Cyber Architect ( Cyber Resiliency sits ) - W2 Contract

Technology Cyber Resiliency Architect

Chicago, IL/Hybrid

ROLE OVERVIEW
The Sr Principal Solutions Consultant Cyber Resiliency sits at the intersection of Cyber Security, Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering, and Resiliency Engineering. The role leads the design, engineering, and validation of enterprise cyber resilience capabilities across the firm's global technology estate developing severe-but-plausible cyber scenarios, integrated end-to-end recovery playbooks, and enterprise-wide recovery validation strategies. Partnering closely with Cyber Security, Infrastructure Engineering, Application & Data Engineering, and the Global Command Center, this position ensures Tier-0 and mission-critical services can recover from destructive cyber events while meeting global regulatory expectations for operational resilience.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Enterprise Cyber Resilience Architecture
Define and lead enterprise cyber resilience architecture patterns across on-prem, private cloud, public cloud (AWS, Azure), and critical SaaS providers
Design capabilities including:
Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE) / Clean Room Recovery
Cyber vault and immutable backup architectures
Point-in-Time Recovery (PiTR) strategies
Identity and access recovery mechanisms
Ensure resilience is embedded into Tier-0 architecture and design standards
Cyber Scenario Engineering

Develop severe-but-plausible cyber-attack scenarios aligned to real-world threats: ransomware, identity compromise, data corruption, cloud control plane compromise, and supply chain attacks
Translate scenarios into end-to-end recovery execution models across infrastructure, applications, and data layers
Integrated Recovery Playbooks

Lead development of cyber recovery playbooks orchestrating response across Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Application teams, Business Continuity, and Global Command Center
Define recovery sequencing, escalation paths, clean data validation, and operational command structures
Ensure playbooks are actionable, tested, and executable under crisis conditions
Cyber Tabletop Exercises & Validation

Design and facilitate enterprise cyber recovery tabletop exercises and simulations
Validate end-to-end recovery execution, cross-team coordination, RTO achievement, and data integrity
Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement
Gap Identification & Resilience Uplift

Identify systemic gaps and failure points across cyber recovery capabilities
Manage a cyber resilience gap remediation backlog
Partner with engineering teams to implement architectural improvements, enhance recovery automation, and strengthen identity and infrastructure resilience
Track and report resilience maturity improvements
Tier-0 & Third-Party Alignment

Ensure Tier-0 and critical business services have defined recovery strategies, validated playbooks, and mapped dependencies
Assess and validate cyber recovery capabilities of critical third-party vendors and SaaS providers; integrate into enterprise recovery strategies
Architecture Governance & RIG Alignment

Participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) to enforce cyber resilience standards
Contribute to Resiliency Implementation Guidelines (RIGs) and enterprise patterns
Ensure new solutions meet enterprise cyber recovery requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL EXPERTISE
Experience
12+ years across infrastructure architecture, cloud engineering, cyber security engineering, and resiliency / disaster recovery engineering
Large-scale enterprise or financial services environments
Proven track record designing cyber recovery or disaster recovery architectures
Infrastructure & Platforms

Data center architecture: compute, storage, virtualization
Backup and recovery platforms
Cloud

AWS and/or Azure hybrid cloud architectures
Security

Cyber incident response
Identity and access management
Threat and attack vectors
Data Protection & Resilience

Backup / restore, immutable storage, point-in-time recovery
DR architectures, cyber vault / clean room recovery
Dependency mapping and failure analysis
Architecture & Leadership Skills

Ability to design enterprise-scale recovery architectures
Strong systems thinking and dependency mapping
Experience developing technical playbooks and recovery procedures
Ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives
Preferred Qualifications

GSIB or highly regulated financial institution experience
Experience designing Isolated Recovery Environments (IRE)
Experience running enterprise cyber tabletop exercises
Familiarity with operational resilience regulatory frameworks

KEY COMPETENCIES
Cyber resilience architecture

Scenario engineering & testing

Enterprise recovery orchestration

Cross-domain technical leadership

Crisis response coordination

Continuous improvement & gap remediation
ROLE IMPACT
This role ensures the firm can withstand and rapidly recover from destructive cyber events protecting critical business services, safeguarding client data, and meeting global regulatory expectations for operational resilience. Through cyber scenario engineering, recovery playbook leadership, and cross-domain collaboration, the Sr Principal Solutions Consultant Cyber Resiliency establishes and continuously strengthens the firm's cyber recovery posture.