoring, detection, and response systems, software, and capabilities.
Support planning and strategy for system hardening, service and api security, devops/CI/CD/code security, and secure configuration of cloud resources and architectures.
Participate in architecture and design reviews of critical projects to ensure early and continuous integration of security requirements.
Lead assessments of enterprise-wide architecture in partnership with Risk Management, identifying opportunities for improving resilience, reducing attack surface, and strengthening the overall security posture.
Monitor and review emerging cybersecurity threats, attack techniques, and regulatory developments to continuously improve policies, patterns, and architectural standards.
Guide and mentor others, fostering technical growth and reinforcing architectural consistency across the enterprise security domain.
Ensuring security architectural designs align with global data protection regulations and compliance requirements.
Provide senior level thought leadership and mentoring of less experienced team members in engineering, architecture, and threat detection functions.

Minimum Requirements

College degree or equivalent exp.
Cybersecurity certifications i.e.: CISSP, CISM, Microsoft, Cisco, etc.
10+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity, with at least 5 years full-time dedicated to security architecture and design in enterprise environments
Proven experience providing cybersecurity policy consulting, leading security architecture reviews, and developing reusable security pattern libraries to guide secure system design
Aligning security programs and architectures with industry standards and frameworks (e.g., NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO/IEC 27001) and meeting compliance requirements (e.g., Payment Card Industry)
Experience working with enterprise technology deployments and production operations
Demonstrated success designing and securing hybrid IT environments (combining on-premises infrastructure and cloud services) to ensure a consistent, robust security posture across multi-cloud (Azure/AWS) and on-prem systems

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

Minimal international travel for team alignment and incident retrospectives (~10%).
Some domestic travel for project rollouts and NA IT group meetings (~10%).
Remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer.
Walk short distances. Reach above and/or below shoulder.
Handle/grasp documents or office equipment.
Sit and/or stand for short or extended periods of time.
Lift/carry/move objects, files and documents up to 10 pounds. Work in an office environment using standard office equipment.
Talk, listen, and speak clearly on telephone.
Maintain regular and punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.

Perks & Benefits

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Are you a top performer who thrives on recognition? On the spot awards offered through the Awardco Platform including gift cards and more!
Need quality medical care? Multiple options for both full and part-time employees!
Want WFS Employee Extras? Travel Discounts, Pet insurance, Discount Shopping & More!
Looking to stay healthy and improve your life? Wellness Programs offered to all employees!
Want to invest in your future? 401k program offered!
Looking to grow and have a career with us? Opportunity for Internal Mobility and transfers available!