Junior Cybersecurity Architect

CYE is seeking a Junior Cybersecurity Architect to join our cybersecurity architecture team. In this role you would assist with enterprise level organizations' white-box maturity assessments, preform due-diligence assessments and help in designing actionable mitigation plans to identified risks to push forward our clients’ security program. This role is intended for candidates with a technical GRC, risk, or security assessment background who are strong in analysis, interpretation, and structuring of security information. You will work closely with CISOs, security leadership, engineering teams, and external customers, collaborating with senior security stakeholders as part of a versatile, and collaborative architecture team. The position emphasizes risk‑oriented thinking, security assessment methodologies, and architectural review over hands‑on technical configuration or operational security work.
Responsibilities

Support customer third‑party security due diligence assessments.

Support or lead mitigation workshops to translate penetration test and assessment findings into prioritized remediation workplans.

Analyze technical findings and map them to governance, risk, and control gaps.

Review Implementation of technical security controls.

Perform security maturity assessments, including reviews of organizational policies, standards, procedures, and governance practices, aligned with the NIST CSF 2.0 cybersecurity framework.

Produce clear, structured reports and executive‑ready summaries for technical and non‑technical audiences.

Qualifications

1–2 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.

Strong writing, communication, and facilitation skills.

Comfortable collaborating with internal stakeholders and external customers.

About us
Cye helps security and risk leaders gain a clear, defensible view of their cyber exposure, grounded in financial impact and real-world attack paths. By continuously quantifying exposure and validating it in context, organizations can establish a strong baseline, prioritize decisions with confidence, and track measurable reduction over time.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.