Cybersecurity Career Journey
At McKinsey, you’ll find endless opportunities to create and evolve a career path based on your own interests, capabilities, and goals.
Noah Susskind
Senior Security Architect
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Milestone 1
New York University School of Law, New York, United States
Doctor of Law, Corporate Compliance and Enforcement Fellow
While completing my law degree, I was the senior articles editor of the NYU Journal of Law and Business and won academic awards for a published article on cybersecurity and an essay on blockchain tech.
Milestone 2
Compliance Management Associate
Citi, New York, United States
I was licensed to practice law and obtained certifications in information security (CISSP), privacy (CIPP), and anti-money laundering (CAMS) and completed a rotation program through four areas of Citibank.
Milestone 3
Manager, Cyber Risk
McKinsey & Company, New York, United States
I joined McKinsey as a social engineering manager in cyber risk. While helping protect the firm against hacking through deception, such as phishing attacks, I sent 500,000 phishing simulation emails.
Milestone 4
Information Security Architect
McKinsey & Company, New York, United States
As an information security architect, I served as security lead for restricted IT environments holding some of the firm’s most regulated data and managed our first external audits against NIST SP 800-171 and 800-53. I also earned a cloud security certification (CCSP).
Milestone 5
Senior Security Architect
McKinsey & Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
I took over and grew the firm’s cyber standards team, overhauling the technical security requirements for 1000+ digital products. After being promoted to senior information security architect, I led and taught the firm’s first security champions curriculum. I earned certifications in AWS and acted as the SME for the firm’s HITRUST recertification. I also published on AI security and led the firm’s volunteer effort for a student cyber competition.