Security & Identity Architect

The Opportunity

International business is seeking a Security & Identity Architect to be a strategic and technical leader responsible for embedding group wide Security by Design principles. Ensuring that security is systematically integrated throughout the solution development lifecycle, you will work closely with architecture, project and delivery teams to influence and assure the secure design of systems, platforms and digital services.

The Role

Owning and taking responsibility for evolving group-wide security assurance frameworks, you will:

• Champion zero-trust IAM (MFA, RBAC, PAM, Conditional Access)
• Shape non-functional security requirements across every new system
• Identify and tackle security risk and technical debt before go-live
• Influence senior leaders and embed security into business decision-making

The Person

With demonstrable experience in designing and implementing security architecture solutions, managing risk and monitoring compliance in a complex organisation, you will possess:

• Evidential knowledge and experience of project delivery and secure software development lifecycles, particularly implementing security by design.
• Demonstrable experience in researching and communicating how emerging technologies can present opportunity, risks, and challenges within Information Security and the broader technology teams.
• Knowledge of all areas of IT security, including: cyber security for digital technologies, IAM, authentication and single sign-on, authorisation, logging and monitoring, audit, secure communications and cryptographic services, network and endpoint protection, hosting and cloud, vulnerability management, platform security and systems development lifecycle.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), DevSecOps and infrastructure as code.
• The ability to provide clear vision and direction, inspiring and engaging individuals and the wider team to deliver excellence.