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Enterprise Security Architect – Data Security
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles23 certified filings for “Director, Forecasting-CV” (Data Scientists) in NJ: $170k–$170k, median $170k. Most were filed at wage level IV (83%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
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The US Department of Labor certified 75 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 31 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Salary Range: €57,900.00 - €107,500.00 Job Description Summary Location: Barcelona, Spain; Tel Aviv, Israel #LI-Hybrid Internal job title: Assoc. Dir. DDIT ISC Enterprise Security Architecture – Data Security The Enterprise Security Architecture team is looking for a deeply technical security architect who enjoys solving hard engineering problems, influencing enterprise-scale technology decisions, and staying close to implementation. Over the next several years, your primary mission will be to lead our Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) readiness program and modernize Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities across the enterprise. This is not a governance-only role. We are looking for a hands-on expert who enjoys understanding how technologies work, validating vendor claims, building proof-of-concepts, analyzing architectures, and driving practical outcomes. You will work across infrastructure, cloud, networking, identity, workplace technologies, and applications to help prepare the organization for one of the largest cryptographic transformations in decades while simultaneously improving the effectiveness, precision, and operational efficiency of our data protection capabilities. Job Description Key responsibilities: • Develop and enforce security policies and procedures related Data Security across Novartis businesses to meet business and regulatory requirements • Design security measures and overall Data Security architecture for the IT landscape in line with the ISC policy framework • Technical lead for PQC readiness program • Support and continually review technology standards and controls related to Data Security and recommend information technology strategies, policies, and procedures • Identify design problems within the Data Security domain • Support projects to evolve Data Security solutions from evaluation to implementation and assist the delivery of the operational model • Support the auditing of security policies and procedures • Management communication with key stakeholders and provide reports to management • Provide ongoing support to maintain the Data Security domain’s effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies • Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and vendors • Support the direction of technological research by learning the organizational goals, strategies and business drivers • Develop and maintain architecture diagrams and documentation related to Data Security processes and procedures • Break down the strategic objectives to requirements on the solution portfolio and target architecture • Key contributor on products, services and/or infrastructure strategies that require complex or advanced conceptualization • Research and evaluate new Data Security technologies and make strategic security technology choices, directly supervising the quality of designs and implementation inside and between components • Work with improvements, by participation in the development, of the architectural principles, processes, and standards Essential Requirements: • University working and thinking level, degree in business/technical area or comparable education/experience • 15+ years of working experience in Security domain; minimum 5 years in architecture capacity; • 5+ years of experience of working in or providing IT services to a large enterprise like Novartis. • Exceptional understanding security domains like Digital Workspace, Data Protection, AI Security as well as good knowledge of Network Security, Identity and Access Management, SIEM, Vulnerability Management • Strong understanding of core cryptography concepts (encryption, key exchange, hashing, digital signatures): • Solid PKI expertise , inc