GCM Grosvenor · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Skills: Python, AWS
SUMMARY The Cybersecurity Lead Engineer/Architect is the firm’s most senior individual contributor in security, joining a lean security operations team responsible for the continued evolution, design, and advancement of the firm’s cybersecurity program. This role deliberately blends high-level strategy and security architecture direction with hands-on implementation engineering: setting the technical vision, reference architectures, and standards while personally building, configuring, and hardening the controls that bring them to life. The role safeguards the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of firm data and systems in alignment with organizational policies and regulatory expectations, leading the design and implementation of security architecture, controls, and technical solutions across the enterprise while proactively identifying risks and recommending strategic improvements. This individual operates as a highly self-directed contributor within a team responsible for cybersecurity and enterprise risk. The role requires independent assessment of emerging threats, evaluation of control effectiveness, prioritization of initiatives, and ownership of security-focused projects and architectural roadmaps from concept through execution. The Cybersecurity Lead Engineer/Architect regularly collaborates with infrastructure, software engineering, and service desk teams to drive measurable improvements in the firm’s security posture. As an onsite/hybrid employee, you are expected to be in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. RESPONSIBILITIES Architect, design, implement, and continuously enhance security controls across endpoint, network, cloud, identity, and SDLC, operating hands-on from design through deployment and tuning. Lead security-focused projects, including scoping, planning, execution, stakeholder communication, and documentation. Own and optimize core security tooling (Application security, AI security, endpoint protection, IDS/IPS, SIEM,…
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