Principal Security Architect at Insight Global
Providence, RI
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Jul 15, 2026
Providence, RI
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor role focused on defining and governing enterprise security architecture across hybrid and multi-cloud (Azure and AWS) environments. Day-to-day work spans leading security design reviews, setting standards for identity and access management, network security, data protection, and cloud platforms, as well as driving remediation of security gaps and supporting compliance, audits, and incident response. Suited to a seasoned security architect with broad hands-on experience across infrastructure, cloud, and regulatory frameworks.
Senior level · 10+ years · National · Bachelor's required
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,021 (middle half $99,961–$167,095).
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Why we read it this way (8)
The title is 'Principal Security Architect,' but the actual requirements (10+ years total IT, 5+ years security architecture, team-level scope with no explicit org-wide authority) support a Senior band. The 'Principal' label appears to be a title convention rather than a true top-of-ladder, org-wide authority role.
Azure and AWS are listed together as a paired requirement ('Azure & AWS') for multi-cloud experience; both are marked required but each is listed as an alternative to the other since the JD frames them as a combined hybrid/multi-cloud expectation rather than requiring both independently.
Terraform and Ansible are listed as interchangeable IaC options ('Terraform/Ansible'); PowerShell, Python, and Bash are listed as interchangeable scripting options.
The JD requires '3+ active security certifications' from a list including CISSP, CCSP, ISSAP, GIAC, OSCP, etc. — CISSP is used as the primary skill name with the others as alternatives, representing this certification gate.
Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric, and CI/CD appear in the requirements section but are framed with softer 'experience with' or 'knowledge of' language alongside clearly optional Microsoft-specific tooling context; CI/CD and the Microsoft-specific tools (Purview, Fabric) are treated as preferred given the mixed framing.
No compensation was stated in the posting.
This role is posted via Insight Global (a staffing firm) on behalf of an unnamed client partner; employment type is unspecified.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Security Architecture.
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