Principal IT Security Architect - REMOTE from any EST or CST US-based location

Job Details

The stated pay range is based on a national average location. Actual salary is determined by factors including relevant work experience, skills, and location. This position is bonus-eligible.

CNO Financial Group’s IT Team is hiring a Principal IT Security Architect who will play a key role in shaping CNO’s enterprise security strategy, architecture, standards, and approach to securing both existing and emerging technologies. This role is responsible for defining security requirements; designing, implementing, and evaluating security solutions; conducting internal and third‑party security assessments; and developing security policies, standards, and procedures. Working closely with IT leaders, Enterprise Architects, and other Principal Architects, this position applies deep technical expertise and industry knowledge to design enterprise‑level security architectures.

The role will lead security architecture efforts across all cybersecurity domains for new technology implementations, major system changes, and mergers and acquisitions, and will drive updates to architecture, standards, and policies in response to regulatory or business change. This position requires broad and deep information technology experience, strong architectural judgment, and the ability to influence across the organization.

As a Principal IT Security Architect, your responsibilities will include:

• Defining complex security architectures that are necessary to integrate new entities when a merger or acquisition is complete, including leading various levels of technology resource through the decision-making process

• Analyzing and understanding the impact of regulation changes on security architecture, standards and policies, including making and communicating updates as needed

• Providing guidance and coaching to cybersecurity lead and senior architects and engineers, and providing overall technical expertise to the cybersecurity department and business stakeholders

• Researching, modeling, and tracking secure system standards, industry trends, market technology, potential threats, tactics, and procedures for ecosystem applicability and reference

• Developing formal management reporting dashboards aligned to widely accepted standards, including appropriate metrics that inform senior leadership as to the state of information security risk and exposure

• Effectively communicating risk and mitigation activities to all levels of the organization during incident or risk treatment actions, to inform critical decision-making and deliver risk reductions

• Identifying, quantifying, and documenting requirements to address security risks as they relate to IT and enterprise projects

• Recognizing and identifying potential areas where existing security policies and procedures require change, or where new ones need to be developed, especially regarding future business expansion

• Performing third-party security risk assessments, especially for cloud service providers and responding to third-party requests for information on CNO’s information security program/policies

• Ensuring that the organization is leveraging the proper technologies to meet SOX, PCI, and HIPAA/HITECH compliance requirements

• Serving as a subject matter expert for the incident lead during Incident Response activities

• Leading matrix working groups during Incident Response activities

• Supporting legal and Internal Audit activities and information gathering when needed, and effectively communicating complex security topics to these teams

The Principal IT Security Architect position is well-suited for you if you:

• Have demonstrated enterprise‑level expertise across core cybersecurity domains, including identity and access management, privileged access management, security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, infrastructure and application security, and business/technology resiliency.

• Possess deep knowledge of information security regulations, standards, and frameworks such as PCI, SOX, HIPAA/HITECH, OWASP, NIST, ISO 27001, and CMMC.

• Have proven experience leading and serving as a subject matter expert for security incident response activities, with a working understanding of penetration testing concepts and methods.

• Bring strong experience across complex enterprise technology environments including operating systems, networking, storage, identity providers, data center infrastructure, cloud service provider architecture, and mainstream platforms (e.g., Microsoft, Oracle, IBM), and can design secure architectures for new technologies, major system changes, and mergers and acquisitions.

• Demonstrate knowledge of Artificial Intelligence security concepts, including AI governance, security posture management, common adoption risks, and exploitation methods.

• Can influence and collaborate effectively across cybersecurity, IT, business partners, and third‑party vendors while driving urgency when needed.

• Excel at communicating complex technical and security concepts in clear, business‑focused language to audiences ranging from technical teams to senior and executive leadership.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.

• 12 years of progressive IT experience with 5+ years’ experience as a security architect or related role.

• Experience implementing and ensuring compliance with DoD STIG, Critical Infrastructure Protection, FedRAMP or other security requirement frameworks or guides.

• A strong ability to apply business and technical knowledge to solving technology and security challenges.

What will set you apart:

• Masters Degree in Information Technology or a related field of study.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in order to communicate complex technology concepts, risks and incident occurrences to all levels of an organization, including IT leadership, Third Party Partners, and business partners.

• CISSP or other relevant security certifications (CCSP, CISM, SSCP, etc.)

• A strong ability to apply business and industry knowledge to solving technology and security challenges.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Short-term & long-term disability insurance

• Paid time-off and corporate holidays

• Paid parental leave

• Company paid life insurance

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CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you’re most productive. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Carmel, Chicago, and Orlando) have access to come into that office. Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Carmel, Chicago, and Orlando) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any EST or CST US-based time zone. All associates may be asked to travel to varying corporate offices periodically. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) secures the future of middle-income America. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands, including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington National. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.3 million policies and more than $38.3 billion in total assets. Our 3,300 associates, 4,900 exclusive agents and more than 6,500 independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.

We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of People Focused, Integrity, Customer Driven, and Excellence. We have offices in more than 220 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Chicago, and Orlando.

At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences. If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.

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Compensation

Pay Range: $157,800.00 - $236,800.00 Annual

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.