Senior Principal, Platform Security Architect

About the Team
The EcoStruxure Platform Architecture team, within Schneider Digital, is responsible for creating and evolving the Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Platform, a global Data and IoT platform that connects assets, unlocks the value of data and AI, and accelerates digital offers across Schneider Electric's Lines of Business, including Buildings, Industry, Infrastructure, and Energy.

The platform powers the devices, applications, data services, and cloud capabilities that collectively enable the EcoStruxure ecosystem.

The Platform Architecture team is responsible for the technical direction, overall platform architecture, and design patterns that platform engineering teams build against.
About the Role
As the Sr.

Platform Security Architect, you will serve as the trusted advisor for security across the EcoStruxure Platform.

You will be responsible for defining and driving the platform's security architecture and strategic direction, from embedded devices through cloud services.

As part of the Platform Architecture team, you will work with engineering, product, cybersecurity, and business teams to design and architect the security capabilities of the EcoStruxure Platform.

You will collaborate closely with Schneider Electric's cybersecurity community, including Cybersecurity Architects and Cybersecurity Advisors across Business Units and Lines of Business, to ensure consistent security practices across the platform.

The ideal candidate brings a proven track record as a security-focused software architect, with deep expertise in cloud and device security, hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and the ability to navigate and influence across a large, matrixed engineering organization.
Key ResponsibilitiesSecurity Architecture and Design

Translate business, customer, and regulatory requirements into platform security architecture requirements.

Design and architect platform security capabilities, including device-to-cloud trust chains, multi-tenant isolation, authentication and authorization models, data protection, and API security.

Define and evolve the security architecture and design patterns for the EcoStruxure Platform.

Apply Zero Trust, defense-in-depth, and secure-by-design principles across the platform stack.Process and Governance

Define and evolve security processes, standards, and guardrails for the platform organization, including the Secure Development Lifecycle, architecture review processes, and formal cybersecurity review gates.

Validate platform components through threat modeling, architecture reviews, and coordination with penetration testing resources.

Align platform security architecture with stakeholders, including cybersecurity certification strategies defined with Lines of Business for their offer roadmaps and compliance requirements.

Monitor approved technologies for threats, vulnerabilities, and updates.

Oversee mitigation of security issues acros...