Security Architect

The posting, as WHOOP wrote it

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WHOOP is seeking a Security Architect to help build and scale the Security Architecture function within the Information Security organization. This role will play a foundational part in defining how security architecture is practiced across the company by establishing standards, governance, reusable design patterns, and trusted partnerships with engineering teams.

The successful candidate will bring broad technical expertise across application, infrastructure, cloud, and enterprise security while building strong relationships throughout the organization. They will help create practical security standards, influence technical strategy, mentor engineering teams, and enable the business to move quickly without compromising security. This role requires someone who enjoys working with people as much as solving technical problems and can translate complex security concepts into clear, actionable guidance. Working closely with the Security Architecture Lead and the broader CISO organization, this individual will help shape the long-term vision and operating model for Security Architecture at WHOOP.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with Engineering, Product, Infrastructure, IT, and Security teams to provide architectural guidance throughout the software development lifecycle, ensuring security is incorporated early into design decisions.
• Help establish and mature WHOOP's Security Architecture practice by defining architecture governance, review methodologies, security standards, and engagement models that scale with the organization.
• Develop and maintain security architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and reusable design patterns that enable engineering teams to build secure systems consistently.
• Review application, cloud, infrastructure, AI, and enterprise technology initiatives to identify architectural risks, validate security controls, and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Lead architecture reviews and collaborate with engineering teams on threat models, trust boundaries, data flows, identity patterns, secure service-to-service communications, and security design decisions.
• Provide technical leadership across application security, cloud security, infrastructure security, API security, identity and access management, secrets management, network security, and data protection.
• Work closely with Product Security, Infrastructure Security, and Engineering teams to establish consistent security expectations across new products, internal platforms, and third-party integrations.
• Evaluate the security architecture of strategic vendors and technology solutions as part of WHOOP's Third-Party Risk Assessment process.
• Translate regulatory and

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Security – Specialty, GIAC, TOGAF, or equivalent are considered a plus.

This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office.

Interested in the role, but don’t meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply! At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply.

WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify https://www.e-verify.gov/to determine employment eligibility

The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.

At WHOOP, we view total compensation as the combination of base salary, equity, and benefits, with equity serving as a key differentiator that aligns our employees with the long-term success of the company and allows every member of our corporate team to own part of WHOOP and share in the company’s long-term growth and success.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $155,000 - $195,000. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within each range, individual pay is based on factors such as job-related skills, experience, performance, and relevant education or training.

In addition to the base salary, the successful candidate will also receive benefits and a generous equity package.

These ranges may be modified in the future to reflect evolving market conditions and organizational needs. While most offers will typically fall toward the starting point of the range, total compensation will depend on the candidate’s specific qualifications, expertise, and alignment with the role’s requirements.