Senior Security Architect

Security - Architect - CISSP - CISA - TOGAF - IAM - Firewalls - IPS - SIEM.

Location: West Midlands. candidates must be willing to work 2 to 3 days on site (Warwickshire area) per week.

Duration: 6 months+

Senior Security Architect required to play an integral role in defining and assessing my clients security strategy, architecture and practices.
Leading a team of security architects and partner technical teams, the senior security architect will be required to effectively translate business objectives and risk management strategies into specific security processes enabled by security technologies and services.
It is expected that the role will be the SME for multiple cyber security domains. It is a diverse and challenging role, requiring substantial people and technical skills, as well as the ability to work under considerable pressure in a fast paced, regulated environment.
This role reports directly to the Enterprise Security Architect and will be required to deputise at stated times.

Tasks include:

• Develop and maintain a security architecture process that enables the enterprise to develop and implement security solutions and capabilities that are clearly aligned with business, technology and threat drivers
• Develops security strategy plans and roadmaps based on sound enterprise architecture practices for all environments including cloud, industrial control (operational technology) and on-premise infrastructure
• Develops and maintains security architecture artifacts that can be used to leverage security capabilities in projects and operations
• Drafts security procedures and standards to be reviewed and approved by management and/or formally authorised by the CISO

Skills include:

• ISC2s CISSP, ISACAs CISA, The Open Groups TOGAF, SANS GAIC
• Experience in using architecture methodologies such as SABSA, Zachman and/or TOGAF.
• Experience of managing and developing high performing teams.
• Experience of managing security infrastructure e.g firewalls, intrusion prevention systems (IPSs), web application firewalls (WAFs), endpoint protection, SIEM and log management technology.
• Experience of information security management systems and vulnerability management tools.
• Experience securing the deployment of applications and infrastructure into public cloud services.
• Full-stack knowledge of IT infrastructure
• Experience designing IAM technologies and services.
• Strong working knowledge of IT service management