Locations: Seattle – 400 Fairview Ave N, Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98109, USA Spokane – 611 N. Iron Bridge Way, Suite 200, Spokane, WA 99202, USA Colville – 720 South Washington Street, Colville, WA 99114, USA Are you a security architect who enjoys both designing secure systems and building them? As our Senior Security Architect, you will lead the design and implementation of secure application, network, and cloud architectures across AWS and Azure environments. You will embed regulatory and industry best practices into engineering workflows, strengthen our Secure Development Lifecycle, and guide the responsible adoption of AI capabilities. This role blends architecture, governance, and hands‑on execution to ensure our systems are secure, scalable, and audit‑ready. At TriForza, we use technology to drive digital transformation and advance customer experiences across the oral health industry to promote access to affordable and quality care for everyone – with no one left behind. We succeed because of a shared commitment to a set of values that guide everything we do – for our customers, for our communities, and for each other. We are Accountable. We lean in with Courage. We stay Curious. We are Inclusive. We act with Integrity. We offer a highly competitive medical, dental and vision plans as well offering a generous 401 k match and all employees start accruing vacation and sick time from their very first day. We empower employee development through our tuition reimbursement plan, professional development plans, and employee‑led communities. The pay range for this position in Western Washington varies between $121,100.00 – $190,100.00, and for Eastern Washington varies between $98,000.00 – $161,000.00. Washington Dental Service and its affiliates, including Arcora Foundation, Delta Dental of Washington, and TriForza Corp. intends to offer the selected candidate a base pay within this range, dependent on job‑related, non‑discriminatory factors such as experience. Base pay will also be adjusted based on the candidate’s geographic location. Essential Responsibilities include the following: The list of responsibilities listed is not intended to be comprehensive. Washington Dental Service and its affiliates, including Arcora Foundation, Delta Dental of Washington, and TriForza reserve the right to change the responsibilities at any time with or without notice. Lead secure design reviews for applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure, and multi‑tenant systems across AWS and Azure. Design, implement, and document cloud security controls aligned to HIPAA, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and other relevant frameworks. Enhance and operationalize the Secure Development Lifecycle, embedding threat modeling, secure coding standards, automated testing, and DevSecOps practices into engineering workflows. Contribute directly to infrastructure‑as‑code, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud configurations to ensure controls are implemented effectively, not just documented. Guide the secure adoption of AI technologies, ensuring appropriate data classification, access controls, monitoring, and governance guardrails are in place. Develop and maintain security reference architectures, design standards, and reusable patterns that scale across tenants and environments. Partner with engineering and DevOps teams to reduce interactive production access, implement least‑privilege access models, and strengthen centralized logging and monitoring. Support audit readiness by mapping technical implementations to regulatory and contractual control requirements. Have fun in doing what we do! The experience, skills, and education needed to succeed in the position are outlined below. These requirements are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. 7+ years of experience in security architecture, cloud security, or application security roles with hands‑on implementation experience in AWS and Azure. Strong understanding of regulatory and security frameworks including HIPAA Security Rule, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 control requirements. Demonstrated ability to translate regulatory requirements and industry best practices into practical, scalable cloud and application security controls. Experience enhancing or building a Secure Development Lifecycle, including threat modeling, SAST/DAST integration, dependency management, and secure code review practices. Deep knowledge of cloud‑native security architecture including IAM, network segmentation, encryption strategies, logging, monitoring, and zero‑trust principles. Familiarity with AI security considerations, including model risk, data protection, secure integration patterns, and governance frameworks. Experience with automation and infrastructure‑as‑code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar is a plus. Relevant certifications preferred (CISSP, CCSP, AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or similar). Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience. Travel: This position requires occasional travel. Operational Demands: The operational demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. To request disability accommodation please contact your manager or HR Business Partner. Ability to sit and work at a computer keyboard for extended periods of time. Must utilize visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Washington Dental Service and its affiliates, including Arcora Foundation, Delta Dental of Washington, and TriForza are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to the highest standards of information security and HIPAA compliance, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and protection of all data. All staff are expected to support this commitment by following relevant policies. Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. 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