Job Title: Technical Risk Architect IV
Duration: 6+ months contract
Location: San Antonio, TX 78218

Description:

• This role is responsible for establishing and leading a modern, technically grounded risk function within Global Enterprise Security (GES). The position focuses on translating complex technical environments into clear, prioritized, and actionable risk insights for executive leadership.
• This leader will replace fragmented, high-volume risk tracking with a streamlined, high-signal approach that enables informed decision-making. The role requires deep technical understanding, strong business alignment, and the ability to communicate risk clearly at both engineering and executive levels.

Qualifications
    •    10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, or technical risk roles
    •    Strong technical background in areas such as cloud security, identity and access management, network security, or detection and response
    •    Proven ability to work directly with engineering and architecture teams at a technical level
    •    Experience translating complex technical issues into clear, executive-level communication
    •    Demonstrated ability to simplify complex environments and focus on what matters most

Preferred Experience
    •    Security architecture or senior security engineering background
    •    Experience redesigning or maturing a risk management program
    •    Exposure to quantitative or scenario-based risk approaches
    •    Experience presenting to executive leadership or board-level audiences

Key Responsibilities
Technical Risk Leadership
    •    Redesign and lead the GES risk program with a focus on clarity, simplicity, business relevance
    •    Consolidate and rationalize existing risk inventory into a prioritized set of material risks
    •    Eliminate low-value, duplicative, and non-actionable risk tracking

Risk Identification and Analysis
    •    Partner with architects, engineers, and technology leaders to identify and validate risks
    •    Develop a deep understanding of cloud, infrastructure, identity, and application environments
    •    Assess risk based on real-world architecture and operational conditions

Risk Quantification and Prioritization
    •    Move beyond qualitative ratings to more meaningful, defensible risk assessments
    •    Apply structured approaches to likelihood and impact to support decision-making
    •    Prioritize risks based on business impact, not control gaps

Executive Risk Reporting
    •    Develop concise, executive-ready risk summaries (1–2 pages)
    •    Clearly articulate what the risk is, why it matters, and what actions are recommended
    •    Present options with tradeoffs and a clear point of view

Business Alignment
    •    Translate technical risks into business impact, including financial, operational, and customer considerations
    •    Partner with business and technology leaders to align on priorities and remediation strategies
    •    Ensure risk discussions are relevant and actionable for executive stakeholders

Remediation and Risk Reduction
    •    Work with engineering and architecture to define practical, prioritized remediation plans
    •    Drive accountability for addressing high-priority risks
    •    Focus on reducing real risk exposure, not increasing documentation

Team Development
    •    Uplift and mentor existing team members, shifting from task-based tracking to critical thinking
    •    Establish a higher standard for risk analysis, communication, and output quality
    •    Build a scalable model for technical risk management within GES

Success Metrics
    •    Significant reduction in volume of tracked risks with increased clarity and relevance
    •    Executive-ready risk outputs that drive clear decisions and actions
    •    Strong alignment between risk priorities and business objectives
    •    Improved engagement and trust with engineering and architecture teams
    •    Measurable reduction in critical risk exposure over time