Senior IT Architect, cybersecurity

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Date: Jun 19, 2025

Location(s): Juno Beach, FL, US, 33408

Company: NextEra Energy

Requisition ID:  88493 

Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in the U.S., delivering clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to approximately 12 million Floridians. With one of the nation’s cleanest power generation fleets and top-tier reliability, we are setting new standards in the energy industry. Ready to make an impact? Join our exceptional team today and help shape the future of energy!

 

Position Specific Description

As a Senior Architect specializing in cybersecurity, you'll strengthen NextEra's cybersecurity posture, make strategic decisions regarding emerging technologies, and solve complex problems through innovative solutions. The role calls for key technology domain experts capable of influencing the design and roadmap of our technology areas, leading and mentoring teams to drive compliance and effectiveness of NextEra Energy's technology architectures.

In this role, consistent learning and adaptation is key. You will be called upon to continually expand and apply your knowledge in several IT disciplines, including, but not limited to:

Network Security

  • Proficiency in security infrastructure such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems
  • Understanding of networking protocols and components

Cloud Security

  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure
  • Knowledge of cloud-native security tools

Endpoint Security

  • Capabilities in EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) tools
  • Understanding of anti-malware, antivirus, and encryption tools

Application Security

  • Familiarity with secure coding practices
  • Experience in performing security reviews, threat modelling of applications

Data Security

  • Knowledge of data encryption methods and tools
  • Understanding of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) tools and strategies

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

  • Familiarity with single sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) systems
  • Expertise in IAM directories like Active Directory or Entra ID
  • Understanding of Identity Management, Role Modeling, and Privilege Access Management

Mobile Security

  • Experience with Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions
  • Familiarity with mobile platform security features and settings

Information Risk and Governance

  • Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and controls like NIST, CIS, CIP, ISO, and SOX.
  • Experience with risk assessment methods and tools

Operational Technology (OT) Security

  • Knowledge of OT architecture and communication protocols
  • Familiarity with OT-focused attack vectors

Job Overview

This position develops and maintains high-level designs for overall logical and technical IT architecture. Employees in this role provide strategic decision-making and guidance within technical disciplines, responding to disruptive technologies and solving unique and complex problems. Individuals facilitate and orchestrate the delivery of targeted business outcomes through technical decisions. Employees in this job serve as experts and visionaries in the development of roadmaps, strategy, and design for assigned technology areas.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

  • Works with business partners to analyze strategy and trends to define the requirements, principles, and models that guide technology decisions
  • Communicates and enforces technology standards with business partners
  • Understands industry trends and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies
  • Drives digital innovation and develops roadmaps through new technologies and approaches to fulfill strategic business plans
  • Defines high-level migration plans to address gaps in current state
  • Coaches, mentors, and leads technical subject matters experts to enable and drive consistency across technology architectures
  • Designs and owns governance, assurance, and standards activities for enterprise technology architecture compliance
  • Oversees and facilitates the evaluation, risk assessment, selection, and design of hardware and software technology and product standards
  • Delivers technology architecture artifacts, possibly including reference architectures or concepts of operation
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

  • High School Grad / GED
  • Bachelor's or Equivalent Experience
  • Experience: 4+ years

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree

 

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

 

Employee Group:  Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Information Technology
Organization:  Florida Power & Light Company 
Relocation Provided:  Yes, if applicable

 

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. 

 

NextEra Energy provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

 

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

 

NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.

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