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IT Security Architect for Network & Cloud - Remote - Permanent

Hawksworth
Greater London
5 months ago
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Hawksworth are now recruiting for aSecurity Architect for Network & Cloudfor a global legal firm. This is a Permanent position, Remote working for the most part with occasional travel to Belfast or London. Salary negotiable, looking for the right candidate.


The Security Architect for Network and Cloud will lead the design and development of the Firm's cloud network security solutions. You will oversee the operation and configuration of the Firm's cloud security toolsets. This will include the design and management of CNAPP (cloud-native application protection platform) and CASB (cloud access security broker) technologies.


Required Skills & experience:

  • Tenure as a Security Architect in a blue-chip, global client.
  • Experience in managing enterprise network security solutions, particularly with CASB (cloud access security broker) and CNAPP (cloud-native application protection platform).
  • Skillset in Microsoft technologies within Cloud Access security: Microsoft Defender (Cloud Apps), Microsoft Entra ID, CNAPP.
  • Secondary skills that would be useful include experience in Palo Alto Prisma or Vectra AI (both are used).
  • Ideally someone who was an Engineer before moving to an Architect position.
  • 3-5 years of experience working within network security solutions in the cloud. The experience must be within cloud network solutions engineering (security solutions within the cloud).
  • Candidates should come from either a network security or security engineering background.
  • Ideally, 10 years of experience, but candidates with 3 years of demonstrable experience within an enterprise monitoring network and security solutions in the cloud will also be considered.
  • Zscaler experience is an advantage.


If you this role sounds exactly like what you have been looking for and you have the skills, please apply now!

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