What you’ll be doing;

The Security Architect will Develop and own design, implementation and ongoing development of the security architecture of the client's IT systems.

The Security Architect will draw upon Enterprise Security Architecture or Security Solutions Architecture to Contribute to:

- Identify business objectives, user needs, risk appetite and cyber security obligations

- Identify vulnerabilities, perform threat modelling, undertake risk assessment, evaluate the effectiveness of security controls

- Verify and evidence alignment to 'Secure by Design' principles, corporate security policy/standards as well as industry recognized frameworks and best practice

• Develop and own to deliver and continually enhance a coherent approach to the design of secure client end-to-end solutions
• Develop and own to secure conceptual, logical and high-level designs by identifying appropriate security controls to be embedded in solutions that meet business requirements whilst evidencing alignment to the target risk appetite.
• Develop and own the design and be able to articulate and justify design recommendations at security architecture assurance gates
• Develop and own design documentation, options papers, risk assessments, stakeholder presentations and be able to effectively communicate these to both senior technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Develop and own the reference architecture of established patterns, principles and guidelines
• Research emerging technologies, new products and be able to position these in a coherent manner against the developing threat landscape and client risk appetite.
• Ability to distil complex information and concepts into key discussion points that identifies a path to resolution rather than only the identification of challenges.
• Develop and own the development of the Security Practice skills and capabilities to ensure consistent high quality of service delivery and expertise. Active coaching and mentoring of junior members of the team
• Develop and own the development of collateral to support Security Consulting ‘go to market’s propositions and service offerings.
• Develop and own the development and presentation of compelling client proposals collaborating with teams across our business.
• Develop and own the documented Information Security Management Plans which incorporate Regulatory, Legal and Compliance in relation to applicable security policies. Standards and guidelines
• Develop and own the identification of identified risks and emerging cyber security vulnerabilities and threats. The subsequent analysis to quantify and lead risk mitigation plans
• Work with Service Management to ensure that partners and suppliers adhere to agreed standards, policies and verify/evidence appropriate compliance and security KPIs
• Work closely with 1st, 2nd and 3rd lines of defense on all matters relating to cyber security, information assurance, cyber risk, data privacy including regulatory and compliance considerations
• Develop and own the development and enhancement of governance, risk and compliance aligned to policy, standards an industry good practice
• Ensure that continuous assessment, identification, analysis and reporting of useful metrics to enable informed risk-based decisions to be taken
• Constructively challenge established processes and controls to identify, recommend and facilitate continuous improvement, ensuring that all personnel (including senior stakeholders) understand their responsibilities in relation to security risk mitigation and remediation
• Review and verify that documentation relating to process and technical security controls are maintained.