Sr. Security Architect
Connect Tech+Talent · Frisco, TX
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Jul 26, 2026
Frisco, TX
Jul 27, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A 12-month contract role focused on advanced cryptographic and runtime security architecture. The work centres on leading a shift to post-quantum cryptography, designing privacy-preserving systems using homomorphic encryption, SMPC, and zero-knowledge proofs, hardening AI inference pipelines, and deploying kernel-level observability via eBPF and RASP. Suits a deeply experienced security architect with hands-on backgrounds in confidential computing, zero-trust identity, and cloud-native policy enforcement.
Senior level · 10+ years · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $136,548 (middle half $105,715–$165,838).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This is a 12-month contract engagement, onsite in Frisco, TX (Dallas-Fort Worth metro); candidates must be local to Texas or willing to relocate at their own expense.
The role sits at the intersection of security architecture and advanced cryptographic engineering — 15-1212 (Information Security Analysts) is the closest SOC match, though the depth of cryptographic implementation work (Homomorphic Encryption, SMPC, ZKP in production) is more specialized than typical security analyst work; 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is noted as a runner-up.
The 'Mandatory Niche Skillset' section explicitly gates candidates on production-grade Homomorphic Encryption, SMPC, ZKP, eBPF security monitoring, and RASP — all marked required.
All remaining skills (PQC, TEEs, SPIFFE/SPIRE, ITDR, TensorRT-LLM, Triton Inference Server, Kyverno, Kubernetes, Backstage) appear under 'Core Qualifications & Experience,' a requirements-style heading, and are therefore treated as hard gates.
STRIDE and MITRE ATT&CK appear only in the responsibilities narrative (not a qualifications section) and are listed as frameworks to align with rather than skills candidates are screened on — treated as preferred.
FinOps appears as a design alignment principle ('ability to design security structures aligned with FinOps') rather than a named tool or certification gate — treated as preferred.
No compensation range is stated in the posting.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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