Lead Cybersecurity Architect

About this role

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. 

Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures. The ideal candidate will function as a lead security professional responsible for the technical architecture of Allegion’s global security program while also contributing to the full life cycle management and delivery of IT security operations and projects across the Allegion enterprise.   The role requires the ability to effectively operate in a blended environment of business and technical personnel of various levels across the global organization. 

The role will engage as part of the enterprise cybersecurity team with cross functional engagement with other technical and business areas such as IT infrastructure, global technology services, enterprise applications, regional IT teams, software development teams, product engineering, and legal.   The organizational breadth of the position spans the global Allegion enterprise with focus on delivering cybersecurity operations and service outcomes with high standards of quality and resilience.  

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.

What you'll do: • Designs and oversees implementation of enterprise information security architectures and solutions within the security organization, software development teams, and business solution integration and support teams • Develop and drive the architecture for our Zero Trust initiatives • Collaborate with the AI team and establish security architectures and governance guardrails for enterprise adoption of AI • Evaluate and plan for emerging threats and defenses, this includes evaluating new technologies. • Help to establish, create, develop and maintain the security team's AI/automation operating system • Provide technical leadership on the evaluation, selection, design, installation, and administration of IT products and solutions with security features/functions/requirements as they come and go within the environment • Drive coordination and collaboration working with 3rd party service providers to accomplish IT security services and operations goals and drive results • Monitor industry trends and standards for their applicability to Allegion’s business strategy and operation maturity • Work with internal customers to interpret, clarify, and implement change requests on security-related solutions • Troubleshoot security related issues: firewalls, IDS/IPS, segmented network infrastructure, multiple security zones, etc. • Follow migration and implementation plans that address both tactical and strategic needs • Provide guidance and mentorship to early career talent in IT Security and other related IT roles • Contribute to the achievement and maintenance of compliance regarding PCI, SOX, ISO, HIPAA, ITIL, etc.

What You Need to Succeed: • Working knowledge of enterprise security systems: i.e. IDS/IPS, firewalls, end-point protection & response solutions, log management, SIEM solutions, IAM solutions, content filtering, etc. • Working knowledge of computer forensic tools, data loss prevention methods, and disaster recovery methods • Working knowledge of networking and communications protocols and methods relative to public, private, and hybrid cloud installations • Demonstrated technical aptitude with the ability to translate technical concepts into practical business language • Learning agility, including a demonstrated ability to pick up and master new business and technical subjects quickly • Demonstrated business acumen and the ability to apply technology solutions to solve business problems • Ability to quickly build rapport and gain the respect and cooperation of both technology and business leaders • Demonstrated experience leading successful project teams through influence without supervisory authority • Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently, plan workloads and deliver on commitments • Strong interpersonal skills, including excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills • Ability to deal with ambiguity and make quality decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment • Experience managing competing priorities successfully • Customer focused • Required: Five + years of proven work experience evaluating, designing, deploying, and supporting cybersecurity solutions on a global Enterprise scale • Required: B.S. or B.A. degree preferably a technical discipline such as Cybersecurity, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), or related STEM discipline (relevant work experience considered in the absence of technical degree) • Preferred: Industry certifications related to information security, networking, or other relevant discipline

Why Work for Us? Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if: • You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.

• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us.

• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recog

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