Description
Security Architect - Contract - Financial Services - Brussels
Company
Our client is the financial industry's trusted provider of post trade services. They have their headquarters in Brussels and offices across Europe.
Role
Our client is looking for an Information System Architect with proven experience in large-size application development of highly resilient systems, and more specifically in dealing with cyber security impacts on large IT driven organizations. You also have a clear understanding of a heterogeneous application landscape, design, development and operations.
You will be based in Brussels.
You will have the following responsibilities:
You will be part of the Information System Architecture team and as security subject matter expert in the team, you will play a key role in:
Assessing the impacts of the cyber security requirements on the application & data landscape and application development processes,
Defining fit-for-purpose responses, and
Transitioning these solutions to the ADM project delivery departments.
The role focuses on the security impacts on the application & data layer, not on the infrastructure aspects.
During the initiation phase of each project of the cyber resilience programme, you will
Review and challenge when necessary the identified requirements
Drive the impact analysis at the level of applications & data, and define optimal solutions within the heterogeneous landscape.
This will require interactions with the IT Security Architects, the Corporate Technology Solution Architects and the Application Owners to articulate the impacts, identify integration solution alternatives, etc.,
Define an optimal roll-out plan to cover all the impacted applications assets,
Develop guidelines, standards and integration patterns (with the security components) to ease the adoption of the cyber-related solutions.
Skill set
Experience in
Multi-Factor Authentication concepts, solutions, application impacts, roll-out strategies
Network Zoning concepts, solutions, application impacts, roll-out strategies
Internet Access Segregation concepts, solutions, application impacts
Access Management (role-based, privileged) concepts, solutions, application impacts, roll-out strategies
Application Protection (through WAF) concepts, solutions, application impacts
Secure Development Lifecycle concept & processes (incl. in an outsourcing context)
Cloud Security Strategy concepts, solutions, application impacts
IT asset management & inventory in support of the cyber-resilience processes
Technology skills
Knowledge in key technology stacks: IBM Mainframe (DB2, Cobol, PLI, CICS), HP Tandem and distributed (Linux, Windows)
Soft skills
You can steer design & development teams
You have good analytical skills
You can abstract generic/transversal solutions for individual problems
You can address problems globally but are also able to go into details when required
You demonstrate good communication and negotiation skills
You speak/write English fluently (French or Dutch is an asset)
You can drive and work with a virtual team
You are meticulous in your work
Contact
If you are interested in hearing more or interested in the opportunity, feel free to submit your CV to Maya on (see below) or call.