{"id":13842,"date":"2026-04-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onwardsearch.com\/jobs\/job\/82073-senior-security-architect-vcf-vdefend-sme-lindenhurst-new-york\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T03:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:11:45","slug":"82073-senior-security-architect-vcf-vdefend-sme-lindenhurst-new-york","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.onwardsearch.com\/jobs\/job\/82073-senior-security-architect-vcf-vdefend-sme-lindenhurst-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Security Architect (VCF &#038; vDefend SME)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A leading financial services organization is hiring a Senior Security Architect to support a remote team. This temporary role spans 10-26 weeks and involves leading security validation projects for a global financial institution. 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