IT Security Architect

Michael Page (UK)

About Our Client

My client- an organisation within the Financial Services sector are looking for an IT Security Architect- join their site in London remotely on an initial 6-month contract!

Job Description

The successful candidate for the IT Security Architect- Financial Services Sector 6-month contract role will fulfil the following responsibilities:

• Working with IT Architecture, Production, and Information Security colleagues to design IT and InfoSec solution architectures. They will take end-to-end responsibility for the security solution, driving the high-level design, and supporting engineering in the low-level design, through to architecture assurance reviews of the delivered solution.
• Working with Information Security colleagues to identify and assess security risks, define security control requirements, and understand the changing nature of risk as the IT landscape evolves.
• Produce effective architecture documentation that enables all relevant business and technical audiences and communicate these across IT where appropriate.
• Provide security architecture consultancy services to internal customers by offering technical security guidance, and ensuring architecture principles, design standards and operational requirements are met.
• Provide security coaching and advice to senior developers, Tech Leads and Head of Tech.
• Design and implement cloud security strategies and policies that meet an organisation’s specific needs.
• Ensure the security of cloud-based data and applications against unauthorized access, theft, and other threats.
• Over and conduct regular security assessments and audits of our technology stack to identify vulnerabilities and develop plans to address them.
• Collaborate with other IT professionals, including network engineers, developers, and system administrators, to integrate cloud security measures into existing systems and processes.
• Champion best practices, quality and sound data management, work with engineers, developers, and Heads of Technology to ensure roadmap alignment, whilst acting as the bridge between the business, security and technology.
• Offer coaching and consultancy to the Technology & Security and project teams.

The Successful Applicant

To be considered for the IT Security Architect- Financial Services Sector contract role in London the candidate must present evidence of the following:

• Demonstrable experience in designing, recommending, and implementing enterprise-wide security architectures.
• Previous experience in delivering and maintaining technical security solutions for systems such as End Point Protection, Email & Communications Security, Cloud Security, Network Security, Security Monitoring and Response, and Data Loss Prevention Technologies.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Azure and M365 core services and products and expert knowledge of security-related products and services.
• Working knowledge of Secure Software Development Lifecycle and DevSecOps.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Information security risk management.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of architectural frameworks (COBIT/TOGAF) and information security frameworks and controls (NIST, ISO27001, CIS).
• Experience in security governance.

Successful applicant must:

• Be an articulate communicator, capable of clearly explaining technical cyber and information security issues in business terms to a wide range of audiences.
• Be comfortable briefing and communicating with C-Suite and business leaders as regards security principles and technologies.
• Be able to produce clear and structured documentation for all levels of the business.
• Be able to work under their initiative.
• Have CISSP/CISM qualifications.
• Stay up to date on the latest cloud security technologies, trends, and best practices.
• Candidates should be strongly motivated by BII’s development mission and ideally demonstrate some commitment to development or social goals through previous executive or non-executive activity.

Our cultural values

We look for team members who aspire, as we do, to work at our best and to be:

• Impact-led, commercially rigorous
• Tenacious in the face of challenges
• Collaborative and caring

Our client is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation or educational background.

What’s on Offer

• An initial 6 month contract inside IR35.
• Pay rate up to £750 daily.
• 2 days p/week in their central London office, 3 days p/week working remotely from home.