Description
Security Architect
London (Remote)
£675-£775 per day.
I am currently looking for a security architect on a contract basis for a client of mine.
The Security Architect is accountable for supporting Enterprise Architecture activities through creating high- and low-level security design deliverables that guide existing and developing business solutions to secure enterprise applications and information.
The Role
-Develop and maintain High- and Low-Level design documents including Reference Architectures, Security Configuration Standards and Solution Diagrams.
-Ensure all designs align with Company Information Security requirements, Policies, and Standards to help ensure delivery of secure solutions.
-Analyse business processes, environments and applications in order to identify areas of security risk and develop secure controls and solutions to address them.
-Develop technology visions and strategies that support and enhance business strategy
-Understand security and technology trends and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies to enable new and evolving business and operating models.
-Perform vendor evaluations and participate in proof-of-concept validations to further ensure designs and recommendations will achieve required objectives.
-Work with implementation and operational teams to ensure thorough understanding of the security controls to be implemented.
-Consult with application and infrastructure development projects to build security into broader enterprise applications and processes.
-Understand secure solutions and technology with enough depth to identify specific secure settings to achieve compliance with designs and standards.
-Develop, communicate, and deploy Enterprise Architecture processes, reference architectures, technical standards/strategies and blueprints and patterns.
-Establish strong working relationships with other enterprise Architects and business Information Security teams.
-Maintain in-depth knowledge of the organisation's technologies and architectures
The Requirements
-IT Security experience with recent experience in a Security Architect role focusing on Cloud IaaS (Microsoft Azure) environments
-Experience in Data Loss Prevention and Information Classification tools, O365 DLP and Azure Information Protection preferred.
-Understanding of key network and infrastructure security solutions such as Firewalls, SD-WAN, WAF, DDoS protection IPS, Web Proxy, etc.
-Understanding of SASE solutions and cloud-based service delivery of traditional security controls (eg Proxy, Firewall)
-Experience or involvement in cloud infrastructure security designs, MS Azure preferred
-Broad knowledge of Information Security, IT and industry best practices
-Understanding of agile methods and processes, and capability of supporting agile project teams
-Excellent understanding of best practice infrastructure and network architectures
Qualifications: CISSP, Cloud or other relevant certification preferred
If you are interested in this role then please send an up to date CV to (see below) and I will get in contact.
Many thanks,
Mitch