Cybersecurity Architect

SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry, designing, building and maintaining utility scale solar, battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.

Job Description Summary:

The Cybersecurity Architect is responsible for evaluating, designing, and implementing secure solutions across SOLV Energy’s enterprise technology environment, including it, operational technology (OT), cloud platforms, infrastructure, and software development initiatives. This role partners with the Cybersecurity Team, OT Engineering, Infrastructure, and Development Teams to
strengthen enterprise security architecture, mature OT security capabilities, and advance secure-by-design practices within the software development lifecycle. The cybersecurity architect collaborates on security strategy, translates risk into actionable roadmaps, and leads initiatives from design through implementation. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring both architectural vision and execution capability.
This role is hybrid, with regular in-office presence in Bend, OR. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Job Description:

*This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned

Position Responsibilities and Duties:

• Lead cross-functional security initiatives from planning through execution, ensuring measurable risk reduction.

• Lead IT/OT segmentation strategy aligned to ISA/IEC 62443 and Purdue Model principles

• Conduct architecture and infrastructure reviews, and provide security design recommendations for new and existing systems.

• Design and implement scalable security architectures across IT, OT, cloud, and application environments.

• Collaborate with the Corporate IT team, Operational Technology, and Business Applications Team to ensure that the architecture supports both existing and planned applications, with a focus on scalability and security.

• Partner with enterprise architecture and engineering teams to influence long-term technology decisions.

• Collaborate with and mentor the SecOps team in ensuring compliance with all security requirements and best practices.

• Support the development of monitoring, segmentation, and secure access strategies across enterprise environments (IT, OT, Cloud, Software Development).

• Provide education and training to process/control owners to deepen their understanding of technology control frameworks and their responsibilities.

• Design, implement, manage, report on, and monitor the overall security posture of the organization, ensuring robust protection against evolving threats.

• Manage, develop, deploy, and support advanced security solutions for both cloud and on-prem environments, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

• Drive innovation, automation, and integration in security application development initiatives.

• Serve as a senior SME supporting complex security projects or sub-projects.

• Generate detailed reports and technical documentation for the SecOps team, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Contribute to incident response planning, vulnerability management, and risk assessment efforts as a senior technical resource.

Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

• 8+ years of progressive cybersecurity experience.

• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise security architectures. • Experience working in or supporting Operational Technology or Industrial Control System environments.

• Experience integrating security into software development lifecycles.

• Strong understanding of identity architecture, network segmentation, and zero trust principles.

• Knowledge of industry frameworks such as NERC CIP, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and relevant OT guidance (e.g., NIST 800-82, IEC 62443).

• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives from concept through implementation.

• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Strong project ownership and organizational skills.

• Experience with MITRE ATT&CK for ICS Preferred Qualifications:

• CISSP, GICSP, or equivalent certification.

• Experience in energy, industrial, or regulated environments.

• Experience with Azure security architecture and cloud security controls.

• Experience implementing DevSecOps or secure code tooling.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.

SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, or ethnicity, mental or physical disability, veteran status, parental status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Benefits:

Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan and are provided vacation, sick and holiday pay.

Compensation Range:

$118,233.00 - $157,250.00

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.

In addition, candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.

Any unsolicited candidate introductions, referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees, or received through our website or career portal, will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement fee. In the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement, SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.

Job Number: J12925

If you’re interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future, join the SOLV Energy Team.