Cvent is a global meeting, event, travel, and hospitality technology leader, with more than 5000 employees worldwide. As a leading cloud-based technology company, we have over 28,000+ customers, including 80% of the Fortune 100 companies, in more than 100 countries.

Cvent’s software solutions optimize the entire event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage hundreds of thousands of meetings and events. In addition to helping event planners navigate every aspect of the event process, we also provide an integrated platform to hoteliers to help create qualified demand for their hotels, manage that demand more efficiently, and measure their business performance in real-time.

Cvent is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Architect – Security Specialist to lead the creation of a company-wide Security Guild and drive the integration of security best practices across our enterprise SaaS platforms. This is an exciting opportunity to champion security-first thinking across the organization, embedding security into developer workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and platform frameworks. With over 15 years of experience in diverse technologies, you will play a pivotal role in building secure, automated, and scalable systems that align with Cvent’s architectural vision and long-term strategic goals.

• Lead Cvent's Security Guild, setting the vision, direction, and best practices for embedding security into every stage of the software development lifecycle.
• Design and implement automation that proactively detects, prevents, and mitigates vulnerabilities within CI/CD pipelines and developer workflows.
• Partner with platform and product engineering teams to embed security into centralized frameworks, ensuring secure defaults and reusable patterns.
• Define and enforce DevSecOps best practices, driving the integration of security tools, feedback loops, and continuous improvement processes.
• Conduct technical reviews and provide architectural oversight to ensure applications and infrastructure are secure, resilient, and compliant with industry standards (SOC 2, PCI, GDPR, etc.).
• Build and maintain developer-focused documentation, playbooks, and training programs that raise security awareness and empower teams to take ownership of secure coding practices.
• Evaluate and integrate modern security technologies, including the use of AI-driven solutions for vulnerability detection, anomaly detection, and automated incident response.
• Engage with third-party vendors, security auditors, and cloud partners to optimize security capabilities and negotiate favorable terms for tools and services.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations teams to balance security, usability, and speed of delivery.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and mentor, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and excellence in security across all engineering teams.
• Adapt security processes and best practices to new and disruptive technologies, i.e., AI.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software development or security engineering, with a strong background in application security, cloud security, and DevSecOps practices.
• Proven expertise with AWS (IAM, KMS, WAF, GuardDuty, etc.), Infrastructure as Code (CDK/CloudFormation/Terraform), TypeScript, and Java.
• Strong coding and development skills, with a broad understanding of technology, including algorithms, data structures, networking, and persistence technologies.
• Experience building automation into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.) to enforce security controls.
• Deep understanding of secure software development practices, vulnerability management, and incident response.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex security concepts for developers, leadership, and business stakeholders.
• A proven track record of leading by example, solving complex problems, and mentoring engineers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for application security or platform security within an enterprise SaaS environment.
• Familiarity with cloud security strategy and architecture, particularly on AWS.
• Strong knowledge of compliance and regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS).
• Experience with threat modeling, penetration testing, and secure design reviews.
• Ability to make long-term security strategy decisions (4–10 years) that align with organizational growth and evolving threat landscapes.
• Prior experience conducting security due diligence and integration efforts during mergers and acquisitions.
• Recognized thought leader in security, with experience presenting at company-wide meetings or external conferences.

Join Cvent as a Software Architect – Security Specialist and be part of a team dedicated to strengthening the security of the event industry’s leading SaaS platform. Bring your expertise and passion for security, automation, and developer enablement to build secure, scalable solutions that drive business success and earn the trust of millions of users worldwide.

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