Cybersecurity Architect - Rosemead, CA

Trident Consulting is seeking a · "Cybersecurity Architect" · for one of our clients in " · Rosemead, CA" · A global leader in business and technology services. · Position: · Cybersecurity Architect · Location: · Rosemead, CA · Type: · W2 Contract · Rate: · $135-145/Hr · Day-to-D ...

Job description

Trident Consulting is seeking a
"Cybersecurity Architect"
for one of our clients in "
Rosemead, CA"
A global leader in business and technology services.

Position:
Cybersecurity Architect

Location:
Rosemead, CA

Type:
W2 Contract

Rate:
$135-145/Hr

Day-to-Day Responsibilities/Workload

We are looking for a Cybersecurity Architect to bridge the gap between IT, engineering, product, and Cyber Security teams to evaluate and design security solutions across enterprise Cybersecurity technology environments (on-premises, hybrid, SaaS, and where applicable, cloud). You will translate business objectives and regulatory requirements into security architectures, standards, and repeatable patterns that enable delivery teams to build securely. Additionally, you will serve as a subject matter expert and technical leader for Cybersecurity architecture and technology. Responsibilities

• Serves as a trusted cyber security architecture subject matter expert (SME), aligning security solutions to strategic objectives, business outcomes, and risk posture across enterprise technology domains
• Partners with business, IT, and cyber stakeholders to elicit and scope end-user requirements; translates needs into clear security architecture guidance, control objectives, and design recommendations
• Evaluates technical feasibility and architecture tradeoffs for proposed solutions, ensuring security requirements are practical, scalable, and consistent with enterprise standards
• Owns, develops, and maintains enterprise security reference architectures, secure design patterns, and guardrails for common capabilities (e.g., identity, network security, endpoint/workload protections, application security, data protection, logging/monitoring, and secure remote access)
• Establishes and governs security architecture principles aligned to recognized security engineering practices (e.g., least privilege, defense-in-depth, secure-by-design, segmentation) and drives adoption through standards, architecture review, and enablement
• Conducts architecture and design reviews for new initiatives and major changes; documents security decisions, assumptions, residual risks, and compensating controls, and recommends actionable remediation paths
• Defines security requirements and control objectives for platforms, systems, and services; ensures requirements are measurable, testable, and traceable through implementation and validation (while not owning delivery execution)
• Collaborates with the Cybersecurity Technology team to shape product/technology roadmaps, maturity paths, and prioritized capability improvements based on threat landscape, business direction, and architecture gaps
• Fosters strong relationships with senior leaders and stakeholders to understand and map business priorities, advising on how to engage security architecture to enable secure, timely outcomes
• Develops and maintains security architecture documentation (standards, patterns, diagrams, decision records) and provides technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to uplift engineering and cyber team capabilities

Required Skills/Attributes

• Ten or more years of experience in information technology, information security and/or cybersecurity
• US Citizenship Required
• Experience designing security architectures for enterprise-scale environments, including identity, network segmentation, data protection, and security monitoring
• Working knowledge of control design and implementation (e.g., IAM, MFA, encryption, logging/monitoring, vulnerability management, endpoint/workload protections)
• Experience partnering with engineering and infrastructure teams to deliver secure solutions in iterative delivery models; ability to translate security requirements into actionable technical designs
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and produce clear architecture artifacts (reference architectures, standards, patterns, and risk decision records)

Desired Skills/Attributes

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Three or more years of experience in cloud cybersecurity.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience designing and architecting cloud cybersecurity solutions.
• Experience as a technical leader or mentor.
• Experience architecting security for hybrid environments (on-prem, cloud, and SaaS), including secure connectivity, segmentation, and identity boundaries
• Familiarity with secure SDLC/DevSecOps practices and common tooling (code scanning, dependency scanning, configuration and policy validation, and CI/CD security controls)
• Experience with Zero Trust concepts, identity governance, privileged access management (PAM), and strong authentication/conditional access strategies
• Experience defining logging/telemetry requirements and partnering with SOC/SIEM teams to develop detections, response playbooks, and measurable security outcomes
• Knowledge of security frameworks and control mapping (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO and experience supporting audits and compliance initiatives
• Strong ability to influence without authority and drive adoption of standards through enablement, reusable patterns, and practical guardrails that improve developer and operator experience

Trident Consulting
is a premier IT staffing firm providing
high-impact workforce solutions
to Fortune 500 and mid-market clients. Since 2005, we've specialized in sourcing elite technology and engineering talent for contract, direct hire, and managed services roles. Our expertise spans
cloud, AI/ML, cybersecurity, and data analytics
, supported by a
3M+ candidate database
and a
78% fill ratio
. With a highly engaged leadership team and a reputation for delivering
hard-to-fill, niche talent
, we help organizations build
agile, high-performing teams
that drive innovation and business success. Learn more: .

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• Ranked as the #1 Women Owned Business Enterprise in the large category by ITServe.
• Received the TechServe Excellence award.
• Consistently ranked in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.
• Recognized in the SF Business Times as one of the Largest Bay Area BIPOC/Minority-Owned Businesses in 2022.