Network Security Architect

Skills And Responsibilities

8 to 12 years of experience producing security architecture within an enterprise environment with a focus on information security and cybersecurity

Working knowledge of security architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF, SABSA and OSA frameworks

Experience with developing security architectural principles, Cybersecurity kill chain, Zero trust patterns and best practices for enterprise solutions

Experience with developing security architectural principles, Cybersecurity kill chain, Zero trust patterns and best practices for enterprise solutions

Practical experience with defining security architecture to meet hybrid solutions residing within enterprise managed datacenters, private clouds, SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS environments

Knowledge and experience with DevSecOps and the pipelines

Several years of experience with identifying security risk and mapping risk to industry standard frameworks within an enterprise environment

Demonstrated experience in recommending end to end security controls to mitigate potential areas of security risk

Proven track record to collaborate with enterprise architects and solution designers to ensure appropriate security architecture is incorporated into all solutions and architecture

Experience in developing security architecture that addresses zero trust, authentication, strong authorization, key management, cryptography, API management, CI/CD pipelines, container & cloud security, microservice security, etc

Extensive experience with using enterprise architecture tools such as ArchiMate, Lucid chart, etc

Ability to identify when and where to implement security architecture solutions with consideration to the wider impacts (i.e. risk, cost, customer impact, timescales, etc)

Ability to steer security solutions based on the overall architecture without dictating the detailed design delivery

Experience of working in a technology-based role and interfacing to a varied number of internal and external stakeholders

Relevant industry certifications in security architecture (Certified Information System Security Professional, Certified Information Security Auditor, Sherwood App