it security architect

This is a hybrid role with the potential to work 2 days from home each week. Some travel may be required to the Rugby office if based in London.

This is a crucial role within the Airwave Security team; ensuring security is fit for purpose and is delivered through empowered, knowledgeable experts within the team. The team is responsible for the effective design, implementation, operation and control of security systems and processes to protect our business.

We are looking for an experienced IT Security Architect to join our UK Airwave Security team. The security architect will create and designs security for a system or service, maintain security documentation and develop architecture patterns and security approaches to new technologies.

At this role level, you will:

• Recommend security controls and identify solutions that support a business objective
• Provide specialist advice and recommend approaches across teams and various stakeholders
• Communicate widely with other stakeholders
• Advise on important security-related technologies and assess the risk associated with proposed changes
• Inspire and influence others to execute security principles
• Help review other people’s work
• You will also be responsible for the security by design process as well as reviewing HLD and LLD documentation to ensure that the correct security controls are in place. The role is to review critical infrastructure systems and software projects across all industry sectors and being the subject matter expert providing security guidance to the design teams. Your engagements will be consulting-led, focused on understanding the customers’ business, building trust and providing cyber security expertise across security architecture, product selection and detailed design.
  

Responsibilities:

• Mitigate the risks and conform to the relevant security policies
• Balance information risk against cost of countermeasures
• Ensure security best practices are implemented in a consistent way across the programme and drive the overall design.
• Working with agile developers and testers to ensure security best practices are built into the software development life cycle.
• Working to articulate current risks against the system, the proposed mitigation and support the on-going accreditation process.
• Creating, running and managing the security processes and procedures within the projects, to maintain the security of the system, personnel, and appropriate environments using 'secure by design’ methodology.

Requirements:

• Strong experience as a Security Architect.
• TOGAF, CISSP or relevant qualification.
• Must have expert knowledge in reviewing security designs and implementing security controls.
• Knowledge of PKI will be an advantage
• Knowledge of F5 firewalls will be an advantage
• Knowledge of Tetra Networks
• Must be able to articulate security issues and risk
• Knowledge of OWASP, CIS, ISO27001 frameworks
• Knowledge of Mobile Telecommunication Network will be an advantage
• Ability to work in a fast paced high-pressure environment.
• Will be responsible and accountable for the implementation of security by design, security controls and risk mitigation within various projects and work streams.

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:

- Competitive salary and bonus schemes.

- Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).

- 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.

- Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.

- Employee stock purchase plan.

- Flexible working options.

- Private medical care.

- Life assurance.

- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

- Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.

- Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.

- Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.

- Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.

- Well known companies discount scheme.

'We are an equal opportunities employer and we want you to have every opportunity to shine and show us your talents, please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the process works for you. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.’

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We’re dedicated to designing and delivering the mission-critical ecosystem our public safety & enterprise customers refer to as their lifeline - mission-critical communications, software, video and services. Our drive for continuous innovation and partnership with our customers enables them to be ready - in the day-to-day moments, and in the moments that matter most.