Cloud Security Architect (Azure)

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Our client is an international IT service provider who require an Azure specialized Cloud Security Architect to join one of their customers on-going projects.

** REMOTE **

START: ASAP

DURATION: 6 MONTHS

RATE: £650.00 (INSIDE IR35)

The role is remote may require a rare visit to customer site (Portsmouth or Reading) for a Team Meeting. There is a likelihood of extension for the right candidate.

Job description.

Not extensive, but we're looking for the following capabilities. Primary skills in Azure right now, but a security architect who can provide input into controls, threat vectors or modelling and work with the engineers and architects to ensure the design meets our organisational controls. In some instances, this will mean working with the engineers to define emerging controls for the organisation which will then be published to security assurance to strengthen our baselines.

The individual will also ensure they represent any decisions or designs within the group architecture boards and address any concerns.

What is the Role?

The Lead Security Architect will provide technical leadership, design, implementation, integration, and oversight of the SSE's cloud-based security solutions and systems. A key accountability within the cloud program, the architect's primary responsibility will be to contribute to designing the security elements of IT solution architectures and leading the architectural design of security-specific capabilities, to ensure alignment to the Enterprise Principles, Roadmaps and Vision.

The Security Architect, Cloud will utilize an extensive IT background, advanced security knowledge, an appreciation for compliance and risk management principles to develop and promote effective and sustainable solutions; educate stakeholders and champion embedding cloud security across all architecture and design.

Key skills and experience:

? Strong background in security architecture, security design and defining security frameworks for the enterprise

? Strong understanding of Network security (NGFW, WAF, NLB, Proxy), system or application security (microservices, NLB, SSL) and data security (Encryption)

? Hands-on experience in Cloud (AWS/GCP/Microsoft Azure ) security architecture, security engineering, or equivalent experience with vendor specific cloud certification. Azure a strong advantage.

? Network, Endpoint and Application logging concepts, best practice and monitoring systems including SIEM

? Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting concepts, best practice and IAM management systems. OTP and MFA systems.

? Identity strategy, Active Directory Security including federated implementation, for example ADFS, SAML

? Champion and oversee InfoSec design and implementation spanning cyber controls and architectural best practices

? Collaborate with the Security Architecture and Assurance teams to ensure Cloud architecture adheres to organisational controls and advances security posture

? Experience in securing DevOps or Software Supply chain practices and tooling, application security threat modelling & data security.

? Experience in Cloud formation & Terraform

Desirable

? Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM etc are desirable

? Experience of working in large organisations in regulated sectors (example utilities, finance)

? Certification in recognised architecture frameworks (example TOGAF) and the ability to apply these in a pragmatic way would be an advantage

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