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INSPYR Solutions

Information Security Architect

Remote

Mclean, United states

$ 63 /hour

Senior

Freelance

13-03-2026

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Skills

Communication Encryption Cloud Security CI/CD Monitoring Architecture Security Architecture Enterprise Architecture AWS Software Development AWS Cloud

Job Specifications



Title: Information Security Architect
Rate: $60-63/hour
Location: Remote

Job Description

As a Senior Lead Security Architect, you will lead security architecture efforts for large-scale, customer-facing initiatives across web, mobile, APIs, property, and payments platforms, supporting hundreds of millions of global users, partners, and internal stakeholders.

With a strong background in software engineering, product security, and application security, you will integrate with delivery teams as a Product and Software Security SME, providing consultation and collaboration to ensure solutions are secure, resilient, and aligned with enterprise and industry security standards.

Provide recommendations on security requirements, architecture patterns, and security controls to safeguard customer-facing platforms and services.

Design and review product solution architectures to ensure they are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with enterprise architecture models.

Define security designs and guardrails to prevent common threats such as:

Account takeover and credential stuffing

Authorization vulnerabilities

Request tampering

Injection attacks

Bot abuse and automated attacks

Sensitive data exposure
Translate threat scenarios into actionable architecture requirements and reusable security patterns.

Own and evolve security reference architectures and standards for customer-facing platforms, including:

API security (authentication/authorization patterns, identity propagation, rate limiting, schema validation)

Customer identity solutions (OAuth 2.1, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0)

Cloud security on AWS (least-privilege IAM, network segmentation, encryption and key management, secrets management, logging and monitoring strategies, CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code guardrails)

Design and review secure architectures for AI-enabled features, including:

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines

Agent-based workflows

Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations
Ensure privacy, integrity, and protection against misuse by defining guardrails for data ingestion, tool permissions, sensitive data handling, output controls, and auditing.

Contribute to the development, review, and adoption of enterprise security standards and best practices to address evolving threats and industry advancements.

Participate in governance processes for platform and application security, ensuring compliance with technology standards and regulatory requirements.

Develop, document, and maintain security reference architectures and security standards.

Partner effectively with business and technology stakeholders, clearly communicating security design decisions and recommendations.

Collaboration

Work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, development, platform, and operations.

Ensure security is integrated throughout the system lifecycle, from architecture and design through deployment and ongoing operations.

Key Responsibilities / Deliverables

Lead security architecture for product delivery, defining secure-by-default patterns and architecture guardrails to reduce vulnerabilities and operational risk.

Contribute to the ongoing development and adoption of security standards and best practices.

Design and maintain advanced security reference architectures aligned with enterprise architecture across:

Web, mobile, and API platforms

AWS cloud environments

AI-enabled systems and integrations

Required Qualifications

7+ years of professional experience in technology or a related field.

3+ years of experience in software development or enterprise architecture.

5+ years of combined experience in areas such as:

Product Security

Enterprise Architecture

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Cloud Security

Cryptography

AI Security

Payment Security

Strong understanding of Customer Identity and Authentication technologies, including:

OAuth 2.0 / OAuth 2.1

OpenID Connect

SAML 2.0

API security patterns

AWS IAM security

Solid cryptography fundamentals, payment security patterns, and knowledge of fraud prevention solutions.

Familiarity with major security and compliance frameworks, including:

PCI DSS

GDPR

CCPA

NIST 800-53

SOC 2

ISO 27001

PSD2 / SCA

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
(or equivalent experience).

2+ years experience as a Senior Security Architect.

Cybersecurity certifications such as:

CISSP

AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)

AWS Security Specialty

3+ years of software engineering or software development experience.

Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Experience working within the hospitality industry is a plus.

 

Our Benefits Package Includes:

Comprehensive medical benefits

Competitive pay

401(k) retirement plan

…and much more!

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions,

About the Company

At INSPYR Solutions(r), technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to ... Know more