Cloud Security Architect

Work Location Type: Remote 

As a leading industrial distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom, We Keep The World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. With 2023 sales of $16.5 billion, we’re dedicated to providing value for customers, fostering an engaging culture for team members and driving strong financial results.

Our welcoming workplace enables you to learn, grow and make a difference by keeping businesses running and their people safe. As a 2024 Glassdoor Best Place to Work and a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company, we’re looking for passionate people to join our team as we continue leading the industry over our next 100 years.

 Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $143,000.00  to $238,400.00. 

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.

For additional information and details regarding Grainger’s benefits, please click on the link below:

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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: 

Grainger is using public cloud to deliver new experiences to our customers through modern software development practices. Cloud is where we are investing most in new capabilities to ensure Grainger maintains a competitive advantage. We are maturing our cloud security practices through partnership with stakeholders to enable Grainger to grow in this critical area. 

The mission of the Security Architecture team is to assess risks and create designs which secure our global technology footprint. As a security architect, you will develop the patterns which support our business goals and strategies, focusing on cloud security.  

Your scope of influence includes partnering with platform, infrastructure, and product technical teams. You will influence through leading deep technical discussions with Architects and Engineers. 

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

You Will: 

• Develop frameworks and standards to drive strong cloud security practices.  

• Define the roadmap and drive cloud security service development integrated within Grainger’s hybrid, multi-cloud environment. 

• Identify risks and prioritize remediations through threat modeling, design reviews, white boarding, and evaluating the results of security testing. 

• Partner with engineering teams to build automated tools that help Grainger balance security while enabling the engineering experience. 

• Effectively translate Grainger’s cloud security posture and advocate for the roadmap by engaging in formal and informal interactions with senior leadership. 

You Have: 

• 7+ years of experience architecting and/or delivering cloud or cloud security solutions for AWS, Azure, and/or GCP 

• College degree or equivalent industry experience in a technical field. 

• CISSP or other security certifications. 

• Previous experience in defining security processes and methodologies, a proven leadership/influence style, and customer-service-oriented demeanor. 

• Deep understanding of the concepts and practices of security for containers, serverless workloads, the cloud control plane, and immutable infrastructure. 

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.

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