Cybersecurity Architect

ties to join our growing Cybersecurity team.

Responsibilities

The Cybersecurity Architect is responsible for developing, delivering, and validating security requirements for GMF business initiatives. In this capacity, the Cybersecurity Architect assesses, reviews, and threat profiles functional and non-functional requirements, project scope details, architectural designs, and GMF policies and standards to formulate a list of specific technical and non-technical security requirements for assigned projects. The Architect also executes validation tests to ensure delivered requirements have been implemented. As a Cybersecurity Architect, you will be at the forefront of GMF strategic initiatives and leading the charge to securely enable the business. A successful Cybersecurity Architect can translate a variety of project, organizational, and design details into a clear list of requirements for business and IT teams to execute. This position requires an individual that can communicate effectively and build rapport with business teams and translate complex technical information into clearly understood expectations. The position also requires an individual that works well with others, performs in challenging situations, and is pragmatic and motivated by long-term results while addressing short term needs.

About the role:

• Enable the business in its strategic initiatives by consistently applying the appropriate level of security controls, ensuring alignment with Cybersecurity Guiding Principles

• Deliver and validate security requirements for applications, solutions, networks, data warehouses, data analytics, automation, cloud environments, borderless networks, and initiatives that optimize resource usage based on a thorough understanding of security and operational risks

• Determine and validate security requirements by evaluating business strategies and requirements, researching information security standards, reviewing and threat modeling architecture designs

• Utilize blueprints and design patterns to secure secure application, network, and product development business initiatives

• Recommend any changes in security policies and practices to support the ongoing alignment between architectural designs, patterns, and GMF strategic initiatives

• Adapt and refine existing frameworks to enhance the maturity and optimization of security controls and services or suggest alternatives to bolster security effectiveness

• Participate in the review and approval of key operational control mechanisms to ensure the overall security and protection of the environment and adherence to Cybersecurity process workflows

Qualifications

What makes you a dream candidate?

• Proven experience with Cloud Security industry standards and a verified background with Cloud Solutions, especially in AWS, Azure, OCI, IBM, and various SaaS solutions

• Proven experience with delivering and validating security requirements

• Familiarity with authentication solutions such as SSO, Oauth, MFA, and IAM

• Exceptional analytical and technical skills with strong capabilities in architecture and development

• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the proficiency to engage with executive stakeholders

• Experience in implementing technical solutions that resolve business challenges while understanding new technological capabilities

• Proven leadership in the establishment and application of technical guidelines

• In depth, hands-on understanding in application architecture and technology including web applications, mobile technology, and identity and access management

• Possesses knowledge in various information security areas, such as: Identity and Access Management, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Information Risk and Governance, IT architecture, Cloud Architecture, Monitoring, Incident Response, and Security Strategy

Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Information Assurance, Information Management in related field or equivalent work experience required

• Experience with the financial industry and regulations required

• Experience with firewalls, IDS, log management and troubleshoot network devices required

• Experience with managing infrastructure through CI/CD pipelines required

• 7-10 years experience in Information Technology or Cybersecurity as an Architect or Engineer with Security knowledge and skill preferred

• 2-4 years of experience securing cloud deployments on common platforms like Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, or Google Cloud Platform preferred

• Experience with securing container deployments, Kubernetes, managed Kubernetes PaaS services, Agile environments, and DevOps environments preferred

Licenses

• Certification in one or more Cybersecurity disciplines (CISSP or CISM) or equivalent experience required

• Certifications in Cloud Cybersecurity (eg, CCSP, CCSK, or cloud provider specific) preferred

What We Offer: Benefits effective your first day, 401K, Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks and 100% paid), Pet insurance, training, certifications

Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture - an environment that welcomes new ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work - we thrive.

Compensation: Competitive Salary

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 4 days onsite and 1 remote

Benefits Package: Generous benefits package

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