This Cyber Security Architect will report to the Cyber Security Architecture Manager and will work within the Information Systems directorate based in Ipswich.
You will develop the security systems and policies within the organisation and will ensure that data, network, and systems are protected from cyber threats and will comply with the relevant standards and regulations. You will develop security standards, best practices, and guidelines to support the cyber security leadership team and provide training and guidance to other security staff, teams, and partners.
Responsibilities:
- Implement the cyber security plans, technology roadmaps based on sound enterprise architecture practices and help implement Cyber Security Strategy ensuring agreement to the company vision, values, and strategic goals.
- Develop the security architecture framework including policies, standards, blueprints and procedures that enables the enterprise to develop and implement security solutions and capabilities in projects and operations that are aligned with business, technology, and threat drivers.
- Participate in the Architecture Review Board (ARB) as the design authority for all cyber security for all cyber security matters through the review and approval of all solution proposals.
- Create target and transition architectures which conform to best practice, and Information Security policies and underpinning standards.
- Contribute to the development of cloud security and network architecture policies to facilitate the short, medium, and long-term planning and enhancement of the technology landscape.
- Translate our requirements into technical solutions, and communicate with product teams on your design.
- Develop cloud security measurement tooling to manage cloud performance, resources, and cost to ensure budgetary compliance and make recommendations for improvement.
- Work with multiple DevOps teams across the business to assess existing cloud security architectures, advocate secure by design, secure coding practices, and define strategies that provide clear progression in improving security of the solutions and CI/CD pipelines in the cloud (Azure).
- Establish and maintain relationships with important partners on matters of cyber security that maintain business support for cyber security and network architecture measures and improvements.
Qualifications:
- Experience acquiring an understanding of cyber security technologies and principles within an operational technology (OT) environment or enterprise environments and utilising the security features of Azure Cloud, Microsoft 365, and other Cyber related Solutions.
- Experience working as a Cyber Security Architect, OT Cyber Security Architect, Cloud Security Architect (DevSecOps) or relevant Cyber Engineering Role with Architecture responsibilities.
- A degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or relevant field with cognate experience designing, implementing, and supporting Cyber Security solutions.
- Relevant security certifications such as Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500), Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Further security certifications include CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, CCSP, CCSK, or CompTIA are desirable.
- Containerisation experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Docker, cisspincluding the use of tools such as Vagrant and LXC
Unfortunately for this position the company are not in a position to provide sponsorship.