Sr Manager - Cyber Architecture

• Instrumental in design and enforce security by design. • Policy and procedure creation and updates/improvements • Cloud Security Governance • Metric reporting • Security Controls Key Responsibilities • Providing security advice, requirements and guidance to the business when delivering new systems or updates to existing, to ensure Security by design. • Performing security-focused risk assessment on new systems/services and changes to existing to ensure they are within risk tolerance. • Working with the business to review designs and ensure that they are in line with existing security principles, patterns, standards, and best practice. • Work with the business to define, document and implement core security patterns, standards, and guidelines. • Reviewing the current security processes within your area of focus, to ensure optimization and coverage. • Be the initial security point of contact for your region and route any questions to the relevant teams. • Work with the wider security architecture team to ensure a standardized approach to security is defined and followed. • Collaborate with IT teams to make sure the correct security controls and measures are in place before implementation. • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science, IT engineering, or related field • An MSc Information Security or equivalent would be an advantage. • Information Security and/or Information Technology certifications such as CISSP etc. are desirable, also acceptable is having experience in this area, any security certification, CISSP may not be relevant in the SA market • Azure Security Certifications are preferred: Azure knowledge is important. AWS is also ok. Understanding how firewalls work rather than building them. • Experience of common frameworks such as NIST, CIS, ISO27k and MITRE: Azure knowledge is important. AWS is also ok. Understanding how firewalls work rather than building them. • Experience in using SABSA valuable: Azure knowledge is important. AWS are also ok. Understanding how firewalls work rather than building them. • Review solution designs and recognize security concerns. • Work with vendors to understand the mitigations and make recommendations. • Be able to pragmatically review and understand where the security risk could outweigh the business benefits. • Represent both the business to security and security to the business. • Help make the business understand the importance of considering security in designs. • Ability to support the business in the delivery of security requirements. • Understanding of Threat Modelling frameworks and implementation e.g., STRIDE • Ability to deconstruct complex environments and navigate conflicting project requirements. • Work with the wider security team to mature security processes and patterns. • Prior experience working in Information security is essential. • Prior experience of working as a security architect is essential. • Prior experience of creating security artefacts is preferred.