Director, Security Architecture

Cardinal Health

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$154,400–$261,250 / yr
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8 days ago
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Similar $215k
This role $208k
$141k most similar roles pay here $282k

This role pays less than 59% of similar roles. Most pay $184,243–$246,334 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $208k versus about $215k for comparable roles.

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About Cardinal Health

Cardinal Health is a global healthcare services and products company specializing in pharmaceutical distribution, medical products, and supply chain solutions for healthcare providers and pharmacies. Industry: Healthcare Distribution & Services

Cardinal Health currently has 38 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $94,900–$135,600 across 34 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Security Architecture

The Director, Security Architecture joins the Information Security and Risk team to establish and lead the enterprise security architecture strategy, standards, and design practices. This role is responsible for ensuring that secure, scalable, and resilient technology solutions are integrated into the development lifecycle from inception through deployment. The leader will oversee architecture reviews, manage technical security standards, optimize cybersecurity tooling, and provide proactive guidance during solution design to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and risk management objectives. Key responsibilities include developing reference architectures, managing M&A cybersecurity integration, and leading a high-performing team across cloud, application, infrastructure, and data security domains. The role requires expertise in security architecture frameworks like NIST CSF or ISO 27001, as well as experience with DevSecOps and modern application development to protect critical information assets from unauthorized modification or disclosure.

What you'll do

  • Develop and lead the enterprise security architecture strategy aligned with business objectives and risk management.
  • Establish and enforce security standards, design principles, and control requirements across all technology platforms.
  • Oversee architecture review processes to ensure new solutions meet security requirements before implementation.
  • Provide proactive security guidance and "security-by-design" recommendations during the development lifecycle.
  • Assess, rationalize, and optimize the cybersecurity tooling landscape to reduce complexity and improve coverage.
  • Define reference architectures and reusable design patterns to enable secure system development for engineering teams.
  • Create a phased roadmap to guide strategic investments in security architecture capabilities and maturity.
  • Manage the cybersecurity integration strategy and risk mitigation during mergers and acquisitions.

What we're looking for

  • Experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, or information security with a focus on enterprise architecture and solution design (preferred).
  • Deep expertise in security architecture frameworks, secure design principles, and enterprise technology environments.
  • Strong understanding of cybersecurity frameworks like NIST CSF or ISO 27001 and regulatory requirements.
  • Experience leading architecture reviews, defining standards, and guiding secure solution development.
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence technical and business stakeholders.
  • Proven leadership skills in managing security architecture or engineering teams.
  • Advanced degree in an MBA, MS in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field (preferred).
  • Professional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, or TOGAF (preferred).

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