Security Architect
Role description:
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Security Architect to design, develop, and govern enterprise security architecture aligned with organisational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. The role focuses on embedding secure-by-design principles, assessing risks, and driving innovative security solutions across the organisation.
Key responsibilities:
1. Develop Security Architecture Design Patterns and Standards to comply with group security requirements, industry standards, customer requirements, regulatory requirements and good practices.
2. Assist the development of a Security Architecture control framework.
3. Research, design and document the security posture requirements and controls of new technology introduced into the Group.
4. Research industry trends and regulatory requirements.
5. Lead the Security Architecture evaluation of risks identified in systems, including reviewing, and proposing tactical and strategic remediation plans.
6. Actively contribute to the adoption of secure by design practices, with technical delivery teams for both existing systems and new systems, e.g. use of internal or external guidance, leading Threat Modelling activity.
7. Nurture the use of secure technical practices to deliver technical excellence.
8. Support experimentation and innovation in solving problems.
9. Contributes to the development of metrics and their monitoring to report the effectiveness and efficiency of the Security Architecture function.
10. Contributes to the content and management of the Security Architecture intranet presence.
11. Guiding and mentoring other team members as required
Key skills/knowledge/experience:
- Holistic understanding of Cybersecurity domains
- Leading Industry certifications like CISSP, CISM, AWS/Azure Solution Architect
- Security specializations like AWS Security, Azure Security are desirable
- Keen interest in upcoming security technologies like AI Security, Post Quantum Cryptography and Zero Trust Architecture
