Cybersecurity Architect (GRC & Risk)

Cye is seeking a Cybersecurity Architect (GRC & Risk) to join our cybersecurity architecture team. In this role, you will lead security governance, risk, and control assessments, conduct third-party due diligence, support maturity assessments, and drive mitigation and architectural review processes. You’ll work closely with CISOs, security leaders, engineering teams, and customers to develop risk-focused methodologies and improve security frameworks. This position is best suited for candidates with a technical GRC, risk, or security assessment background who excel in analysis, interpretation, and structuring of security information.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer third-party security due diligence assessments.
• Lead mitigation workshops to translate penetration test and assessment findings into prioritized remediation workplans.
• Perform security maturity assessments, including reviews of organizational policies, standards, procedures, and governance practices, aligned with the NIST CSF 2.0 cybersecurity framework.
• Develop and refine security methodologies, processes, and architectural guidance.
• Maintain internal documentation and ensure alignment between frameworks, processes, and practical implementation.
• Analyze technical findings and map them to governance, risk, and control gaps.
• Produce clear, structured reports and executive-ready summaries for technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years in cybersecurity GRC, IT risk, compliance, audit/assurance, or related process-oriented security roles.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk management, and operational processes.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks (NIST CSF, ISO 27001 concepts), risk assessment, mitigation planning, and third-party risk management.
• Basic conceptual understanding of cloud/SaaS shared responsibility models.
• Ability to communicate technical issues in business-aligned language.
• Hands-on experience with security controls - an advantage.
• Strong writing, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Comfortable collaborating with internal stakeholders and external customers.