Platform Architect, Cloud Security

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Description:

McDonald’s growth strategy, Accelerating the Arches, encompasses all aspects of our business as the leading global omni-channel restaurant brand. As the consumer landscape shifts we are using our competitive advantages to further strengthen our brand. One of our core growth strategies is to Double Down on the 3

Ds (Delivery, Digital and Drive Thru). McDonald’s will accelerate technology innovation so 65M+ customers a day will experience a fast, easy experience, whether at one of our 25,000 and growing Drive thrus, through McDelivery, dine-in or takeaway.

McDonald’s Global Technology is here to power tomorrow’s feel-good moments.

That’s why you’ll find us at the forefront of transformative technology, exploring new and innovative ways to serve our millions of customers and spread happiness one delicious Hot Fudge Sundae-dipped fry at a time.

Using AI, robotics and emerging tech, we’re digitizing the Golden Arches. Combine that with our unparalleled global scale, and we’re reshaping all areas of the business, industry and every community that is home to a McDonald’s restaurant.

We face complex tech challenges every day. But that’s where our diverse and talented teams come in. They’re made up of the best and brightest from all over the globe, and they thrive in the space where feel-good meets fast-paced.

Check out the McDonald’s Global Technology Technical Blog to learn how technology and our global team are directly enabling the Accelerating the Arches strategy.

This role is within the Global Technology Infrastructure & Operations team (GTIO). Our mission involves delivering modern and relevant technology that supports how McDonald’s operates. We offer essential technology products and services such as Global Networking, Cloud, End User Computing, and IT Service Management. Our aim is to consistently provide an engaging, relevant, and straightforward experience for our customers.

The Cloud Security Architect position belongs to the Cloud Infrastructure and Operations group within Global Technology Infrastructure & Operations. Reporting to the Director of Cloud Security, this role offers specialized knowledge for ongoing and upcoming planning, technical frameworks, models, and standards. This position collaborates closely with Cloud Platform Engineering teams (Business Office, Architecture, Dev Ops, and Security), as well as Enterprise Architecture and Engineering teams, to maintain a unified enterprise technology strategy and vision.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced individual contributor to help build the transformation of infrastructure and operations products and services across the entire McDonald’s environment!

• Participate in architecture and build discussions that produce requirements.
• Interpret requirements in a manner that encourages re-use and maintainability.
• Interpret secure framework requirements and translate into meaningful cloud-based requirements that meet or exceed company policy and standards.
• Collaborate in an agile-based environment and provide good daily feedback on team stand-up calls.
• Work effectively in a complex technical environment and embrace new technologies.
• Contribute to a well-informed cloud strategy and manage the adaptation process.
• Define new and/or continuously improve security reference architectures in alignment with company policies and standards.
• Understand key native cloud computing security measures and apply them in architecture builds.
• Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

• Must be fully vaccinated (i.e., at least 2 weeks after last dose) for COVID-19 and, if hired, present proof of vaccination by start date.
• Willingness and ability to live the McDonald’s values every day:
  Serve, Inclusion, Integrity, Community, and Family.
• Strong ability to interact effectively as a member of a team.
• Ability to think strategically and relate architectural decisions/recommendations to business needs.
• Strong knowledge of cloud solution architecture within GCP.
• Proven expertise in implementing secure…