Senior Security Architect - Northeast region
The full posting
GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.
About the role
The Senior Security Architect will be responsible for delivering architecture maturity assessments, such as Security Architecture Reviews, Zero Trust Maturity Assessments, and Ransomware Readiness Assessments. This would include reviewing the current state of the network architecture, assessing its maturity, and making recommendations to improve the security posture that aligns with business risk and compliance needs.
Required skills
To deliver security architecture maturity reviews effectively, the strongest candidates should have these capabilities:
- Broad architecture knowledge across various network, cloud, identity, application, data, and infrastructure security domains.
- Practitioner knowledge on implementing firewalls, secure web gateways, ZTNA solutions, endpoint security platforms, and data loss prevention technologies.
- Knowledge of IAM, network security, cloud security, endpoint security, and data protection.
- Experience performing security architecture reviews, risk assessments, and maturity evaluations.
- Strong understanding of security architecture principles, threat modeling, and secure design patterns.
- Proven ability to write clear assessment reports and present recommendations to C-Suite leadership.
- Embrace emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes
Note: Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this role.
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Why GuidePoint?GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,300 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.
Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.
This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.
Some added perks….
- Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
- Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
- Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
- 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
- Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
- Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
- Pet Benefit Option
Where you can work
This role is 100% remote: you can work from anywhere in the world.
Text as GuidePoint Security published it; last compared with the original on 11 Nov 2026.
The application
Your details and CV, then 9 questions (3 written).
- 1.Are you a current or former GuidePoint Security employee?Yes or no
- 2.Are you legally authorized to work in the United States?Yes or no
- 3.Will you now or in the future require an employment visa to work in the US?Yes or no
- 4.How many years of experience do you have delivering architecture maturity assessments, such as Security Architecture Reviews, Zero Trust Maturity Assessments, and Ransomware Readiness Assessments.Short answer
- 5.Do you have experience working for a professional services organization delivering architecture maturity assessments to external clients? If yes, please describe.Written answer
- 6.Briefly tell us about your most recent experience where you wrote clear assessment reports and presented those recommendations to C-Suite leadership.Written answer
- 7.Describe you background as a Cybersecurity practitioner.Written answer
- 8.What is your expected annual compensation? (OTE)Short answer
- 9.Street AddressShort answer
Taken from GuidePoint Security's application form as it stood on 11 Nov 2026.
The employer: GuidePoint Security
Resells and implements security technology and runs consulting practices; engineers here deliver AppSec, cloud, AI security, DFIR and OT work for clients.
Pay and benefits: Employment is full time, with internships through its early-career program.
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