Jobs

Emerging Tech & Cyber Innovation Lead


Job details
  • Vodafone
  • London
  • 2 weeks ago

Role Purpose 

Reporting directly to the Senior Manager – Emerging Tech & Cyber Innovation, the Emerging Tech Lead looks to the future to refine and shape the global Vodafone security posture with respect to Vodafone’s Software Engineering and Cloud security strategy. Your mission is to spearhead a variety of technical initiatives, crafting pioneering architectures, applications and solutions that safeguard every facet of Vodafone’s IT systems. Collaborating closely with internal Cyber teams as well as across the business, you will stay ahead of the curve to support the identification of emerging technologies, threats and trends particularly in the areas of Software Engineering and Cloud. 

You will lead a growing team of Cyber Security Software Developers, Engineers and Cloud Architects to design and develop innovative working prototypes that solve our stakeholders’ Cyber-specific problems. You will hold deep dive architecture and design reviews to ensure stakeholders understand the vision and the value of the product being built. You will lead with on-going, hands-on technical expertise and knowledge of Software Engineering best practice and improve the security of our CI/CD toolchain, including testing and QA, and to increase efficiency using the latest technologies for coding practice such as AI-enabled tooling. You will formalise the process of publishing high-quality, technical papers for both internal and external audiences, as well as internal technical documentation including architectural blueprints, best practice, guidance and reference architectures.

You are expected to have a good understanding the latest research, vulnerability disclosures and policy topics with both Software Engineering and Cloud Architectures especially where they might have an impact on Vodafone and its customers, across all markets. You will work with Vodafone’s major strategic Public, Private & Hybrid Cloud programmes, supporting the planning of controls to counter emerging threats and address evolving technology. You will have a deep understanding of at least one Cloud Service Provider platform (AWS, Azure, GCP). 

You will work to understand and improve security in various technologies and with our global vendors. The role provides a sense of balance across the wider Cyber Security team to ensure security controls are implemented, and to support each other, and measured to demonstrate risk reduction and prepare Vodafone customers for the evolving threat landscape. 

Key accountabilities and decision ownership : 

Impact on the business: This role will be responsible for ensuring that Vodafone’s Emerging Tech and Cyber Innovation roadmap supports the business objectives. The security architecture strategy and roadmap are critical components of the overall strategy to protect the global Vodafone brand and our customers. 


Leadership and teamwork: The role holder will be one of a team of Security Architects delivering world-class cost-effective security solutions into the Vodafone business. They will also be expected to lead security solution design projects and to highlight and clearly articulate risk mitigation requirements to the business. The ability to lead and influence security strategy at a senior technical level is paramount, but the role holder should be business focussed, with the clear objective of security being a business enabler and a strong capability to communicate the security risk.


Innovation and change: The role holder will be responsible for driving a perception change from security from being seen as an inhibiter, to it being seen as a business differentiator.


Customers, supplier and third parties: The individual will work heavily with all stakeholders to forge a community within Vodafone to promote secure by design.

Who you are


Core competencies, knowledge and experience: 


Track record of software development expertise - designing and building secure applications from beginning to end of the software development lifecycle


Ability to demonstrate expert knowledge of multiple coding languages and frameworks Python, Javascript, C, C++, REST APIs, shell scripting 


Expert knowledge of application security risks and threats and use of threat modelling and intelligence frameworks MITRE ATT&CK, STIX 


Expert knowledge of security architectures, technologies, standards and industry guidelines, especially those applicable to DevSecOps and Cloud 


Expert knowledge of securing applications for an enterprise in key public and private/hybrid cloud vendors AWS, Azure, Google, VMware, Oracle, RedHat.


Demonstrable experience and proven track record, in designing and deploying security features for a global organisation’s IT infrastructure and applications. 


Excellent communication capabilities to provide rapid and concise summaries of complex scenarios and communicate security risk in business terms and the ability to interact effectively with senior internal and external stakeholders. 


Recognised to be able to become a (L6 Technical Career Path). 


Consultancy Skills delivered in culturally aware global corporate environments. 


Ability and willingness to lead teams as well as be an independent single contributor. 


Must have technical / professional qualifications:

Master’s degree in a relevant field IT, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Security, Telecoms. 


Solid years of hands-on, practical experience of developing products from ideation through to live production 


Experience with the secure application development lifecycle and security in CI/CD pipelines 


Agile software development methodologies and incorporation of security in agile ways of working 


Desired: 


Cryptography and Key Management. 


Security as a service offerings (identity management & cloud monitoring) 

What's in it for you

Who we are

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.

As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

Together we can.

#TogetherWeCan #GroupResourcing #GroupTalentAcquisition #WeAreHiring #JoinOurTeam #LI-hybrid

Sign up for our newsletter

The latest news, articles, and resources, sent to your inbox weekly.

Similar Jobs

Technical Architect

{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Technical Architect","description":"\nWho we are and what we do</h2> \nHodder Education is the home of accessible, future-proofed educational resources where we put students, teachers and parents at the heart of everything we do. Our goal is to help every teacher and learner across the globe to succeed by creating and delivering...

Hachette UK London

Cloud Security and Infrastructure Engineer - Gatwick

Do you have experience as an infrastructure engineer with cloud-based tech and a firm grasp of emerging technologies, platforms, and applications? Are you an expert in the strategy, design, development, and implementation of projects in the cloud (primarily Azure)? Here at Air Partner, cloud computing continues to allow us to...

Air Partner Horley

Principal Cyber Operations Engineer - ESO

About the RoleThe National Grid Electricity System Operator (ESO) keeps the lights on for Great Britain. We move electricity around the grid to ensure supply meets demand every second of every day. But that’s not all we do. As the UK moves towards its 2050 net zero target, the ESO...

National Grid Wokingham

Information Security Lead (Incident Response)

Starling is the UK’s first and leading digital bank on a mission to fix banking! Our vision is fast technology, fair service, and honest values. All at the tap of a phone, all the time.We are about giving customers a new way to spend, save and manage their money while...

Starling Bank London

Senior Manager, Security Architect, Cyber, Defence & Security (Government and Public Sector)

Job descriptionConnect to your IndustryDo you want to be at the heart of some of the biggest and most ambitious programmes undertaken to keep our country safe?We are proud of the impact we have with Defence and Security clients, the strength of our relationships, and the variety of our skills...

Deloitte LLP

Senior Manager IoT Analytics

Capgemini InventAt Capgemini Invent, we help our clients to embrace innovation and transformation to get the future they want.By combining strategy, technology, data science, and creative design expertise with an inventive mindset, we partner with our clients to innovate and transform their business, helping them navigate today, while plotting a...

Capgemini Invent Glasgow