Security Architect

Cognitive Group | Part of the Focus Cloud Group
Birmingham
2 weeks ago
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About the Job

My client is seeking a talentedSecurity Architect Consultantto join our team and help design robust, secure solutions for clients across both the private and public sectors.

This role combines deep expertise ininformation security, solution architecture, and business strategyto deliver secure, cutting-edge solutions in highly complex environments. You will have the opportunity to apply creativity and innovation, shaping the future of security for some of the world’s most critical organizations.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Define end-to-endsecurity architectures and solutionsacross projects and programs, including conceptual, logical, and implementation architecture views that align with business objectives.
  • Deliver advanced solutions inidentity management, infrastructure protection, cloud security, security monitoring, and network segregation, defending against sophisticated threats and adversaries.
  • Assess clients’ current security postures, recommend improvements, and drive implementation of enhancements.
  • Translate complex business and technical challenges intopractical, secure solutions.
  • Leadhigh-impact, strategic projects, setting security strategies that scale across the organization.
  • Design secure system architectures usingproven patterns and principlesto address user needs while balancing business and security risks.
  • Apply innovative security architecture approaches and confidently communicate and justify design decisions to stakeholders.


Required Skills & Experience:

  • Strong foundation ininformation security, with experience delivering security solutions for large-scale infrastructure or integration projects.
  • Familiarity withleading security certifications, such as CISSP, CISM, IISP/CCP, TOGAF, or SABSA.
  • Proven ability to design and implement secure architectures in complex, dynamic environments.
  • Experience inidentity management, network security, cloud security, and security monitoring.
  • Excellentproblem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to bridge technical and business needs.


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