Principal Network Architect
12/10/2025
The Principal Network Architect will lead the evolution of network and security architecture with a focus on DevSecOps principles. This includes embedding security practices into CI/CD pipelines and designing secure network architectures.
Working Hours
40 hours/week
Company Size
10,001+ employees
Language
English
Visa Sponsorship
No
Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.
Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.
Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know.
WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE
Why Syneos Health
- We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
- We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people.
- We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.
Job Responsibilities
The Principal Network Architect will lead the evolution of our network and security architecture with a strong focus on DevSecOps principles. This role combines strategic architectural leadership with hands-on security automation, ensuring secure, scalable, and efficient delivery pipelines and infrastructure across multi-cloud environments. The Principal will collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to embed security into CI/CD workflows, enforce zero-trust principles, and drive compliance across the software delivery lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Embed security practices into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
- Automate vulnerability scanning, SBOM generation, and artifact security using tools like JFrog, SonarQube, and Snyk.
- Design and implement secure network and cloud architectures aligned with zero-trust and policy-as-code frameworks.
- Apply DevSecOps principles to multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, OCI).
- Build secure platform abstractions (“golden paths”) for developer enablement.
- Implement security reference architectures for microservices, API gateways, and service mesh.
- Partner with engineering teams to promote security-by-design and continuous improvement.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, and other regulatory frameworks.
- Maintain architecture documentation and lead threat modeling and risk assessments.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- Extensive experience in network/security architecture and DevSecOps practices.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and IaC frameworks (Terraform).
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, OCI) and security automation tools.
- Familiarity with policy-as-code (OPA, Kyverno), SBOM generation, and supply chain security.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Get to know Syneos Health
Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.
No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.
Additional Information
Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive. The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description. The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above. Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract. Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms. Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees. The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.
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