Security Architect

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Actual compensation will depend on a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location.  The anticipated wage for this position is

$154,500 - $261,800

What You'll Be Doing:

As a Senior Security Architect, you will shape security architecture decisions across key technology domains and lead strategic security initiatives. You will develop and maintain reference architectures, conduct internal workshops on specialized subjects like risk assessment, and create metrics to measure security effectiveness. This role involves significant executive engagement, including preparing and delivering senior executive briefings while driving security innovation across multiple teams.

How You'll Succeed:

• Domain expertise: You will demonstrate deep technical expertise in your security domain while maintaining broad knowledge across security principles and practices.

• Strategic leadership: Success requires the ability to shape security architecture decisions and guide complex initiatives across multiple teams.

• Innovation drive: You will actively promote new and innovative security solutions while developing metrics to measure their effectiveness.

• Executive communication: Strong ability to brief senior executives and translate complex security concepts for various audiences.

• Continuous improvement: You will develop and implement metrics to measure security effectiveness and efficiency across architectural initiatives.

• Mentorship: Lead specialized workshops and mentor teams in advanced security practices and risk assessment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape and develop security guidelines across key technology domains

• Lead the development and maintenance of reference architectures

• Conduct advanced threat modeling using frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK

• Develop metrics to measure security effectiveness and efficiency

• Lead internal workshops on specialized security subjects

• Prepare and deliver senior executive briefings

• Drive security innovation across multiple teams

• Perform proactive threat analysis and develop comprehensive mitigation strategies

• Guide complex security initiatives and provide strategic direction

• Mentor and develop security team members

• Developing enterprise-wide security guidelines, leading reference architecture development, conducting advanced threat modeling, and driving security innovation across multiple teams.

What You Should Bring:

• Deep technical expertise in security architecture and domain-specific knowledge

• Experience with security frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, ISO 27001, SABSA, TOGAF)

• Strong foundation in threat modeling and risk assessment methodologies

• Proven track record of developing reference architectures and security guidelines

• Experience in briefing senior executives and leading strategic initiatives

• Strong multi-tasking, organizational, and leadership skills

• Proficiency in team collaboration and strategic planning

• Demonstrated ability to promote innovation across multiple teams

• Excellence in security consulting and proactive design guidance

• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with security trends

• Team management and collaboration: Leading cross-functional teams, mentoring security professionals, conducting specialized workshops, and actively promoting innovative security solutions across the organization.

Your Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field OR Hig