Senior director security architecture

Job Description

Oracle seeks a Senior Director of Security Architecture to lead enterprise-wide product security architecture for Oracle Cloud and Applications. You will set the strategy and operate a modern, risk-based security review program, champion a cloud-first threat modeling methodology, and leverage Oracle's world leading AI capabilities to increase consistency, coverage, and speed-while keeping expert human judgment at the core. Partnering with Engineering, Product, Security, Compliance, and Cloud Operations, you will define patterns, standards, and guardrails that enable teams to build securely and ship faster. You will lead a high-performing team, establish measurable outcomes, and represent security architecture in executive forums, audits, and customer engagements.

Responsibilities

• Develop a cloud-first threat model and attack tree methodology; support engineers through pattern-led, pre-reviewed development plans.

• Deliver best-in-class, risk-based, human-led security review processes across services and products, from design through production.

• Define and govern secure-by-design architecture standards, reusable security patterns, and reference implementations for cloud-native services.

• Evolve security processes using applied AI where appropriate, including creation and curation of review materials, highlighting areas of interest, and comparing expressed designs with pre-developed patterns.

• Integrate security architecture into SDLC and platform workflows (design reviews, SDL gates, IaC, CI/CD), prioritizing automation and developer experience.

• Partner with Engineering, Product, Cloud Ops/SRE, Identity, Data, Privacy, and Compliance to mitigate risk, meet regulatory obligations, and improve resilience.

• Establish KPIs/OKRs (risk reduction, review SLAs, defect escape rates, MTTR) and report progress and risk posture to leadership.

• Lead talent strategy: hire, develop, and mentor a diverse team; foster a culture of pragmatism, empathy for builders, and continuous improvement.

• Conduct and oversee high-impact architecture reviews, M&A due diligence, and vendor/third-party security assessments; guide build-vs-buy decisions.

• Translate emerging threats and standards into actionable guidance (e.g., cloud multi-tenancy, IAM, secrets, data protection, PQC readiness).

• Drive incident learnings back into design patterns and controls; ensure auditability and documentation for internal/external reviews.

• Champion responsible use of AI and data handling in security tooling and processes, aligned with Oracle's security, privacy, and compliance guidelines.

Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $139,400 to $291,800 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

Short term disability and long term disability

Life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.

11 paid holidays

Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial planning and group legal

Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - M5

About Us

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