Truliant’s mission is to improve lives by putting our members first, providing great service and straightforward financial solutions. Our core values of Member Focus, Service, Guidance, Relationships, and Community define how we interact with members to fulfill our mission of improving lives and providing a foundation on which we conduct ourselves.
Our Promise to Our Teammates: Truliant strives to provide all teammates with an enjoyable place to work where they feel valued, empowered and rewarded for all that they do.
Why this role matters
At Truliant Federal Credit Union, protecting information is essential to earning and keeping our members’ trust. As our Cyber Security Architect, you’ll shape secure technology environments, strengthen our ability to respond to emerging threats, and help the organization meet important regulatory expectations.
This role is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex security challenges, influencing how technology is built, and turning risk into practical action that protects both members and the business.
What you’ll do
In this role, you’ll take ownership of Truliant’s security architecture and help ensure security is thoughtfully built into IT projects, systems, and day-to-day decisions. You’ll connect strategy with execution by identifying risk, designing safeguards, and helping teams respond confidently when incidents occur.
Day to day, you’ll:
Design and implement secure architectures, configurations, policies, and controls for technology projects, including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention, encryption, identity management, and monitoring.
Assess vulnerabilities and emerging threats, develop mitigation strategies, and lead incident response activities from investigation and containment through remediation and post-incident review.
Partner with IT teams, business units, and external partners to integrate security, communicate risk clearly, support audits and compliance, and build employee security awareness.
Beyond that, you’ll help Truliant strengthen its security posture by improving risk management practices, maintaining incident response plans, reviewing security information, and keeping our approach aligned with evolving technologies, threats, and regulatory requirements.
What you bring
We’re looking for an experienced security professional who can see the big picture, work comfortably in the technical details, and guide others toward secure, practical decisions. You’ll succeed here if you combine strong architecture expertise with clear communication, sound judgment, and a commitment to protecting sensitive information.
Required Experience
5+ years of IT security experience, including experience in a security architect role.
Demonstrated experience designing and implementing security architectures, with advanced SIEM experience and substantial experience using IDS/IPS and other network security platforms.
Extensive Linux support experience and experience coding in at least one language such as SQL, HTML, Python, Java, C/C++, PHP, Perl, or Visual Basic.
Required Skills
Design secure network, system, cloud, and virtualized environments using recognized security technologies, protocols, and best practices.
Conduct risk assessments, identify vulnerabilities, develop mitigation strategies, and lead security incident response and improvement efforts.
Apply regulatory and security frameworks, including ISO 27001, NIST, FFIEC, GDPR, NCUA, and SOX, to monitoring, auditing, policies, and technology decisions.
Use security tools and controls including firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, encryption, and identity management.
Lead security projects, collaborate across technical and business teams, and explain complex security concepts to non-technical stakeholders in writing and conversation.
Education/Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or a related field.
Must have at least one of the following certifications: CompTIA Security+, CEH, CISSP, CISM, TOGAF, CRISC certification.
CCSP certification or equivalent.
You should also be comfortable handling sensitive information with integrity, staying current as threats and technologies evolve, and balancing strong security practices with excellent service to Truliant’s members.
What sets you apart
You don’t need to check every box, but here’s what will help you thrive in this role:
Must have a strong sense of ethics and integrity in handling sensitive and private information.
Must be a strong team player and eager to contribute to organizational success
Must be familiar with AI as used by threat actors, and also as used in preventative and detective controls
Must have the interest and aptitude to stay current with evolving security threats and technologies.
Should be familiar with issues around third-party service providers and third party risk management
What you’ll get
We believe in supporting our team members both professionally and personally.
In this role, you can expect:
Meaningful work that helps protect Truliant’s members, sensitive information, and overall business operations.
Opportunities to deepen your expertise across security architecture, cloud security, risk, incident response, regulatory frameworks, and emerging threats.
A collaborative environment where you’ll partner with IT teams, business leaders, and external partners and have a voice in how security is built into important technology decisions.
The chance to strengthen security awareness across the organization and help teams understand the role they play in protecting information.
Ready to Apply?
If you have a passion for member service and would like to invest in a meaningful career with opportunity for growth, we encourage you to apply to Truliant!
As a member of the Truliant family, you will enjoy the following full time benefits:
- No-cost employee Medical, dental, vision coverage
- Prescription benefits (including mail order)
- Paid holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) plan with contribution matching
- Paid community involvement volunteers hours
- Paid group life Insurance
- Teammate loan discounts
- Tuition reimbursement
- Short and long-term disability
- Health & Wellness program
- Teledoc (physician video conferencing)
- Onsite fitness facilities or health club reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Medical flexible spending account
- Dependent care flexible spending account
Skills Required
- At least 5 years of IT security experience, including experience in a security architect role
- Experience designing and implementing security architectures
- Advanced SIEM experience and substantial experience with IDS/IPS and network security platforms
- Extensive Linux support experience
- Coding experience in at least one language, including SQL, HTML, Python, Java, C, C++, PHP, Perl, or Visual Basic
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or a related field
- At least one of CompTIA Security+, CEH, CISSP, CISM, TOGAF, or CRISC certification
- CCSP certification or equivalent
What We Do
Founded in 1952, Truliant Federal Credit Union is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial institution headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC. Its mission is to improve lives by putting members first, providing great service and straightforward financial solutions. Truliant serves over 300,000 members across the Carolinas and Virginia with more than $5 billion in assets.
