Security Architect

Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $101,300.00 to $168,900.00.

Rewards and Benefits:

With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
• 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
• 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
• Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.

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The pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation. The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.

The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above.

Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.

Position Details:

The Information Security team protects all of Grainger, from our systems to our data across the global company. Our infrastructure is powered by cloud, on-premises, and SaaS platforms that keep Grainger, and our customers, working. We use modern tools and practices to stay ahead of evolving security challenges.

The mission of the Security Architecture team is to be the strategic security design partner for Grainger's technology. As the security architect, you will develop the security patterns and frameworks that seamlessly integrate protection into our infrastructure and security operations services.

Your scope of influence includes partners across infrastructure and information security. You will influence through leading deep technical architecture discussions with infrastructure architects, senior engineers, and other security professionals. This role will be closely aligned with our Security Operations Center in transforming detection and response capabilities.

You will report to the Sr. Director of Information Security Architecture and may be based remotely or at our offices in the Chicago area.

You Will:

• Plan, research, and develop security architecture for infrastructure and Cyber Security

• Define roadmaps to support security and company technology goals

• Create conceptual and logical architecture designs

• Work with teams to define requirements, evaluate architecture, analyze trade-offs, and recommend solutions

• Assess risks through penetration testing, threat modeling, and white-boarding exercises with teams

• Evaluate products and tools through PoV exercises

• Advise product teams on the security implications of their roadmaps

You Have:

• 10+ years of IT exprience with 5+ years of architecture experience and 3+ years of information security experience
• College degree or equivalent industry experience in a technical field
• CISSP of other security or vendor product certifications

• Knowledge of cloud security such as AWS, Azure, and M365

• Familiarity with security frameworks and industry standards

• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, and incident response

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one's employment. With this in mind, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.