Job Description

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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today's challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 200 Company and listed among itsWorld's Most Admired Companies, we're the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.



The Principal Security Architect is a strategic and technical leader responsible for designing, governing, and continuously improving enterprise-wide security architectures. This role ensures security is embedded throughout the system and product development lifecycles, applying secure-by-design and zero trust principles across hybrid, cloud-native, and on-premises environments. The Principal Security Architect proactively anticipates evolving threats, translates complex risks into actionable strategies, and operationalizes controls that are scalable, resilient, and measurable. Through deep collaboration with engineering, business, and infrastructure teams, this role elevates the organization's security maturity and enables adaptive defenses that support business growth and regulatory compliance.



Principle Duties



Develop, maintain, and set the strategic direction for enterprise security architecture frameworks, ensuring alignment with business goals, technology roadmaps, and regulatory requirements. Champion the integration of security controls and secure-by-default principles across the system development lifecycle (SDLC), architecture, and engineering processes. Define processes to enable threat modeling exercises and risk analyses to identify vulnerabilities, anticipate adversarial tactics, and inform architectural decisions. Ensure security controls are not only documented but operationalized, continuously validated, and tied to meaningful metrics for ongoing improvement. Author and maintain enterprise-wide security standards, reference architectures, and technical guardrails that drive consistency and scalability. Partner with engineering, infrastructure, business, and enterprise architecture teams to embed security in all technology initiatives and align architecture decisions with business priorities. Convert business risks and regulatory obligations into technical requirements and traceable, measurable mitigation strategies. Evaluate new platforms, tools, and vendors for strategic fit, security posture, and architectural impact. Define and enforce scalable identity, access, and privilege management strategies across platforms and environments. Contribute to incident response planning and post-incident reviews, ensuring architectural resilience against evolving threats. Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to elevate the capabilities of the broader security architecture team. Continuously assess and improve the organization's security posture through metrics, dashboards, and control validation, communicating risks and recommendations to senior leadership and governance bodies. Design, implement, and continuously improve security frameworks for AI-enabled applications and platforms. Establish governance, threat modeling, and risk management processes specific to AI, ensuring responsible use, data integrity, and resilience against emerging AI-related threats. Serve as the primary security architecture representative for Global Security Operations in enterprise architecture forums and committees. Advocate for security priorities, influence technology and business roadmaps, and ensure alignment of security architecture with broader enterprise strategies and governance. Perform other duties as assigned.

Education



Bachelor's Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) or equivalent experience - Required Active CISSP certification - Required Additional certifications (CISM, CSSLP, Cloud+) - Preferred Master's degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) - Preferred

Work Experience



14+ years of progressive experience in cybersecurity architecture, engineering, or product security, with significant leadership responsibilities - Required Demonstrated success in achieving major security certifications (PCI-DSS, HITRUST, ISO27001, FedRAMP, etc.) and deploying security controls in multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) - Required Strong technical background in cloud security, AI security, automation (Python, PowerShell, Java), and modern security platforms - Required Experience integrating security into AI applications, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code deployments - Required Proven ability to lead and mentor teams, drive change, and cultivate trust in complex, matrixed organizations - Required Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to map and document complex processes and systems - Required Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills. Competent knowledge of analysis tools including VISIO, Excel, MS Project and Access - Required Advanced oral and written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to convey technical terminology that is meaningful and well received by all stakeholders, including customers and associates - Required Advanced persuasion skills when working with internal/external customers to resolve issues/problems - Required Deep understanding of industry best practice for security concepts around NIST frameworks. Advanced experience with SSDLC frameworks - Required Advanced ability to work well within and manage a team. Ability to foster a teamwork and customer service focused environment - Required Advanced ability to employ methodologies for analyzing and improving business processes - Required

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What you can expect from RGA:

Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world. Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought. Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

Compensation Range:

$146,950.00 - $218,950.00 Annual

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.



RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.