Senior Cybersecurity Architect

McDonald’s Corporation

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Work type
On-site
Location
Chicago, IL
Salary
$167,366–$209,207 / yr
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1 day ago
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About McDonald’s Corporation

McDonald’s Corporation is the world's largest fast-food chain by revenue, operating over 40,000 locations in more than 100 countries.

McDonald’s Corporation currently has 25 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $138,207–$172,758 across 24 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Cybersecurity Architect

The Sr Cybersecurity Architect joins the Global Cyber Security Architecture and Engineering team to shape and advance cybersecurity requirements across commercial products and restaurant platforms. This role involves developing cybersecurity strategies, leading collaborative architecture reviews, and championing secure-by-design principles to protect confidentiality, integrity, availability, privacy, and compliance. The architect will build trusted partnerships with engineering, product, and risk teams to embed security throughout the product lifecycle. Key responsibilities include threat modeling, control mapping, and translating complex risk topics into actionable recommendations. Required expertise includes identity and access management, data protection, encryption, cloud security across AWS, Azure, or GCP, DevSecOps, and zero-trust architecture. The role ensures alignment with NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS frameworks to solve complex technical challenges within a global restaurant platform environment.

What you'll do

  • Develop and advance cybersecurity strategies for commercial and restaurant platforms in alignment with business priorities.
  • Build partnerships with product, engineering, and risk leaders to embed security throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Lead collaborative architecture reviews to identify security gaps and establish pragmatic, risk-based paths forward.
  • Define and promote reusable architecture artifacts, security models, standards, and design patterns.
  • Improve risk visibility through threat modeling, control mapping, and documentation of security decisions and mitigations.
  • Translate complex technical and risk topics into concise recommendations for executives and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Assess alignment with security frameworks like NIST CSF, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS to create practical design outcomes.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6+ years of experience in information security.
  • At least 2 years of experience in a security architecture role or equivalent experience.
  • Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, SABSA, or TOGAF (preferred).
  • Technical depth in domains like IAM, data protection, encryption, cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP), DevSecOps, or zero-trust architecture.
  • Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST and ISO 27001.
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate complex technical decisions and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
  • Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills to simplify complex security topics for diverse audiences.

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