Lead Security Solution Architect

Job Profile – Lead Security Solution Architect-106885

Location: UK - Sheffield (Hybrid

Mandatory Skills: Privilege Password Management CyberArk .

Experience: 8-10 Years

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

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 analyst

Qualifications & Certifications:

• CISSP/CISM certification or other broad cybersecurity industry-recognised certificate
• SABSA or TOGAF certified preferred