# Information Security Architect

American University is a student-centered research institution located in Washington, DC, with highly-ranked schools and colleges, internationally-renownedfaculty, and a reputation for creating meaningful change in the world. Learn more about American University Department: Information SecurityTime Type: Full timeJob Type: RegularFLSA Status: ExemptWork Modality: Hybrid 04 (On Campus 1 day/Month)Union: SEIU Local 500 - Provost & Enrollment DivisionThis position is part of a collective bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local 500 - Provost & Enrollment Division. That means the terms and conditions of your employment are governed by university policy (including the Staff Personnel Policies Manual) and any collective bargaining agreement entered into between American University and SEIU Local 500 - Provost & Enrollment Division.Job Description: Summary: The Information Security Architect serves as the university’s senior technical security architect and a key advisor on enterprise security strategy, architecture, and engineering. Reporting to the Chief Information Security Officer, this role leads the design and integration of security controls across a complex technology environment

- **Id**: 2572736
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/american-information-security-architect>
- **Role**: Security
- **Role family**: Security
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Washington, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-14T23:18:19Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-14
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T04:58:43Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 24
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 10678
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Education, Higher Education

## Company

- **Id**: 96860
- **Name**: American University
- **Domain**: american.edu
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/american-2>
- **Size band**: 501-1000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 22
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.864
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 30
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 108000
- **Max usd**: 216000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_seniority_country_remote_cell
- **Sample n**: 451

## Technologies

- **Ansible** — Optional: no
- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **Bicep** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **CloudFormation** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: no
- **HIPAA** — Optional: no
- **ISO 27001** — Optional: no
- **OpenTofu** — Optional: no
- **PowerShell** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **ServiceNow** — Optional: no
- **Terraform** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 24

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-14T23:18:19Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 44
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.59
- **P room**: 0.75
- **Age days**: 23
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:0, stale_co, win:late
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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