Cloud Security Architect

You will work as part of the Security Architecture team to review and improve existing frameworks and maintain awareness of current and emerging security risks, look at threat landscapes and recommend solutions. This firm are in the process of moving all their security to the cloud and are therefore looking for a Cloud Transformation expert. I am partnered with a Global Insurance Firm who truly enable their people to do what they do best and pride themselves on delivering a great customer service. They focus on their employees and what their long-term goal are and they make these achievable. Flexibility is at the forefront of this organisations agenda and they want to help you to thrive in their environment. You will work as part of the Security Architecture team to review and improve existing frameworks and maintain awareness of current and emerging security risks, look at threat landscapes and recommend solutions. This firm are in the process of moving all their security to the cloud and are therefore looking for a Cloud Transformation expert. Please find below the key responsibilities and working knowledge preferable for this position. Key Responsibilities: Understand security control requirements, as defined in their security policies, standards and IT control framework and translate them into architecture patterns and solution designs, to help advise project managers and developers across the business. Maintain awareness of current and emerging security risks and the changing threat landscape and recommend mitigating solutions to project managers and developers to help ensure security enhancement and controls are pro-actively applied. Support the development and maintenance of security architecture building blocks and define security architecture reference models to help ensure efficient application and risk mitigation across Group and business divisions. Assist in the evaluation and selection of security technology and products as defined in the security technology road map, to help ensure that the selected tooling aligns with the control requirements. Review the configuration of existing systems or solutions and identify security issues which require a change to its configuration, provide improvement recommendations and escalate any potentials risks to help ensure security risks are pro-actively managed. Collaborate with change management and project leaders to keep abreast of and continuously improve the project life cycle methodology and security design governance requirements, to help ensure security requirements are embedded at the onset of a project. Working Knowledge: Expertise in development of multi-tier and cross-platform security architecture plans Understanding of general security practices such as encryption, IAM, security information and event management etc. and supporting technologies In-depth understanding of network security technologies such as firewalls, IPS/IDS, web application firewalls, network access control etc. Understanding of cloud security architecture is essential Organised with a proven ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines, and utilise time effectively Strong analytical skills Experience: Prior work experience in security architecture is essential Prior experience in delivering highly technical and innovative security engineering / design products Prior work experience in Financial Services sector preferred but not essential Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to deal effectively with diverse skill sets and personalities, works effectively as a team player