Cyber Security Architect- FTC

Willis Towers Watson ,
Ipswich, Suffolk
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**Summary of Role** 12 month fixed term contract, with possibility to extend further or become permanent. The Cyber Security Architect is accountable for supporting Enterprise Architecture activities through creating high- and low-level security design deliverables that guide existing and developing business solutions to secure enterprise applications and information. This role has a focus on analysing security requirements for Infrastructure and Network security components such as perimeter security, secure web gateways, DDoS, WAF, protocols and so forth for both on-premise and cloud environments and developing standards and design solutions for their implementation. **The Role** + Develop and maintain High- and Low-Level design documents including Reference Architectures, Security Configuration Standards and Solution Diagrams. + Ensure all designs align with Company Information Security requirements, Policies, and Standards to help ensure delivery of secure solutions + Analyse business processes, environments and applications in order to identify areas of security risk and develop secure controls and solutions to address them. + Develop technology visions and strategies that support and enhance business strategy + Understand security and technology trends and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies to enable new and evolving business and operating models. + Perform vendor evaluations and participate in proof-of-concept validations to further ensure designs and recommendations will achieve required objectives. + Work with implementation and operational teams to ensure thorough understanding of the security controls to be implemented. + Consult with application and infrastructure development projects to build security into broader enterprise applications and processes. + Understand secure solutions and technology with enough depth to identify specific secure settings to achieve compliance with designs and standards. + Develop, communicate, and deploy Enterprise Architecture processes, reference architectures, technical standards/strategies and blueprints and patterns. + Establish strong working relationships with other enterprise Architects and business Information Security teams. + Maintain in-depth knowledge of the organisation's technologies and architectures **The Requirements** + Sufficient experience in IT Security and recent experience in an Infrastructure and Network Security Architect role. + Operational experience in network and infrastructure security solutions with in-depth understanding of the technologies that comprise those solutions. + Deep understanding of key network and infrastructure security solutions such as firewalls, SD-WAN, WAF, DDoS protection IPS, Web Proxy, etc. + Deep understanding or network protocols and secure use of them + Understanding of SASE solutions and cloud based service delivery of traditional security controls (e.g. proxy, firewall) + Understanding of PKI and encryption + Experience or involvement in cloud infrastructure security designs, MS Azure preferred + Sound understanding of related security items such as DLP, vulnerability management, security frameworks and application security. + Broad knowledge of Information Security, IT and industry best practices + Understanding of agile methods and processes, and capability of supporting agile project teams + Excellent understanding of best practice infrastructure and network architectures + Awareness of data residency issues and effects on secure solutions (e.g. GDPR) + CISSP or other relevant certification preferred **Equal Opportunity Employer**

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