Chief Architect

Zafran is looking for an experienced Chief Architect to lead the architectural vision and technical strategy for our platform. In this role, you will define and drive the long-term architecture of our Threat Exposure Management platform, ensuring scalability and innovation as we continue to grow exponentially. You will work closely with Engineering and executive leadership to design complex systems, guide technical decisions, and help shape the future of our technology.

About Zafran

The Zafran Threat Exposure Management Platform is the first and only consolidated platform that integrates with your security tools to reveal, remediate, and mitigate exposure risks across your entire infrastructure. Backed by Sequoia Capital and Cyberstarts, Zafran uses an agentless approach to reveal what is truly exploitable, while reducing manual prioritization and remediation through automated response workflows

What You Will Do

• Define and lead the overall architecture strategy of Zafran’s platform.
• Design scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems.
• Partner with Engineering leadership to guide technical direction and architecture decisions across teams.
• Lead the design of complex cross-platform integrations with security tools and enterprise environments.
• Ensure architectural consistency, performance, and scalability as the company grows.
• Mentor senior engineers and architects and help elevate engineering standards across the organization.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies, frameworks, and architectural patterns.
• Drive architectural reviews and ensure best practices in system design, reliability, and security.
  
  

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant experience in system architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing and leading large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong background in cloud architecture (AWS / GCP / Azure).
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Experience working in cybersecurity, infrastructure, or data-intensive platforms.
• Ability to influence technical direction across multiple engineering teams.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and strategic thinking abilities.
• Experience working in fast-growing startups or scaling environments.
  
  

• Cybersecurity platforms or exposure management solutions.
• Agentless architecture and integrations with enterprise security tools.
• Data pipelines, large-scale data processing, or security telemetry.
• Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures.
• Building platforms that integrate with dozens of third-party systems.