Job Description

Tech Risk – Advisory – Security Architect VP (IAM and Digital Workspace)

Business Unit Overview

Led by the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Technology Risk secures Goldman Sachs against hackers and other cyber threats. We are responsible for detecting and preventing attempted cyber intrusions against the firm, helping the firm develop more secure applications and infrastructure, developing software in support of our efforts, measuring cybersecurity risk, and designing and driving implementation of cybersecurity controls. The team has global presence across the Americas, APAC, India and EMEA. Within Technology Risk, Advisory is the consultative and technology subject matter expertise arm, responsible for assessing new technology initiatives for risk, partnering with engineers to architect and design secure products and services, embedding implementation reviews as part of the SDLC and CI/CD pipeline via code analysis and penetration testing, and guiding technology innovation in terms of security and control across Goldman Sachs. The team plays a critical role in designing and assessing controls for our transition to building native public cloud applications.

Role

In this role, you will join one of the most progressive Technology Risk teams in the industry which continues to push the development of risk in preference to security within technology and the business. You will collaborate with technology teams on both in house projects and external cloud adoptions to deliver secure products and solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Job responsibilities:

1. Work with engineering teams to understand design proposals and influence designs through a shift left approach
2. Threat modeling and architecture design reviews for both cloud and on-premise systems
3. Specifications of security requirements and secure baseline configurations for foundational technology (including Identity Providers, digital workplace ecosystem, SaaS security, Windows operating systems)
4. Focus on Identity and Access Management and digital workplace ecosystem to cover both cloud and on-premises designs including designs for DMZ, cloud to on-prem network interconnectivity, cloud to cloud network connectivity.
5. Develop secure patterns and produce guidance to reduce risks through opinionated architecture.
6. Drive implementation and adoption of security patterns across the firm including adoption of technology paradigms such as Zero Trust, phishing resistant authetification, tokens protection. 
7. Validate security controls and uncover misconfigurations across various cloud and on-premises deployments
8. Review security gaps in existing infrastructure and platforms and drive risk remediation including specifications of compensating controls and adoption of new controls to mitigate identified risks 

Basic Qualifications:

1. Minimum 7 years’ experience in one or more infrastructure technical role (focusing on Windows OS, Active Directory, Entra ID, OIDC/OAuth2/SAML identity providers, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Power Platform) with 2
2. 3 years working with major cloud solutions (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
3. Deep knowledge of authentication and authorization protocols.
4. Must have a high-level understanding of security risks as they apply to cloud and on-premises solutions.
5. A structured and methodical and collaborative approach to security designs.
6. Self-starter and self-driven with ability to lead highly technical discussions and communicate both low level technical risks and high-level risks to executives. 

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Bachelor, Master of Science, or PhD in Computer Science, Cyber-Security, or Information Security.
2. Hands on experience with at least one Cloud Service Provider, Azure preferred.
3. Must have a high-level understanding of security principles, control frameworks (NIST), threat modeling, and security risks as they apply to cloud solutions.
4. Preferred risk knowledge domains include identity and access management, data protection, infrastructure management, digital workplace ecosystem, VDI, PKI.
5. Experience or trainings in related disciplines e.g. computer security, network security, cloud security.

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital, and ideas to help our clients, shareholders, and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. 

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers. 

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2024. All rights reserved.

Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

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