Cloud Security Architect
As a Cloud Security Architect, the successful candidate will own the security architecture of Paysafe's cloud and infrastructure landscape, with a primary focus on AWS and Azure. The role involves acting as a design authority for major transformation initiatives, including cloud migrations and moving regulated payment products to the cloud.
The architect will partner with IT, engineering, and business teams to deliver solutions that are secure, compliant, and scalable.
- Define and maintain the cloud security architecture, aligned with Paysafe's business, technology and product strategy and the wider security roadmap.
- Design secure AWS architectures for cloud migrations, product transitions and infrastructure transformation.
- Act as security design authority across the delivery lifecycle. You will threat-model solutions, translate requirements into proportionate controls, and approve architectures for production.
- Review architectures to identify risks and control gaps, and agree pragmatic mitigations with delivery teams.
- Own cloud security standards, reference patterns and automated guardrails covering IAM, network segmentation, encryption and key management, logging and monitoring, resilience, and policy-as-code.
- Ensure cloud designs meet PCI DSS, DORA and GDPR requirements, including CDE scoping and segmentation.
- Work closely with Product, Cloud, Infrastructure, Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Risk and Compliance and other Information Security teams.
- Significant experience in cloud and infrastructure security architecture in complex, regulated enterprise environments. (required)
- Deep, hands-on cloud security expertise in AWS or Azure, such as Organizations and SCPs, IAM, VPC design, KMS, and EKS or serverless security, or their Azure equivalents. (required)
- A track record of securing large-scale cloud migrations and application re-platforming. (required)
- Experience with IaC (Terraform) and embedding security guardrails into CI/CD pipelines. (required)
- Strong threat modelling skills and the ability to assess complex, hybrid architectures. (required)
- Working knowledge of PCI DSS, DORA, ISO 27001 and GDPR, and of how they apply to cloud design. (required)
- A pragmatic, influential communicator who can turn risk into clear decisions for engineers and senior stakeholders. (required)
- Desirable certifications: AWS Certified Security – Specialty, CCSP, CISSP, SABSA, or Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert. (nice-to-have)
- Tailor-made training and ongoing development.
- Multiple career progression opportunities in a dynamic in-house business.
- Competitive remuneration and social benefits package.
- 25 days annual paid leave.
- 4 days paid volunteering time a year through our Paysafe Giving initiative.
- Health insurance and sports card.
- Team events and company discounts.
- Variety of soft skills, business and technical training programs.
- Flexible working model with a hybrid approach.
Paysafe is a global payments platform powering the experience economy, with a strong focus on the iGaming, video gaming, e-commerce, retail, travel and hospitality sectors. With 30 years of expertise in payment technology, Paysafe helps businesses and consumers lift every experience through seamless, secure payment solutions, including card payments, digital wallets such as Skrill, eCash solutions like PaysafeCard, and a suite of local payment methods. With approximately 2,900 employees across 12 countries and annualized transactional volume of $167 billion in 2025, Paysafe connects people and businesses worldwide through innovative digital payment experiences.