Summary of Job Description:
The Principal Cybersecurity Architect is a strategic technical leader responsible for enterprise-wide security architecture coherence. Reporting to the Head of Cybersecurity and Risk, this role influences long-term strategy and ensures security architecture enables business growth while managing risk. The Principal Cybersecurity Architect has the following primary focus areas: enterprise and multi-domain security architecture leadership, strategic alignment of security, technology, and business outcomes, and setting overall direction for security architecture.
Job Responsibilities:
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Defines and evolves enterprise security architecture vision and roadmap and establishes and governs security reference architectures, principles, and patterns.
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Defines enterprise architecture for agentic AI systems, including orchestration, tools, runtime, and governance.
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Leads architecture decisions for high risk, high impact, or cross enterprise initiatives, balancing security, cost, and performance.
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Defines and enforces security models for non-human identities, including authentication, credentials, and lifecycle.
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Establishes least-privilege access controls and enforces clear action boundaries for autonomous systems.
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Defines monitoring, logging, and observability frameworks, ensuring traceability, auditability, and compliance.
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Establish lifecycle governance for agents, including development, deployment, versioning, and retirement
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Establishes secure, scalable patterns for agent orchestration, tool calling, and multi-agent workflows.
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Partners with software engineering leaders to integrate cybersecurity practices into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows.
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Influences platform, vendor, and tooling strategy with a long-term enterprise perspective.
How we reward you:
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Hybrid Work schedule
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401K with company match
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Yearly bonus opportunity*
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Full medical, dental, and vision insurance *
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On-site fitness center, biometric screen, and flu shot clinic
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Discounts at Panda restaurants, theme parks, and gym memberships
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Paid time off starting at 15 days with 7 federal holidays*
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Continuous education assistance and scholarships*
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Income protection including Disability, Life and AD&D insurance*
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Bereavement leave*
- Benefits available for eligible permanent full time associates
Your background & experience:
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or an IT-related discipline
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7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, architecture, engineering, product security. or large-scale technology leadership with increasing management responsibility; experience with cloud-native architectures, embedded systems, or hybrid software ecosystems and relevant certifications, such as CISSP, CSSLP or equivalent
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Successful completion of initial and periodically required trainings.
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Obtaining a valid Food Handler's Card within 30 days of employment is a requirement of this position.
Pay Range: M3H: $157,000 - $220,000 / Annual
- Within the range, individual pay is determined using various factors, including work location and experience.
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Founded in Glendale, California, we are now the largest family-owned American Chinese Restaurant concept in America. With close to 2,800 locations globally, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional Asian dining experiences by building an organization where people are inspired to better their lives. Whether it’s impacting our team or the communities we work in, we’re proud to be an organization that embraces family values.
You’re wanted here:
Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity, and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by law, including but not limited to sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related conditions), gender expression, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, and veteran status. Additionally, Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. complies with all federal, state, and local laws regarding requests for workplace accommodation. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability. Applicants are entitled to reasonable accommodations, absent undue hardship, to effectively participate in the application and hiring process, for example, sign language interpreters. If you believe you require an accommodation for the application or interview process or for the position for which you are applying, please reach out to [email protected].
