Application Security Architect

At Johnson Controls, you'll help secure the technologies behind intelligent buildings, connected products, and smart cities. As an Application Security Architect, you'll partner with engineering, product, and business teams to embed security and privacy throughout the product lifecycle, shape security strategy, lead risk assessments, and drive continuous improvements that strengthen cybersecurity resilience and customer trust.

Working as a trusted security advisor, you'll guide teams on secure software development, threat modeling, security architecture, and security-by-design practices across cloud, mobile, embedded, and connected products. You'll lead key security activities including architecture reviews, security testing, vulnerability management, and compliance support while translating security requirements into practical solutions that help teams deliver secure, resilient products.

What we look for

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Professional cybersecurity certifications such as CISSP, GSEC, Security+, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks such as ISA/IEC 62443, GDPR, EU CRA, or similar.
• Experience utilizing AI technologies and ensuring the secure design, implementation, and operation of AI capabilities within products.
• Familiarity with Operational Technology (OT), industrial controls, building management systems, or IoT ecosystems.
• Overview of tools such as SD Elements, FiniteState, ArmorCode, jFrog and Jira.

Johnson Controls, a global leader in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization, helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with the precision and resilience required in rapidly expanding industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education.

For more than 140 years, Johnson Controls has delivered performance where it really matters. Backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services and an industry-leading field organization, we elevate customer performance, turn goals into real-world results and help move society forward.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion and believe that different perspectives make us stronger. By encouraging open dialogue and valuing individuality, we strive to be one of the most desirable places to work.