--- title: 'Cybersecurity Architect - Remote at FormativGroup' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/cybersecurity-architect-remote-formativgroup-st-louis-xaj5e4paga5c' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-02' --- # Cybersecurity Architect - Remote at FormativGroup - **Company:** FormativGroup - **Location:** St. Louis, MO / Austin, TX / New York, NY / United States - **Compensation:** $95–$105/hr - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-10-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-02 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/formativgroup/jobs/4474640009 ## Job description Shape and strengthen enterprise cybersecurity architecture across corporate IT, manufacturing operations, and industrial environments. FormativGroup partners with organizations to solve complex business and technology challenges. In this consulting assignment, you will help strengthen cybersecurity for a manufacturing environment where reliability and security must work together. As a Senior Cybersecurity Architect, you will design and develop security architectures, standards, and risk mitigation approaches spanning corporate infrastructure, industrial control systems (ICS), and operational technology (OT). Your work will address network and cloud security while accounting for production uptime, connected devices, industrial networks, and supply chain exposure. You will collaborate with IT, OT, infrastructure, engineering, and business stakeholders to identify vulnerabilities, define appropriate controls, and align security practices with applicable standards and regulatory requirements. ## What You'll Work On As Senior Cybersecurity Architect, you will: - Design enterprise cybersecurity architectures aligned with business goals and security best practices. - Establish security frameworks, policies, standards, and technical guidelines for IT and OT environments. - Develop cybersecurity roadmaps, reference architectures, and risk mitigation strategies. - Work with IT, OT, infrastructure, engineering, and business teams to identify vulnerabilities and implement security controls. - Evaluate emerging security technologies and support security practices that protect manufacturing operations and business continuity. ## What You'll Bring You will likely be successful in this role if you have: - Minimum of 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, including enterprise security architecture and solution design. - Strong knowledge of network security, cloud security, and enterprise security architecture. - Experience securing industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) in manufacturing environments. - Ability to collaborate across IT, OT, engineering, infrastructure, and business stakeholders. - Experience developing security standards, identifying vulnerabilities, managing risk, and addressing applicable security or regulatory requirements. ## How You Work - Take a practical, risk-based approach that balances cybersecurity controls with production uptime and operational reliability. - Work across technical and business teams to translate security risks into actionable architectural decisions. - Communicate standards, priorities, and recommendations clearly while maintaining strong technical judgment. Bonus Points If You Have - Exposure to security considerations for connected industrial devices and industrial networks. - Familiarity with manufacturing supply chain cybersecurity challenges. - Experience evaluating new security technologies for enterprise or industrial environments. What Success Looks Like - Establish a clear view of enterprise and industrial security risks, priorities, and architecture needs. - Produce actionable architecture guidance, standards, and risk mitigation recommendations. - Support stronger protection of corporate systems and manufacturing environments without losing sight of uptime. - Build trusted working relationships across IT, OT, engineering, and business stakeholders. ## Why Join FormativGroup FormativGroup is a PE-backed technology consulting and implementation partner helping organizations modernize complex business platforms, improve delivery outcomes, and scale technology solutions that support long-term growth. We partner with clients across strategy, solution design, implementation, and ongoing support to help move critical initiatives from vision to execution. Our teams bring deep technical expertise, delivery discipline, and a collaborative approach to every engagement. At FormativGroup, you'll work with people who are practical, collaborative, and focused on solving meaningful business and technology problems. We're growing, which means you'll have opportunities to contribute ideas, work closely with experienced leaders, and help shape how we deliver for clients. Employment Eligibility - This role is Remote in the United States and St. Louis, Austin, or New York City preferred. Not open to travel - must go onsite 1st week and intermittently - Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future We are committed to pay equity and transparency. The compensation range for this position represents our good faith estimate of the range we reasonably expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. The actual compensation offered will be determined based on factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, education, work location, and internal equity. In addition to hourly pay, employees