Lead Security Architect

Overview

InstaDeep seeks a Lead Security Architect to define and evolve a reference security architecture across IT, cloud, data, product, and AI/ML domains. You will lead security architecture strategy, shaping Zero Trust, IAM, and trust boundaries to scale securely in an AI-first, cloud-first, regulated environment. You’ll work with IT, Product, Legal, and Governance stakeholders to translate principles into practical, scalable patterns. This role offers impact across enterprise security, data protection, and AI/ML workflows, helping the company grow with resilience and trust.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the company’s reference security architecture across enterprise IT, cloud, data, and product environments
• Define architecture principles and patterns for Zero Trust, identity, authorization, trust boundaries, segmentation, and secure integration
• Set strategic direction for enterprise, cloud, and data security architecture
• Define target-state architecture for IAM, reverse proxy, secure access, and cloud-native controls
• Lead secure integration standards between IT and product environments
• Partner with IT Security Engineering on IAM, endpoint, VPN, reverse proxy, and access-tool integration
• Define security architecture for AI/ML workflows, data platforms, and ML pipelines; establish AI/ML trust-boundary models
• Shape data governance, ML pipeline trust boundaries, and model/data protection patterns
• Lead architecture review governance, threat modeling, and secure design reviews
• Translate architecture language for governance and business stakeholders; coach architects and engineers

Key requirements

• 5+ years in enterprise and cloud security architecture
• 5+ years in identity, access, and network trust design
• 3+ years facilitating threat modeling and secure design reviews
• Experience defining architecture standards and translating principles into practical patterns
• Experience across enterprise IT, cloud, infrastructure, and product environments
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders across technical and non-technical functions

• Executive/stakeholder communication
• Coaching and influencing senior engineers
• Systems thinking
• Enterprise and cloud-scale security architecture
• Zero Trust and IAM design
• Secure integration and trust-boundary design

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