WHOOP · 2 months ago
Security Architecture Lead
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$185K/yr - $200K/yr
7+ years expWHOOP is on a mission to unlock human performance and healthspan through wearable technology. They are seeking a Security Architecture Lead to shape secure and scalable designs across their product, platform, AI, and internal systems, while collaborating with various teams to integrate security into engineering workflows and guide architectural decisions.
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Responsibilities
Provide architectural oversight across product, platform, and internal systems, ensuring scalable, secure patterns that support WHOOP’s long-term growth
Advise InfoSec and IT on secure, scalable approaches for SIEM/logging pipelines, identity integrations, privileged access, SaaS integrations, and foundational security tooling
Define the target-state architecture for vulnerability management across product, cloud, and internal systems, transitioning from spreadsheets to integrated, automated workflows
Serve as the technical evaluator for high-risk vendors and integrations, validating architecture, controls, and data flows as part of the TPRA process
Map WHOOP’s architecture to frameworks required for future regulated or government-oriented verticals (i.e., NIST 800-53, AI governance standards, healthcare/biometric requirements) and help shape the roadmap toward readiness
Contribute to the design of scalable, secure patterns for AI usage across WHOOP, including MCP governance, LLM API integrations, and AI-enabled product features - with support from the security and engineering teams as you grow into this evolving space
Partner with Product Security and Engineering to provide secure design input for identity flows, API/WAF strategy, backend services, data paths, and new product features
Review threat models and design documents with Product Security and Engineering, identifying assumptions, systemic risks, and missing mitigations
Integrate security into engineering workflows through practical, reusable patterns and clear expectations
Produce clear, actionable architectural guidance and documentation used across engineering, product, and security
Act as a trusted advisor and mentor, raising the organization’s architectural maturity and security judgment
Qualification
Required
7–10+ years in security architecture, product security, or senior security engineering roles supporting modern distributed systems
Strong understanding of secure system design, identity and access patterns, API and application security, and cloud-native architecture (AWS preferred)
Experience reviewing and guiding threat models in real engineering environments
Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across engineering, product, IT, and security
Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI, HIPAA-aligned security requirements, and NIST 800-53 or similar high-assurance control frameworks
Ability to translate regulatory and high-assurance control expectations into practical engineering patterns
Exceptional written and verbal communication, including design feedback and technical documentation
High integrity, sound judgment, and a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset
Preferred
Interest or experience in securing AI/LLM integrations or developing standards for responsible AI usage; we will support growth in this area
Benefits
Meaningful equity
Benefits
Generous equity package
Company
WHOOP
WHOOP is a fitness tech company that offers wearables that track sleep, recovery, and performance.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (32)
2024 (18)
2023 (15)
2022 (5)
2021 (17)
2020 (6)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$404.75MKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundIVPFoundry Group
2026-01-15Undisclosed
2021-08-30Series F· $200M
2020-10-28Series E· $100M
Leadership Team
Will Ahmed
Founder & CEO
Aurelian Nicolae
Co-Founder & Chief Hardware Engineer
Recent News
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