Come join the company that is reinventing cloud security and empowering businesses to thrive in the cloud. As the fastest-growing startup ever, Wiz is on a mission to help organizations secure cloud environments that will accelerate their businesses. Trusted by security teams all over the world, we have a proven track record of success and a culture that values world-class talent.
Our Wizards from over 20 countries work together to protect the infrastructure of our hundreds of customers, including over 45% of the Fortune 100, who trust us to scan and secure over 230 billion files daily. We’re the leading player in a massive and growing market, but it’s still early enough for you to make a significant impact. At Wiz, you’ll have the freedom to think creatively, dream big, and use your full range of skills to contribute to our record growth. Come join our team and help us create secure cloud environments that allow the best companies to move faster.
As a Reference Architect on the Principal Engineering team, you will be responsible for designing, validating, and publishing reference architectures and solution blueprints that demonstrate how the Wiz Platform addresses complex cloud, hybrid, and on-premises security challenges. This role blends deep technical expertise with strong storytelling skills and external engagement. You will work closely with engineering, product, PMM, and customers—interviewing stakeholders from CISOs to technical practitioners—to capture real-world patterns and industry trends.
Your deliverables will guide adoption across the Wiz ecosystem, spanning our full portfolio: on-prem sensors, code security, Wiz OS, and the core Wiz cloud security platform.
Core ResponsibilitiesDevelop Reference Architectures & Blueprints- Build comprehensive frameworks and repeatable patterns that show how Wiz integrates with public cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments to address security, compliance, and operational needs.
- Cover the breadth of Wiz offerings: on-prem sensors, code security, Wiz OS, and multi-cloud security.
- Ensure deliverables are actionable, reproducible, and aligned with Wiz best practices and industry standards.
- Meet with PMM and product managers to understand roadmap direction, new features, and adoption patterns.
- Interview customers to document how Wiz is deployed and used in enterprise environments.
- Engage CISOs and senior security leaders to capture emerging industry trends, regulatory drivers, and architectural shifts.
- Partner with engineering to align architectures with product capabilities and roadmap.
- Provide field-driven feedback to influence product direction.
- Validate reference designs with Principal Engineers, solution architects, and customer deployments.
- Build and maintain hands-on validation environments across AWS, Azure, GCP, and hybrid environments.
- Test integrations, validate patterns, and ensure scenarios are grounded in real-world use.
- Provide guidance for replicating these labs internally and externally.
- Create reference guides, architecture diagrams, design documents, and deployment playbooks modeled after industry frameworks.
- Publish materials that scale adoption across customers, partners, and the Wiz field.
- Drive consistency, clarity, and quality across technical documentation.
- Deliver workshops, training, and enablement sessions for sales engineers, partners, and customers.
- Act as a subject-matter expert for internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborate with PMM and product to refine messaging and assets.
- Align reference architectures to customer use cases and emerging security practices.
- 10+ years in enterprise security architecture, cloud security, or consulting roles.
- Deep hands-on experience with at least two major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid/on-prem security.
- Track record of creating reference architectures, frameworks, or widely adopted whitepapers.
- Proven ability to build validation labs or proof-of-concept environments.
- Strong understanding of identity, workload, network, and data security.
- Familiarity with cloud-native services, security models, and hybrid patterns.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Python) for automation and lab orchestration.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to distill complexity into clear, repeatable patterns.
- Exceptional communication and storytelling ability for C-level, engineering, and field audiences.
- Comfortable conducting executive interviews (CISOs) and technical deep dives.
- Self-starter with proven cross-functional influence.
- Previous customer-facing technical experience (Solutions Architect, Consulting Engineer, Technical Evangelist, or Principal Engineer).
- Relevant certifications (cloud provider security certifications, advanced security credentials).
- Publication of high-quality, repeatable reference architectures that become the standard for Wiz adoption.
- Demonstrated alignment of Wiz blueprints with customer needs and real-world deployments.
- Increased adoption of Wiz best practices across customers, partners, and internal teams.
- Recognized influence on both Wiz product direction and broader industry security architecture.
Benefits
Wiz offers a competitive package of benefits and programs to support you and your family. Below provides a description of our current benefits for employees in the US. Specific benefits may vary by location.
Health & Welfare Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Home Office Setup reimbursement
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Monthly Connectivity reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Financial Benefits
- Short- and Long-term Disability Insurance
- Life & Accident Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (with employer match)
Time Off
- Flexible paid time off + 11 paid holidays
- Paid leave programs, including parental, pregnancy health, medical and bereavement leave
Compensation
Starting compensation will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's job-related experience, skills and geographic location. Your Talent Partner can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
This role is eligible to participate in Wiz’s equity plan and may also include incentive compensation.
The annual base salary range for this full-time position is listed below.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in the country where the position is based, without the need for visa sponsorship. This role does not offer visa sponsorship.
Wiz is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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