Lead Network and Infrastructure Security Architect

Work Location Type: Hybrid  

Req Number  326234

About Grainger

W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with products and solutions delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Known for its commitment to service and award-winning culture, the Company had 2024 revenue of $17.2 billion across its two business models. In the High-Touch Solutions segment, Grainger offers approximately 2 million maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products and services, including technical support and inventory management. In the Endless Assortment segment, Zoro.com offers customers access to more than 14 million products, and MonotaRO.com offers more than 24 million products. For more information, visit www.grainger.com.  

Compensation

The anticipated base pay compensation range for this position is $120,400.00  to $200,700.00.

Rewards and Benefits

With benefits starting on day one, our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet team members' individual needs, including:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment and 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing.
• 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date) and 6 company holidays per year.
• 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required.
• Employee discounts, tuition reimbursement, student loan refinancing and free access to financial counseling, education, and tools.
• Maternity support programs, nursing benefits, and up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents and up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents.

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The pay range provided above is not a guarantee of compensation.  The range reflects the potential base pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual base pay compensation will depend, in part, on factors such as geographic work location and relevant experience and skills.   

The anticipated compensation range described above is subject to change and the compensation ultimately paid may be higher or lower than the range described above. 

Grainger reserves the right to amend, modify, or terminate its compensation and benefit programs in its sole discretion at any time, consistent with applicable law.

Position Details:

The Information Security team protects all of Grainger, from our systems to our data across the global company. Our infrastructure is powered by cloud, on-premises, and SaaS platforms that keep Grainger, and our customers, working. We use modern tools and practices to stay ahead of evolving security challenges.

The mission of the Security Architecture team is to be the strategic security design partner for Grainger’s technology. As the security architect responsible for networking and infrastructure, you will develop the security patterns and frameworks that seamlessly integrate protection into our global network and supporting infrastructure platforms.

Your scope of influence includes partners across multiple teams including other architecture teams, cloud platform teams, and internally within the information security organization. You will influence through leading deep technical architecture discussions with infrastructure architects, senior engineers, and other security professionals.

In this individual contributor role, you will report to the Director of Information Security Architecture and may be based remotely or at our offices in the Chicago area.

You will:

• Plan, research, and develop security architecture for infrastructure, networking, and internally supported cybersecurity solutions
• Define roadmaps to support security and company technology goals
• Work with teams to define requirements, evaluate architecture, analyze trade-offs, and recommend solutions
• Create conceptual and logical architecture designs
• Assess risks through threat modeling and white-boarding exercises with teams
• Evaluate products and tools through Proof of Value exercises
• Advise product teams on the security implications of their roadmaps
• Partner with network engineering, cloud platform, and enterprise architecture teams to ensure security is embedded in technical decisions from design through implementation

You have:

• Deep technical knowledge within the network security space. Areas of familiarity must include SSE/SASE, SD-WAN, next-generation firewalls, enterprise routing and switching, web application firewalls, cloud-adjacent and edge compute, and OT/ICS network security principles
• Deep technical knowledge in enterprise infrastructure including hypervisor security, mobile device management, containers, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)/automation platforms
• Knowledge of cloud security within AWS, Azure, and M365. Demonstrate knowledge in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud connectivity
• Familiarity with security frameworks and industry standards such as CIS benchmarks
• Familiarity with enterprise endpoint management platforms (e.g., Intune, JAMF) and their security policy enforcement capabilities
• Awareness of security implications for AI/ML workloads and infrastructure
• Understanding of identity-aware network security controls and integration with enterprise identity providers
• 5+ years of architecture experience
• 3+ years of information security experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent professional experience accepted
• Relevant certifications preferred: CISSP, CCNP Security, vendor certifications (e.g., Palo Alto PCNSE/Network Security Architect, Zscaler), or cloud security certifications (e.g., AWS Security Specialty/Network specialty, Azure Security Engineer)

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment that includes both providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the application and hiring process as well as throughout the course of one’s employment, should you need a reasonable accommodation during the application and selection process, including, but not limited to use of our website, any part of the application, interview or hiring process, please advise us so that we can provide appropriate assistance.