IT Security Architect Job Description
Seeking an IT Security Architect to design security controls into solutions and services, identify potential control gaps, and assess associated risks for a Dublin-based client.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design security controls for proposed solutions to meet relevant IT Security policies, standards, and guidelines.
- Participate in solution architecture and design activities, creating security solutions and security controls for different projects.
- Provide design-time assessments and guidance to teams building and deploying new technology.
- Assess and advise on security risks identified, and propose appropriate mitigation measures.
- Participate in security activities assisting with the integration and initial implementation of solutions.
- Assess existing and proposed architectures, identify security design gaps, and recommend changes or enhancements to meet security control objectives.
- Continuously monitor and improve the security posture of the company as part of the Security Architecture team.
- Identify and communicate new security threats, and design Security Architecture elements to mitigate threats as they emerge.
- Serve as the Security Subject Matter Expert within the company, and provide advisory and consulting services to other teams as needed.
- Stay abreast of new security technologies and integrate into security architecture design when appropriate.
Management Support:
- Support Management with the embedding of IT Security culture and behaviors into the Group.
- Provide positive and proactive participation within the team and active collaboration with colleagues across the Group as appropriate.
Experience and Skills:
- Minimum of CISSP or recognized equivalent (GIAC GSEC).
- Good technical knowledge of network protocols and related technologies, and a variety of platforms.
- Experience across a number of relevant IT Security & general IT disciplines.
- Strong knowledge of IT Security best practice.
- 5+ years working in an IT Security discipline, with experience in security Architecture and Design.
- Experience in DevOps methodologies and practices.
- Cloud infrastructure security including AWS & Azure.
- Using Market / Technical Knowledge (level 3).
- Communicating (level 3).
- Influencing (level 2).
- Building understanding and trust (level 2).
- Obtaining information (level 3).
- Being innovative (level 2).
Essential and Desirable Skills:
- ISSAP, SABSA, TOGAF, or other security architecture qualification preferred.
- Experience in security design for continuous integration pipelines in enterprise environment.
- 3rd Level qualification in IT is preferred.
- Knowledge of information security and risk control frameworks such as COBiT, ISO 27001, ISO 27002.
- Knowledge of PCI DSS, GDPR, PSD2.
- Experienced in security design for VMware, Openstack.
- Experience of working with an agile development.