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Cybersecurity Architect

KLA
Newport
2 weeks ago
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Description

/Preferred Qualifications

This role will be based in Celtic Lakes. Our new 237,000-square-foot Newport facility provides additional production and customer collaboration spaces, including 25,000 square feet of R&D clean rooms, 35,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing space and tool demo areas, all designed to support development of semiconductor process technologies across advanced packaging, power devices, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), radio frequency (RF) and photonics sector technology.

Purpose of the role:

We are seeking a skilled professional to lead the design, evaluation, and implementation of secure cloud and on-premises infrastructure solutions. This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive roadmaps that address critical cybersecurity and IT business requirements. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of proposed solutions, providing expert recommendations on risk mitigation, and engaging with stakeholders across engineering, IT, and third-party vendors.

Your day-to-day responsibilities:

Strategize with IT Team on solution feasibility and conceptual design of Cloud and On-premises Infrastructure Create roadmaps to address critical cyber and IT business needs. Collaborate with multi-functional teams from various constituencies. Responsible for the review and analysis of confidentiality, integrity and availability of proposed solution. Provide leadership and collaborators recommendations, mitigating controls, and/or risk prioritization for gaps. Position also requires presenting with different functional groups like Engineering, IT and Vendors.

KLA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. For this role we are looking for someone who has:

Proven experience in crafting and reviewing architecture solutions to ensure critical security controls are included in the design. Experience with Gap Analysis of proposals for security controls and provide recommendations. Experience with security and control frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO) and experience mapping control frameworks to security practices Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and access control methods. Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and ethics as they relate to cybersecurity and privacy. Strong ability to communicate effectively security requirements

What we will offer you?

KLA’s benefits package includes:

Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus bank holidays), contributory pension scheme, cash health plan, cycle to work scheme, global bonus plan, share scheme, rewards scheme, life assurance.

Minimum Qualifications

Doctorate (Academic) Degree and related work experience; Master's Level Degree and related work experience ; Bachelor's Level Degree and related work experience

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