Security Technology Lead
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Security Architect/ Security Technology Lead
Pay Range: $81.00 - $86.00 per hour
Experience Level: Senior - 7 years in Information Security
Local Candidates ONLY
*Hybrid - 3 days/ week in office - Downtown Chicago
Join a leading financial institution at the forefront of secure digital transformation. Were seeking a Senior Security Architect to shape and elevate enterprise-wide security strategy across cloud SaaS and hybrid this highly visible role youll partner across engineering IT and the business to drive secure solutions influence identity strategy and advance modern zero-trust architecture in a complex regulated landscape.
What Youll Be Doing:
- Lead security architecture reviews for SaaS and cloud-based platforms
- Define and implement secure design patterns across multi-cloud (Azure AWS hybrid)
- Partner with engineering IT and business teams to drive secure solutions
- Work across identity & access management (SSO RBAC Microsoft Entra)
- Support third-party risk assessments and security due diligence
- Contribute to zero-trust architecture and modern security frameworks
What Were Looking For:
- 7 years in Information Security with strong cloud exposure
- Hands-on experience with identity management (Authentication SSO RBAC Microsoft Entra) (Must-have)
- Deep understanding of SaaS security & enterprise environments
- Strong knowledge of frameworks like NIST GDPR SOC and SSDLC
- Experience with application security (OWASP API security)
- Solid grasp of network security SIEM incident response and data protection
- Cloud experience across Azure AWS and hybrid environments
- Certifications like CISSP CCSP or cloud security certs are a big plus
Bonus: Exposure to AI security (Microsoft Copilot)