may be eligible for discretionary bonuses, commissions, or other incentive programs, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, etc. Estimated hourly Compensation Range: $95—$105 USD FormativGroup operates within the critical middle layer of business technology, where applications and systems connect infrastructure to business processes. We are specialists who help the middle market take full advantage of their technology investments with deep, industry-centric expertise, all in one place, to unify fragmented systems. With deep technical expertise across cloud architecture, system integration, AI, and data strategy, we bridge the gap between business goals and modern platforms. FormativGroup is an equal opportunity employer providing opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. ADA Specifications: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. #formativgroupcareers #WorkWithUs Click here to view our [Privacy Policy](https://formativgroup.io/2025/11/19/privacy-policy/) ## About FormativGroup ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: FormativGroup is a technology consultancy that helps mid-market organizations unlock the full value of their technology investments by integrating data, applications, and workflows. - **Entity Type**: Private (backed by Rockbridge Growth Equity, LLC) - **Headquarters**: White Plains, New York, United States - **Founded**: 2025 (launched March 2025) - **Founders**: Gene Chao (Chief Executive Officer) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: IT Services and IT Consulting - **Target customers**: B2B, mid-market and emerging enterprises - **Mission**: “Every company deserves to reap the full benefits of their technology. … We are the only consultancy purposely designed to help mid-market organizations unlock the full power of their data across their technology and business ecosystem(s).” ## Products & Services - **Data Architecture & Consulting**: Services including data migration, modernization, governance, lineage, and analytics – leveraging platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, Tableau, Power BI, and Informatica. - **Application Solutions**: Design, build, and manage applications across Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, MuleSoft, and other PaaS/SaaS ecosystems. - **Workflow & Process Designs**: Process mining, workflow mapping, automation, and continuous improvement (CI/CD, DevOps). - **Technology Consulting**: AI roadmapping, reference architecture design, interoperability solutions, product and tools selection. - **Platform Support**: Deep expertise in Salesforce (Sales, Service, Experience Cloud), Microsoft (Azure, Power Platform, Business Central, Fabric), and AWS. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of ~$34M (LinkedIn estimate) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Rockbridge Growth Equity; platform partners include Salesforce, Microsoft, Snowflake, Databricks, Informatica, Qlik, Splunk, and AWS. - **Growth Signals**: Acquired two firms in 2025–2026 – **Flok** (Salesforce consulting) and **Eon Collective** (data lineage, governance); website traffic growing 113.4% month-over-month; LinkedIn follower growth of 43.9% monthly. ## Competitive Advantages - **Mid-market focus**: Dedicated to right-sized solutions for emerging and middle-market companies, an underserved segment often left behind by large system integrators. - **Full-stack integration**: Unique combination of data architecture, application solutions, and workflow design under one roof – bridging silos across the entire technology ecosystem. - **Industry-centric approach**: Consultants with deep domain expertise who design and execute, not just advise. - **Partnership model**: Long-term, collaborative client relationships rather than transactional project delivery. ## Strategic Focus - Continue building a connected data foundation for clients to enable meaningful AI and automation. - Expand through targeted acquisitions that complement data and platform capabilities. - Strengthen Salesforce and Microsoft ecosystem services while scaling offerings in Snowflake, Databricks, and AI roadmapping. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Collaborative, transparent, and committed to continuous learning. Leaders act as coaches, unblockers, and advocates. Principles include “escale early; solve together” and “do the right thing, especially when it’s hard.” - **Flexibility**: Hybrid work with accountability – no “always-on” culture. Offices in White Plains, NY and Southlake, TX. - **Growth**: Mentorship and sponsorship programs, stretch opportunities, clear progression paths, and broad exposure across platforms, industries, and disciplines. - **Benefits**: Competitive benefits package supporting health, financial security, and work-life balance. - **Hiring**: Actively recruiting for consulting and technical roles (see open roles at [formativgroup.io/open-roles](https://formativgroup.io/open-roles/)). ## Sources 1. [formativgroup.io](https://formativgroup.io/) – Homepage and service descriptions 2. [formativgroup.io/about-us/](https://formativgroup.io/about-us/) – Executive team, mission, and background 3. [formativgroup.io/careers/](https://formativgroup.io/careers/) – Culture, benefits, and principles 4. [linkedin.com/company/formativgroup](https://www.linkedin.com/company/formativgroup) – Company details, revenue, acquisitions, tech stack 5. 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