GuidePoint Security

Security Architect – Southeast region

GuidePoint Security

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Florida • United States

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About the role

  • Develop a deep operational understanding of tools, architectures, and processes across the security ecosystem.
  • Build, maintain, and expand strategic relationships with key vendors and emerging technology partners.
  • Conduct evaluations of new technologies, products, and solutions to ensure alignment with client needs and industry best practices.
  • Maintain awareness of vendor certifications, industry advancements, and emerging security capabilities.
  • Lead and coordinate “vendor days” with key partners for internal team enablement and education.
  • Compare and contrast competitive solutions to determine the most effective fit for client requirements.
  • Serve as the design/architecture lead and primary technical interface for clients throughout the engagement lifecycle.
  • Identify vendors and partners that align to operational requirements, budgets, and client resource constraints.
  • Lead solution demos with vendor support, ensuring the demos are tailored to client objectives and clearly differentiated.
  • Produce, socialize, and document both operational and technical requirements.
  • Provide options and solution pathways that best align with client maturity, business strategy, and budget.
  • Evaluate client people, processes, and existing technologies to identify optimization opportunities.
  • Assist clients with the development of RFIs, RFPs, and program requirements.
  • Collaborate with GPS SMEs to provide specialized insight, assessments, or validation as needed.
  • Identify overlaps and gaps within client environments and provide clear recommendations for remediation or enhancement.
  • Perform technical validation and rationalization of proposed solutions to ensure feasibility, effectiveness, and long-term value.
  • Support compliance-aligned documentation efforts, ensuring architectures and decisions reflect industry and regulatory expectations.
  • Lead risk-mitigation activities throughout solution evaluation and implementation.
  • Advocate for client engineers and technical leaders, ensuring their priorities are incorporated and supported.
  • Support ongoing alignment of technical roadmaps with client strategic objectives and security programs.
  • Provide optimization strategies to improve solution adoption, operational efficiency, and measurable outcomes.
  • Coach client teams, ensuring clarity of roles, solution capabilities, and expected results.
  • Continuously update, refine, and communicate architectural plans to keep pace with evolving technologies and business needs.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of operational security processes and technical architectures.
  • Ability to represent industry "best practices" and articulate new technologies effectively.
  • Demonstrated ability to compare and evaluate complex solutions across vendors.
  • Excellent communication skills, able to simplify technical concepts for diverse audiences.
  • Vendor relationship management and negotiation experience.
  • Proven ability to lead demos, workshops, and requirements-gathering sessions.
  • Strong consultative skills with the ability to influence and guide client executives and technical teams.
Benefits
  • Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)
  • Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans
  • 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
  • Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
  • Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
  • Pet Benefit Option
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
operational security processestechnical architecturesvendor evaluationssolution pathwaysRFI developmentRFP developmenttechnical validationrisk mitigationsolution optimizationarchitectural planning
Soft Skills
communication skillsvendor relationship managementnegotiation skillsconsultative skillsinfluencing skillsguiding skillsworkshop facilitationrequirements gatheringteam coachingsimplifying technical concepts