Lead Security Solution Architect

Lead Security Solution Architect

Project Overview

Client is working on a strategic Identity and Access Management programme and is re-shaping the way Authentication, Federation, Privileged Access Management, Access Governance, Secrets Management and API Security is done across the bank. Client is working on uplifting controls and capabilities in privileged access for the Group and introducing the strategic password vaulting solution that will enable to meet strategic requirements.

Security Solution Architects manage end-to-end solution design and are responsible for delivering architecture design documents in line with functional and non-functional business requirements, strategies, principles, standards, and patterns. Alongside the creation of high-level designs, Security Solution Architects will be required to record key decisions, design deviations, and technical risks and issues where appropriate. Security Solution Architects should be comfortable presenting and sharing solutions at design authorities and senior leadership & stakeholders.

The Lead Security Solution Architect will provide technical thought leadership and direction to their project team and may represent the project / programme as subject matter expert.

Principal Preferred Requirements

Cybersecurity Expertise:

Significant experience and proven technical depth within one of the following domains of cybersecurity; security operations & incident response, threat & vulnerability management, identity & access management, cryptography, infrastructure, network, application, data, cloud

Broad background across information technology with the ability to communicate clearly with non-security technical SMEs at a comfortable level

Experience working with PAM solutions such as CyberArk, Centrify, Delinea and OneIdentity

Preparing end-to-end configuration of the strategic PAM capability – including on-prem deployments as well as Cloud native toolings

Qualifications & Certifications:

CISSP/CISM certification or other broad cybersecurity industry-recognised certificate

SABSA or TOGAF certified preferred

Architecture & Design:

Produce, manage, and update end-to-end solution designs in line with reference architecture & business requirements (including High and Low Level Designs

Articulate and publish key design decision records and options to ensure all solutions follow a logical, transparent decision-making process

Articulate, publish, and ensure approval of any design deviations resulting in technical debt

Ensure any technical risks or issues arising from a solution design are recorded and mitigated.

Produces, manages and translates the requirements into the architecture for that solution, ensuring technology and services meet the customer needs and expected business outcomes

Ensures the design of the solutions are efficient, timely and cost effective throughout the project lifecycle

Promote strong documentation and clerkship

Governance:

Ensures all high-level designs, architecture patterns, decision records, deviation requests, and technical risks or issue records undergo architectural and project governance processes

Ensure all architecture artefacts undergo appropriate peer review prior to design authority presentation

Present publications at technical design authorities for input, feedback, and approval

Risk and Dependency Management:

Effectively manages and escalates both technical and project risks or issues

Articulates solutions and remediation steps to technical risks & issues

Provides technical thought leadership to the Design Team and the Project

Ability to manage a project team of technical architects, engineers, and/or analysts

Mandatory Skills: Privilege Password Management CyberArk .

Experience: 8-10 Years .