Principal Architect - Cybersecurity

Final candidate must be available for final interview in-person on site. 

Successful candidate must be available for on-site immersion training for first 30 days of hire. 

Imagine yourself…  

• Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth. 

• Thriving in a supportive team environment that inspires you to strive for excellence. 

• Collaborating with a vibrant, inclusive, global team. 

At Veralto, our unifying purpose of Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources™ is more than words: it’s a proven path towards positive change, improvement for our planet, and development for yourself.  

Whether we’re ensuring the continued availability of clean drinking water, protecting our waterways, or enhancing the traceability, color accuracy, and packaging of everyday essentials, the work we do every day contributes to a safer world and a more sustainable future. 

When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 13 operating companies and 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have boundless opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career.  

We offer:  

• Bonus/incentive pay and equity awards for eligible roles 

• A flexible, remote-friendly work environment 

• Paid holidays and a permissive paid time off policy emphasizing flexibility and trust 

• Ongoing investment in your career through dedicated training, on-the-job development, and coaching 

• Total rewards that support your success at work and beyond, including comprehensive health benefits, a 401(k) savings plan with employer match, and associate wellbeing programming with rewards 

Reporting to the Global Leader, Security Services, the Principal Architect is a senior individual contributor who serves as a technical authority and trusted advisor across the organization's security program. This role leads through technical credibility, expertise, and influence by shaping security strategy, elevating standards, and driving outcomes across teams, business units, and executive stakeholders. The Principal Analyst partners closely with engineering, operations, and senior leadership to translate complex security risks into clear, business-relevant guidance and recommendations. This position does not include direct people management or budget ownership. This is a remote position, part of the Veralto Global Security team, with occasional travel required. 

Time zone: Primarily US Eastern Minimum 5‑hour overlap with Eastern Time required 

In this role, a typical day will look like: 

Technical Leadership & Advisory 

• Serve as the authoritative owner of enterprise-wide security architecture, reference architectures, and standards and ensuring they remain current with evolving threats, and emerging technologies as well as ensuring they are embedded into process across engineering and product teams. 

• Provides authoritative security guidance across multiple operating companies and domains, influencing senior leaders to align security strategy with business objectives and adopt consistent standards 

• Serve as a subject matter authority across a broad portfolio of cybersecurity domains, providing expert guidance on identity and access management, monitoring and detection, cloud security architecture, endpoint security, data protection, and network security. 

• Lead complex security architecture reviews, evaluating proposed designs, systems, and technologies to identify risk exposures and provide actionable, risk-mitigating recommendations to engineering and product teams. 

• Establish and maintain security architecture principles, patterns, and standards aligned to frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and Zero Trust Architecture. 

• Evaluate and advise on the selection of security technologies and tools, assessing fit against organizational needs, risk posture, and strategic direction. 

Business Influence & Executive Communication 

• Communicate complex cybersecurity risks, findings, and recommendations clearly and concisely to directors and executives, translating technical concepts into business impact and strategic context. 

• Build and sustain trusted relationships across operating companies, technology teams, and leadership to drive security priorities and foster a security-conscious culture. 

• Influence security decisions and adoption of security standards across the organization without direct authority, leveraging expertise, data, and persuasive communication. 

• Develop and present executive level briefings, risk summaries, architecture decisions, and strategic recommendations. 

Project & Initiative Ownership 

• Own and drive complex, cross operating company security projects and initiatives from initiation through delivery with minimal supervision, proactively identifying risks, managing stakeholder expectations, and removing obstacles. 

• Develop project plans, success criteria, and milestone tracking for security initiatives, ensuring accountability and timely completion. 

• Collaborate with program and project management teams to integrate security requirements into enterprise transformation initiatives, technology deployments, and business change programs. 

Risk Assessment & Governance 

• Conduct and lead architectural based security risk assessments of new and existing technologies, third-party integrations, and business processes, producing clear risk findings with prioritized mitigation options. 

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of cybersecurity architectural policies, standards, and guidelines, ensuring they remain current with evolving threats and regulatory requirements. 

Mentorship & Knowledge Sharing 

• Act as a mentor and technical resource for junior and mid-level security analysts and engineers, sharing expertise and elevating the overall capability of the security organization. 

• Contribute to communities of practice, internal knowledge bases, and security training initiatives to build security technical depth across the organization. 

The essential requirements of the job include:  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Management Information Systems, or equivalent combination of education and work experience. 

• Typically 10+ years of progressive experience in information security, with demonstrated depth across multiple security domains. 

• Proven track record of independently leading and delivering complex, cross-functional security projects and programs with minimal direction. 

• Deep technical expertise in Identity and Access Management / Identity Governance, including PAM, IGA, IAM SSO, MFA, and directory services (e.g., Active Directory, Entra ID). 

• Strong hands-on knowledge of monitoring and detection technologies, including SIEM platforms (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel), EDR/XDR, SOAR, and threat intelligence platforms. 

• Demonstrated expertise in cloud security architecture across one or more major cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), including cloud-native security controls, IaC security, and multi-cloud environments. 

• Candidates must be able to travel to the US 

With annual sales of $5 billion, Veralto is a global leader in essential technology solutions with a proven track record of solving some of the most complex challenges we face as a society. Our industry-leading companies with globally recognized brands are building on a long-established legacy of innovation and customer trust to create a safer, cleaner, more vibrant future.