Cyber Security Architect at Regions Bank
Hoover, AL
$170,628–$218,980from the description
Aug 11, 2026
Hoover, AL
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Cyber Security Architect role at a large regional bank, responsible for developing and owning the enterprise security architecture strategy, setting secure development standards, and advising application and IT teams on security posture. The position involves leading complex security projects, ensuring regulatory compliance, and mentoring junior architects. It suits a seasoned security professional with deep experience in secure SDLC and cloud/virtualization risk.
Senior level · 10+ years · Birmingham-Hoover, AL · Full-time
Posted 3 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $118,060 (middle half $86,287–$142,568). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 12, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is titled 'Cyber Security Architect' with no explicit seniority level in the title, but the 10–14 year experience requirement, expectation of leading junior architects, and org-wide advisory scope firmly place it at the Senior band.
The primary qualification path requires a Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field plus 10 years of experience; an alternative path accepts a High School Diploma/GED with 14 years — because equivalent experience is accepted in lieu of a degree, the degree requirement is set to None.
The compensation figures provided are a market-range minimum ($170,628) and median ($218,980), not a traditional min/max salary band; the median is used as the max here since no upper bound is explicitly stated.
The posting lists four possible work locations (Birmingham/Hoover AL, Atlanta GA, Nashville TN, Charlotte NC); the primary location listed in the job details is the Riverchase Operations Center in Hoover, AL (Birmingham-Hoover CBSA), which is used here.
Skills and Competencies in the posting are largely soft skills, methodological knowledge, and generic security expertise rather than named tools or technologies; only concrete, named items are captured. 'Expert-level knowledge of risks associated with virtualization and cloud-based computing' and 'secure SDLC' are treated as hard gates given their placement in the requirements-adjacent Skills and Competencies section with firm language.
The alt SOC 15-1299 is noted because this role blends security architecture (design/strategy) with analysis functions; however, the advisory, architecture, and compliance-monitoring focus aligns most closely with Information Security Analysts (15-1212).
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): security architecture, cyber security design and implementation.
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