Senior Cloud Security Architect (UK Nationals Only)

Breezy HR
united kingdom
5 days ago
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About CENSUS 

CENSUS is an internationally acclaimed Cybersecurity services provider. We support the needs of multiple industries, providing IT and OT security services to public and private organizations around the world, ranging from financial institutions and critical infrastructure to automotive and secure communications, including Fortune 500 companies. Powered by cutting-edge research, scientific analysis and in-depth engineering experience across various industries & technologies, CENSUS delivers unparalleled security consulting & assessment services for products (software, services, devices, and large-scale platforms), infrastructure, and organizations. 

Learn more about CENSUS at census-labs.com. 

About theJob / Key Responsibilities 

CENSUS' bespoke cybersecurity services are founded on a talented team of Security Engineers, who go beyond merely adhering to industry best practices. Bolstered by the technology-focused expertise of our Technical Leads and the deep industry knowledge of our Technical Project Managers, our Security Architects are tasked with implementing and assessing the security design of cutting-edge technologies. 

We are seeking talented and ambitious professionals to expand ourProduct Security Professional Servicesteam and join our ongoing mission to deliver comprehensive and top-tier cybersecurity services to our valued clients. In this role, you will leverage your knowledge and experience in theCloud Security domainto develop security architectures, execute design security reviews, and conduct risk assessments. Your main responsibilities will include: 

  • Analyze product security requirements and apply industry-recognized methodologies to translate them into effective security controls. 
  • Design and support the implementation of secure cloud architectures. 
  • Audit externally developed product security designs, document missing security controls, and lead efforts to analyze and implement security improvements. 
  • Conduct threat modeling, attack surface analysis, and attack tree creation for products running on cloud platforms. 
  • Research, review, compare, and propose technologies that meet client requirements and align with their strategic objectives. 
  • Perform comprehensive security posture assessments through source code auditing, functional testing, fuzz testing, and other relevant methodologies. 
  • Validate CI/CD pipelines and audit deployment configurations across various hosting environments (native, hybrid, etc.). 
  • Ensure that the implemented solutions align with the product's security architecture, requirements, and threat model. 
  • Document and present product security risks in both technical and business contexts. 
  • Lead and support a small team (2-3) of security engineers and consultants in assessing and researching cutting-edge technologies and products. 

Minimum Qualifications 

  • MSc or BSc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 
  • 8+ years of experience in Information or IT Security 
  • 3+ years of experience in cloud application or cloud platform security related roles. Experience can be an engineering / development position (e.g., consumer or enterprise), an assessment / consultancy role, an equivalent role in other engineering organizations, or a combination of them. 
  • Proven experience in developing or auditing security solutions for cloud platforms (public, private or hybrid Cloud Service Providers). 
  • Proficient in English and excellent communication skills. 

RequiredSkills 

  • Experience with designing, implementing and auditing cloud platform security architecture and engaged technologies. 
  • Experience with the technologies of at least one of the major public Cloud Service Providers (GCP, AWS or Azure) and the security features they provide (Key & Secret management, IAM, Service Accounts, Workload / VM Identities, TLS / PKI, Load Balancing, storage encryption, data localization, etc.). 
  • Experience on developing & comprehending source code, discerning business logic, and identifying security flaws in Web- and Cloud-relevant languages, such as Java, Ruby, Rust, Go, Python, C#, Lua, and JavaScript.  
  • Experience with application authentication, authorization, identity, access management, and secrets management technologies, such as OAuth, MFA, SSO, JWT, PKI, Cloud IAM, Password-less authentication, HashiCorp Vault, etc. 
  • Experience with applied cryptography and cryptographic protocols, such as E2E protection, authenticated encryption, mTLS, Key Exchange / Agreement, Key Derivation, Key Wrapping and Remote Key Attestation. 
  • Experience in identifying and mitigating security vulnerabilities on software running on cloud platforms (OWASP Web Top10 vulnerabilities, data encryption, transport layer protections, insecure configurations, secrets management, etc.). 
  • Experience with cloud confidential computing, virtualization, enclaves, containers, and workload attestation technologies.  
  • Problem solving skills, analytical thinking, and willingness to learn/grow. 

Nice-to-HaveSkills 

  • Familiarity with debugging, instrumenting, and profiling software running on cloud platforms. 
  • Familiarity with application reverse engineering or fuzz testing methods.  
  • Experience of working with international teams in other regions and time zones worldwide. 

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