Solution Architect - Security

The Company

HOYA Group: Founded in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, HOYA Corporation is a global technology and med-tech company and a leading supplier of innovative high-tech and medical products. HOYA's divisions and business units research and develop products utilized in the healthcare and information technology fields. In the healthcare field, we provide medical device products such as eyeglasses, medical endoscopes, contact and intraocular lenses, orthopedic implants, surgical/therapeutic devices and medical device reprocessing and disinfection solutions. In the information technology field, we provide products such as optical lenses, photomasks and blanks used in the manufacturing process for semiconductor and LCD/OLED devices, text-to-speech, human resources and other software solutions and critical components for the mass memory and cloud storage industries. With over 150 offices and subsidiaries worldwide, HOYA currently employs a multinational workforce of 37,000 people.

The Position

The Solution Architect Security is responsible for designing and governing the implementation of secure, scalable, and compliant solutions across the enterprise. This role defines security architecture standards, evaluates risk, and works closely with cross-functional teams to integrate security into business and IT solutions. The architect ensures that enterprise applications, infrastructure, and data assets are protected through well-designed security controls and practices aligned with regulatory requirements and cybersecurity frameworks

Internal Relationships:

• Cybersecurity and IT infrastructure teams
• Application development, data, and cloud architecture teams
• Risk management, compliance, and audit functions

External Relationships:

• Security technology vendors and partners
• Regulatory and cybersecurity forums
• Industry peers and knowledge networks

Major Responsibilities

Platform and Solution Design and Strategy

• Design secure enterprise solutions aligned with business goals and security policies.
• Develop security architecture standards, blueprints, and patterns for infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the incorporation of security throughout the solution lifecycle.

Technology Evaluation

• Stay up-to-date with cybersecurity threats, industry best practices, and emerging security technologies.
• Evaluate and recommend security tools and platforms (e.g., SIEM, IAM, CASB, EDR, DLP, ZTNA).

Technical Leadership

• Provide hands-on guidance and thought leadership to infrastructure product teams and engineering and security operations teams.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture and security governance frameworks.

Integration and Compatibility

• Ensure security solutions integrate with enterprise IT systems, network infrastructure, and cloud platforms.
• Guide the infrastructure product teams in implementing controls that support identity federation, secure access, data protection, and threat detection.

Security and Compliance

• Align solution designs with regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST).
• Conduct security assessments, risk analysis, and architecture reviews.
• Define secure configurations and ensure mitigation of identified vulnerabilities.

Documentation and Communication

• Document security architecture decisions, implementation guidance, and threat models.
• Communicate complex security concepts to both technical and business stakeholders.

Quality Assurance

• Define validation strategies for security controls and incident response capabilities.
• Support the resolution of security incidents related to architectural design.

Technical Direction and Coordination

• Define validation strategies for security controls and incident response capabilities.
• Support the resolution of security incidents related to architectural design.

Requirements Transformation

• Translate business, regulatory, and risk management requirements into secure architecture designs.

Architectural Governance

• Enforce security architecture governance and review processes.
• Approve design exceptions and ensure alignment with security frameworks.

Business Alignment and Integration

• Enforce security architecture governance and review processes.
• Approve design exceptions and ensure alignment with security frameworks.

Scalability, Reliability, and Adaptability

• Design scalable and resilient security solutions that adapt to evolving business and threat landscapes.
• Support enterprise adoption of zero trust and adaptive security models.

Key Deliverables

Quantitative KPIs:

• Number of secure architecture designs delivered on time.
• Number of identified vulnerabilities addressed through design changes.

Qualitative KPIs:

• Effectiveness of security designs in reducing enterprise risk.
• Feedback from stakeholders on clarity and impact of security guidance.
• Alignment with regulatory and compliance objectives.

Qualifications

Education/Training Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, SABSA, or TOGAF (with security focus) are highly desirable.

Experience:

• 5–8 years of experience in security architecture or related cybersecurity roles.
• Proven track record of designing secure enterprise and cloud solutions.