Principal Cybersecurity Architect

About Providence

Providence, one of the US’s largest not-for-profit healthcare systems, is committed to high quality, compassionate healthcare for all. Driven by the belief that health is a human right and the vision, ‘Health for a better world’, Providence and its 121,000 caregivers strive to provide everyone access to affordable quality care and services.

Providence has a network of 51 hospitals, 1,000+ care clinics, senior services, supportive housing, and other health and educational services in the US.

Providence India is bringing to fruition the transformational shift of the healthcare ecosystem to Health 2.0. The India center will have focused efforts around healthcare technology and innovation, and play a vital role in driving digital transformation of health systems for improved patient outcomes and experiences, caregiver efficiency, and running the business of Providence at scale.


Why Us?

  • Best In-class Benefits
  • Inclusive Leadership
  • Reimagining Healthcare
  • Competitive Pay
  • Supportive Reporting Relation

Security Architect – Application Security & DevSecOps

Location: Hyderabad, India  |  Experience: 12–15+ Years  |  Role Level: Principal Consultant / Security Architect

Role Summary

Seeking an experienced Security Architect to lead Application Security, Security Architecture, and DevSecOps initiatives across the enterprise. The role will drive secure-by-design practices, security governance, cloud and application security programs, and technology risk management while partnering with engineering and business leaders to strengthen security throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise Application Security and DevSecOps programs.
  • Define and implement security architecture standards and secure engineering practices.
  • Conduct architecture reviews, threat modeling, and application risk assessments.
  • Drive adoption of secure SDLC, CI/CD security, and shift-left security practices.
  • Integrate security testing tools such as SAST, DAST, SCA, and IAST into development pipelines.
  • Provide security guidance for cloud, API, container, and microservices architectures.
  • Establish governance, metrics, and remediation programs for application security risks.
  • Partner with engineering and leadership teams to develop security roadmaps and technology strategies.
  • Support compliance and regulatory requirements including HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, NIST, and ISO 27001.
  • Mentor engineers and architects on secure development and security best practices.

Required Qualifications

  • 12–15+ years of experience in Cybersecurity, Application Security, Security Architecture, or DevSecOps.
  • Strong expertise in Secure SDLC, AppSec, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, and DevSecOps.
  • Experience leading enterprise-scale security transformation and secure engineering initiatives.
  • Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD platforms, container security, API security, and cloud technologies.
  • Strong understanding of technology risk management and security governance.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, consulting, and communication skills.
  • Ability to influence strategic decisions across business and technology functions.

Preferred Certifications

CISSP, CSSLP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, and TOGAF preferred.

Key Competencies

Security Architecture & Design, Application Security Leadership, DevSecOps Transformation, Cloud Security, Risk Management & Governance, Strategic Thinking, Executive Communication, Stakeholder Management, and Consulting Mindset.

Providence’s vision to create ‘Health for a Better World’ aids us to provide a fair and equitable workplace for all in our employment, whether temporary, part-time or full time, and to promote individuality and diversity of thought and background, and acknowledge its role in the organization’s success. This makes us committed towards equal employment opportunities, regardless of race, religion or belief, color, ancestry, disability, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, ethnic origin, pregnancy, or related needs, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, or any other category protected by applicable law. In furtherance to our mission in building a more inclusive and equitable environment, we shall, from time to time, undertake programs to assist, uplift and empower underrepresented groups including but not limited to Women, PWD (Persons with Disabilities), LGTBQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual or Queer), Veterans and others. We strive to address all forms of discrimination or harassment and provide a safe and confidential process to report any misconduct.

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