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Role Description

Impact Advisors is seeking a Founding Cybersecurity Architect to help design and build the foundation of our next-generation healthcare security platform. This is a unique opportunity to serve as a foundational technical leader, responsible for architecting and implementing a scalable, AI-enabled cybersecurity capability that supports healthcare organizations in managing operational risk and protecting critical systems.

• Architect and build the initial MVP of Impact Advisors’ healthcare security platform, applying advanced reasoning capabilities to real security telemetry
• Own end-to-end system architecture and implementation, from design through deployment and iteration
• Design and implement workflows that observe, correlate, recommend, and escalate security signals and risks
• Develop secure human-in-the-loop processes appropriate for regulated healthcare environments
• Produce clear, defensible technical outputs for both engineering teams and executive stakeholders
• Establish scalable architectural patterns and engineering standards to support platform evolution
• Perform threat modeling and security design for high-impact healthcare systems and hybrid environments
• Collaborate with internal teams and clients to align platform capabilities with real-world healthcare security needs

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in security engineering, cybersecurity architecture, incident response, or related roles
• Hands-on experience responding to real-world security incidents and adversary activity
• Experience designing identity centric or Zero Trust security architectures
• Strong understanding of cloud, hybrid infrastructure, identity, and privilege management
• Experience designing and building complex production systems end-to-end
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to senior technical and executive audiences
• Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR, HL7, or EHR integrations

Requirements

• Experience building foundational or early-stage platforms (0→1 engineering experience)
• Experience with security telemetry, data engineering pipelines, or observability platforms
• Experience designing or implementing AI-driven, agentic, or LLM-enabled systems
• Understanding of AI safety considerations, failure modes, and governance controls

Benefits

• For salaried positions, this role may also be eligible for an annual performance bonus
• Additional benefits and perks may also be available, depending on the position and employment terms

Company Description

Impact Advisors is a nationally recognized healthcare IT and management consulting firm dedicated to improving healthcare through technology, operations, and strategic advisory services. We partner with healthcare organizations to solve their most complex challenges across digital transformation, cybersecurity, data and AI, and enterprise technology initiatives.

Our culture emphasizes collaboration, innovation, and measurable client impact, providing team members with the opportunity to work on meaningful initiatives that improve healthcare delivery nationwide.