San Francisco, CA
St. Louis, MO
Posted: 21-Mar-26
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Internal Number: 2026-09657
JOB SUMMARY
The Cybersecurity Architect plays an integral role in defining and assessing Saint Louis Universitys (SLU) security strategy, architecture, and practices. This position is required to effectively translate academic goals, business objectives and risk management strategies into specific security processes enabled by security technologies and services. This position also provides architectural, policy and procedural guidance in the design of cybersecurity, network, system, and application security architectures for information technology projects and initiatives within the University. Additionally, the Cybersecurity Architect ensures that SLUs overall security infrastructure provides secure and high-performance IT services.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
25% Develops and maintains a security architecture process that enables the enterprise to develop and implement security solutions and capabilities that are clearly aligned with academic, business, technology, and threat drivers
25% Develops security strategy plans and tactical roadmaps based on sound enterprise architecture practices. Drafts security procedures and standards to be reviewed and approved by executive management and/or formally authorized by the chief information security officer (CISO)
25% Determines baseline security configuration standards for operating systems (e.g., operating system hardening), network segmentation, cloud security architecture, and identity and access management (IAM)
20% As part of the due diligence of security technologies, the security architect will be expected to evaluate the costs of recommended technologies. Specifically, the security architect will need to quantify purchasing and licensing options, estimate labor costs for a given service or technology, and estimate the total cost of operation or the ROI, or payback period for services or technologies that are replacing existing capabilities
5% Liaisons with the internal audit (IA) team to review and evaluate the design and operational effectiveness of security-related controls, policies, and procedures
Performs other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Demonstrated ability to design and implement systems architectureÂ
Direct experience overseeing security infrastructure such as firewalls, IPSs, WAFs, endpoint protection, SIEM and log management technology
Full-stack knowledge of IT infrastructure
The architect is expected to have compliance oversight experience with PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, FERPA, NIST, and CSF.
Skilled at interpreting business, technology, and threat drivers, and developing practical security roadmaps to deal with these drivers
Experience interfacing with, and gain the respect of, stakeholders at all levels and roles in SLU
Is a confident, energetic self-starter, with strong interpersonal skills
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field
Five years of cybersecurity experience
Demonstrated work experience in network and cloud data management
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Master's Degree
Full-Time Benefits
Saint Louis University offers a robust benefits package, such as tuition remission benefits for full-time employees and their dependents, comprehensive health coverage, generous retirement plans, and paid time off. Additionally, employees enjoy an inclusive community, wellness programs, and various discounts, all reflecting the universitys commitment to their well-being and success.