Security architect - technology architecture and safety

Job Description

About the role

You will design and govern security reference architectures, standards, and controls for cloud primitives (compute, network, storage), identity and access, data protection, container/Kubernetes platforms, AI/ML systems, and developer platforms. You will lead high-impact design reviews, threat modeling, and cryptographic strategy; guide zero-trust adoption; and drive detection, response, and resilience patterns at scale.

You will collaborate with senior leaders and product teams, mentor engineers, and influence roadmaps through clear writing, principled prioritization, and metrics.

Ideal candidates bring deep experience "building clouds," large-scale distributed systems, and security-by-design, with a track record of shipping secure platforms. You are practical, inclusive, and customer-obsessed, balancing rigor with velocity. If you thrive at the intersection of architecture, hands-on engineering, and incident leadership-and want to make a broad impact across Oracle's cloud-this role is for you.

About the business

Oracle's Secure Technology, Architecture and Safety (STAS) group sets the strategic technical direction for security across Oracle, shaping the future of secure cloud computing while partnering deeply with engineering and operations. We are seeking a Security Architect (Architect/Distinguished Engineer caliber) to define end-to-end security architecture for hyperscale cloud platforms and services, raise the security bar across the software lifecycle, and lead response to complex security incidents.

What you'll do

• Set strategy: Define multi-year security architecture strategy and roadmaps for cloud foundations, identity, data protection, platform security, AI/ML safety, and secure supply chain.

• Authoritative design: Publish security reference architectures, control baselines, patterns, and design blueprints; lead cross-org design reviews and bar-raising architecture councils.

• Build the cloud securely: Advise and co-design core cloud services (compute, networking, storage, virtualization, container/ orchestration, service mesh) with secure-by-default configurations.

• Identity and zero trust: Advance strong identity, least privilege, policy-as-code, workload identity, and continuous verification aligned to zero-trust principles.

• Cryptography and data protection: Drive KMS/HSM strategy, key lifecycle, envelope encryption, tokenization, privacy-enhancing technologies, and data governance at scale.

• Secure SDLC: Embed threat modeling, secure coding, SAST/DAST/IAST, fuzzing, software provenance/SBOMs, signing, and deployment gates into developer platforms and CI/CD.

• Detection and response: Partner with SOC and service teams on high-signal detection, telemetry standards, adversary emulation, incident response playbooks, and chaos/resilience testing.

• Risk, compliance, and safety: Translate regulatory and customer requirements into engineering-ready controls and evidence; integrate safety-by-design for emerging technologies.

• Incident leadership: Lead or advise on significant incidents; perform post-incident reviews, drive systemic fixes, and establish preventative guardrails and metrics.

• Influence at scale: Produce clear design docs and RFCs; mentor senior engineers; run architecture reviews; build communities of practice; create learning pathways and reusable assets.

Responsibilities

What you'll bring

• 12+ years in security architecture/engineering for large-scale distributed systems; significant experience "building clouds" (IaaS/PaaS) or platform engineering.

• Expertise in at least three: identity and access management; network and micro segmentation; container/Kubernetes security; virtualization/compute; data protection/crypto; detection/response; supply chain security.

• Hands-on depth with one or more: OCI, AWS, Azure, GCP; Kubernetes; service mesh; Terraform/Policy-as-Code; CI/CD; Linux hardening; observability stacks.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-org initiatives, influence without authority, and deliver secure-by-default solutions at scale.

• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to produce clear design docs, threat models, and executive narratives.

• Commitment to inclusive collaboration and mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing KMS/HSM services, workload identity, confidential computing/TEE, or privacy-enhancing technologies.

• Proven leadership in major incident response and post-incident systemic improvements.

• Track record of published standards, OSS contributions, or patents in cloud security.

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

Leadership competencies

• Performance, drive, and execution You'll deliver value and shape a performance-driven culture while ensuring accountability and communicating expectations.

• Collaboration You understand and promote the value of collaboration and inclusivity and can align strategic aims with organizational goals.

• Communicating for impact You inspire confidence by championing a clear understanding and support of organizational strategy and objectives.

• Inspirational leadership You build a reputation for strategy by inspiring and empowering others while showing leadership internally and externally.

• Competitive edge You anticipate changes in customer needs and seize opportunities to build value, encourage innovation, and meet objectives.

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $136,600 to $338,500 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

Short term disability and long term disability

Life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.

11 paid holidays

Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial planning and group legal

Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC6

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