Description
Responsibilities
- The Security Solutions Architect will have a recognised level of competency within the areas of information security, solutions architecture, project management & leadership, functional knowledge & experience as well as personal effectiveness skills.
Functional Knowledge
- Enterprise and Solutions Architecture
- Security Architecture
- TOGAF
- Security technologies
- Industry security standards, e.g. ISO 27001, 27002, 270017 and 270018
- Regulatory standards, e.g. GDPR, HIIPA, FISMA, NIST, and others
- Information risk management & compliance
- Interpreting and assimilating relevant parts of external standards relating to security management
- Threat Modelling
- Defining solutions architecture aligned to the enterprise architecture
- Maintaining awareness and active involvement in external trends and developments within security
Business Experience
- Providing leadership and direction in Security Solutions Architecture across client
- Defining and delivering security services and controls
- Supporting the effective management of change across security services and controls
- Working effectively in collaboration with a myriad of stakeholders across the organisation and provide leadership and direction where it is required
- Supporting effective management of security risk across the organisation
- Escalating areas where risk is being managed outside of the company risk appetite
- Collaborating with 2nd line functions to ensure compliance related requirements are covered with GIS delivered security services
Leadership Skills
- Leading the Security Solutions Architecture function by setting direction and delivering change/improvement
- Delivering solution architecture leadership along with security insights
- Promoting cultural change across the organisation
- Supporting GIS leadership team in delivering change
Key Activities
- Defining and maintaining security solutions architecture definitions while articulating associated benefits/costs aligned to technology solutions for projects advancing the architectural direction
- Consulting for Technology Services teams including architecture teams on delivering collaborative global solutions
- Initiating significant changes by identifying opportunities for improving Security while managing implementation
- Reporting key architectural recommendations to Chief Security Architect
- Maintaining a forward-looking perspective on emerging developments relevant to Business/Technology Strategies
- Assisting in defining/maintaining Security Enterprise Architecture
- Establishing relationships with all areas of Technology Services/external stakeholders to improve overall service provided by Global Information Security