senior security architect (Nashville, TN)

Now Brewing – Senior Security Architect! #tobeapartner

From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also brought a feeling of connection. We are known for developing extraordinary leaders who share this passion and are guided by their service to others.

This position contributes to Starbucks’ success by defining and guiding security architecture for enterprise technology solutions, with a priority on enabling AI for Starbucks. The role translates business objectives, cybersecurity requirements, and responsible AI expectations into practical designs, reusable security patterns, and documented risk recommendations that help teams deliver securely and at pace.

As a Senior Cybersecurity Architect, you will partner with business and technology teams from discovery through implementation to assess designs, explain security trade-offs, and verify that agreed protections are incorporated. This role contributes to Starbucks success by safeguarding information and systems assets against unauthorized use, disclosure, modification, damage, or loss.

Security Architecture uses risk frameworks and methodologies to assess technology risk, evaluate technology providers, review trends, threats, and solutions. We use these assessments to inform decision making, establish, and interpret cybersecurity policies and standards, and provide implementation guidance to manage risk.

This position reports within the Global Cybersecurity Services (GCS) organization. GCS is chartered with leading, inspiring, and supporting Starbucks to cultivate trust in our brand by ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability in every partner, customer & supplier experience.

_As a Senior Security Architect, you will…

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• Strengthen the cybersecurity program through practical security architecture that helps teams deliver secure technology solutions.

• Develop reference architectures and reusable security patterns that address common requirements and recurring security findings. Identify recommended best practices and incorporate them into repeatable designs.
• Lead threat modeling to identify risks and translate findings into security requirements and mitigations incorporated into solution designs.
• Lead security architecture reviews of platforms and applications across complex multi-tenant, multi-provider, and vendor-cloud environments. Document design risks, security trade-offs, and recommendations to guide implementation.
• Advise technology builders during solution design, helping them compare security options, understand trade-offs, and apply practical protections.

• Influence secure delivery through partnership - Work with engineering and delivery teams to enable strategic platform initiatives. Align architecture review priorities and timing with delivery needs and promptly surface critical risks and coordinate their resolution with the appropriate teams.
• Deliver consistent, timely, high-quality assessments - Make assessment sco...

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