The Company
At TI, we are relentless in our drive to deliver the technology and tools that solve your biggest problems. For decades, we have operated with a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. That passion is alive today as we help our customers design for new applications.
Our founders had the foresight to know that building a great company required a special culture to thrive for the long term. At TI, we refer to this as Living Our Values, and it’s how we operate daily.
For many years, we’ve run our business with three ambitions in mind:
We will act like owners who will own the company for decades.
We will adapt and succeed in a world that is ever-changing.
We will be a company that we’re personally proud to be a part of and would want as our neighbor.
When we’re successful in achieving these ambitions, our employees, customers, communities and shareholders all win.
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The Opportunity
We’re seeking an exceptional Senior Cybersecurity Architect to serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert driving enterprise-wide security architecture initiatives. This role combines deep hands-on architecture work with technical leadership and mentorship. You’ll lead transformational programs like Zero Trust Architecture while elevating the capabilities of our engineering teams through knowledge sharing and collaborative problem-solving.
This is an individual contributor role for someone who wants to work in some of the most complex technical domains solving challenges while shaping the next generation of security talent.
Reporting To: jimi Mills, Ciso
Location:
The position is located at corporate headquarters at 12500 TI Boulevard in Dallas. TI operates in an in-office culture with expectation this individual will come into the office daily.
TI's campus is situated in North Dallas, within the city’s established technology and business corridor, just east of Lake Highlands and south of Richardson, accessible via U.S. Highway 75 (Central Expressway) and Interstate 635.
Responsibilities:
Lead design and implementation of key enterprise strategies such as Zero Trust Architecture across all security pillars: identity, device, network, application, and data protection
Develop and maintain comprehensive security architecture patterns, reference architectures, and design standards
Conduct threat modeling and security architecture reviews for critical systems, applications, and infrastructure changes
Design security solutions that balance business requirements, risk tolerance, and operational feasibility
Translate security requirements from compliance frameworks and business needs into actionable technical architectures
Evaluate and architect integration of security technologies across the enterprise stack
Lead complex technical investigations and provide authoritative guidance on security architecture decisions
Collaborate with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and development teams to embed security into solution designs
Drive innovation in security architecture through research, proof-of-concepts, and adoption of emerging technologies
Mentor junior and mid-level security engineers and architects in security design principles, threat modeling methodologies, and architecture best practices
Provide technical coaching through architecture reviews, design discussions, and hands-on problem solving mentor junior and mid-level engineers in architecture principles, threat modeling, and zero trust best practices
The Candidate
Skills:
Demonstrates commitment to high standards of ethics and values, regulatory compliance, and business integrity.
Knowledge:
Demonstrates commitment to high standards of ethics and values, regulatory compliance, and business integrity.
Experience:
Experience with OT/ICS security architecture and industrial control systems security frameworks is a plus
Background in semiconductor manufacturing, critical infrastructure, general industrial or highly regulated industries
Experience with security architecture in hybrid cloud environments
Contributions to security communities: published research, conference presentations, open-source security projects
7-10+ years of experience in security architecture
