Senior Security Architect

Yum! Brands
United States
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 169,900 - 233,100 annuallyFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Judgment","Mentoring","Stakeholder management"]

Shape Yum! Brands’ enterprise security architecture across global brands (KFC, Taco Bell, The Habit Burger Grill). Own security architecture design and threat modeling, establish governance and secure-by-design guardrails, and define multi-year control adoption plans. Partner on cloud security and DevSecOps (AWS/Azure/GCP, CI/CD, Kubernetes, identity and data protection), improve telemetry and detections mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, and mentor staff/principal architects to raise the security bar.

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Senior Security Architect

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Job Summary

Shape Yum! Brands’ enterprise security architecture across global brands (KFC, Taco Bell, The Habit Burger Grill). Own security architecture design and threat modeling, establish governance and secure-by-design guardrails, and define multi-year control adoption plans. Partner on cloud security and DevSecOps (AWS/Azure/GCP, CI/CD, Kubernetes, identity and data protection), improve telemetry and detections mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, and mentor staff/principal architects to raise the security bar.
Location: United States
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Author reusable security architecture patterns, blueprints, and decision frameworks; lead threat modeling and end-to-end architecture reviews.
  • •Establish security architecture governance (principles, patterns, review mechanisms) and translate strategy into roadmaps with OKRs/KPIs.
  • •Define enterprise cloud guardrails for AWS/Azure/GCP (landing zones, identity boundaries, network baselines, encryption, logging) and guide secure adoption.
  • •Integrate security into CI/CD using SAST/DAST, IaC scanning, policy-as-code, artifact signing, and SBOMs; influence secure delivery velocity.
  • •Architect Zero Trust across workforce, workloads, and data; improve telemetry/detection engineering and align architectures to PCI, SOX, GDPR, and internal risk frameworks.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 169,900 - 233,100 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity, information systems, computer science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • •10+ years in security architecture/engineering or related function.
  • •Deep expertise in two or more major clouds and cloud-native security controls.
  • •Advanced knowledge of IAM/Zero Trust, data protection, secure networking, and DevSecOps toolchains.
  • •Familiarity with NIST (800-53/207), ISO 27001, PCI, and architecture methods (TOGAF, SABSA).
Experience:10+ years
Education:Bachelor's in Bachelor's Degree
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipJudgmentMentoringStakeholder management
Certifications:CISSPCCSPCISMAWS/Azure/GCP Security SpecialtyTOGAFSABSA
Tech Stack:AWSAzureGCPCI/CDSASTDASTIaC scanningPolicy-as-codeArtifact signingSBOMsKubernetesZero TrustSSOMFARBACABACPAMSIEMXDRMITRE ATT&CK

Company Brief

Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands is a global quick-service restaurant company that develops, franchises and operates KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill, serving tens of thousands of restaurants across more than 150 countries with digital and franchise-led growth strategies.
Industry: Restaurants & Food Service
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Louisville, United States
Founded: 1997
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