Cybersecurity Architect

Overview

Opportunity to work in a hybrid model: Potential to work 4 days onsite and 1 day remote

Why GMF Cybersecurity?

Our Cybersecurity team is tasked with the security engineering, regulatory response, third party risk, and incident response capabilities necessary to secure GM Financial, the captive auto finance subsidiary of General Motors. Reporting directly to the CEO, our Cybersecurity team enjoys unprecedented support to deliver the highest level of security capabilities using cutting edge technologies and automating mundane tasks, allowing our teams to focus on interesting and rewarding security work. As a part of GM, you'll have the opportunity to work on Cybersecurity projects across financial services, automotive, manufacturing, high-tech, and military industries. We are looking for team players who want the freedom to innovate leading edge capabilities to join our growing Cybersecurity team.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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