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Security Architect

Morgan McKinley
Posted 10 hours ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position of Senior Security Architect is available in Birmingham with a hybrid working model, offering a salary between £80,000 and £100,000 plus a comprehensive package.
  • The role requires strong cloud experience and a solid background in architecture and security management, with a focus on securing network and enterprise cloud applications, preferably in GCP, Azure, or AWS.
  • Candidates should have proven knowledge of security frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001 and NIST 800-53, along with experience in implementing cloud security models.
  • The ideal applicant will possess program management skills and be adept at developing business cases for security initiatives, while also leading client workshops.
  • This opportunity is ideal for those with significant experience in security architecture, looking to contribute to a global professional services client in the Cyber Security domain.

Senior Security Architect

Birmingham/ Hybrid

£80,000 - £100,000 + Package

We are partnered with a global professional services client based in London who is looking to expand their Cyber Security services function. They are NCSC-approved and cover various verticals across Financial Services, Government, and Commerce and industry in the UK and Ireland.

The client is looking for an experienced Security Architect with strong cloud experience to join the client-facing Cyber team. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical and functional experience with a good grasp on leading projects and teams.

Delivering high-quality expertise in security architecture services to our wide range of clients, providing them with tailor-made solutions for their challenges

Roles and responsibilities

  • Work closely with enterprise architects to identify and mitigate risks, perform security reviews, design top-tier security practices, and deliver strategic, innovative cloud-based security offerings.
  • Propose, design, plan and execute strategic and tactical operational security objectives.
  • Perform deep analysis and develop metrics that measure current risk
  • Identify appropriate technology/data sources and drive the collection of data necessary to effectively evaluate threats.
  • Communicate threat intelligence and vulnerability management options
  • Analysing threats and current security controls to identify gaps in the current defensive posture
  • Meet with clients and lead workshops

Expectations:

  • You have strong experience in architecture and security management as well as an understanding of security best practices
  • You have worked with securing network and enterprise cloud applications - ideally GCP, Azure or AWS
  • You have strong knowledge of security frameworks, such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST 800-53 or OWASP
  • You know host hardening, auditing, logging and monitoring, network security, SEIM deployments, security analytics, anomaly detections, PKI
  • You have proven implementation of cloud security models, particularly identity, network, and encryption
  • You have demonstrated an understanding of Microsoft security technologies and strategy
  • You have program management skills and solution support for security transformation/implementation programs
  • You have business case development skills for justifying, prioritising & forecasting the funding requirements for security programs and initiatives

Hybrid working, 2-3 days a week in the office (on-site) and excellent package on offer including career prospects

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.