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Senior Director Analyst, Security Architecture and Cloud Security (Remote Canada and EMEA) (London)

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What makes Gartner Research and Advisory a great fit for you?

  • You are a team player who values expert insights, bold ideas, and intellectual courage.
  • You are always learning and looking to discover whats next in technology.
  • You believe that good technology needs to be balanced with good governance, planning and process.
  • You pursue personal excellence through team collaboration and consensus.

If this describes you, Gartner is looking for you! Gartner is an upbeat culture based on collaboration, teamwork, integrity, and objectivity that values creativity and innovation. As a Gartner analyst, youll not only help clients solve complex challenges and deliver on key initiatives, but youll also grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. We work hard and we reward success with exceptional opportunity. About This Role Gartner Analysts help clients in different industries all around the world address their greatest challenges and continue to innovate through the delivery of best practice research and insights. This role will work with security technical professionals (e.g., security architects, security engineers, security operations managers) to implement and execute best practices. What Youll Do As a Gartner analyst, you will be required to be both a thought leader and partner - share frame-breaking ideas but also provide actionable guidance. The expectations of your Gartner peers and clients are the following:

  • Develop new research and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act.
  • Create innovative, thought provoking, actionable, and highly leveraged must-have research content.
  • Present best practices and emerging trends to security technical professionals in virtual meetings and conferences.
  • Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events and briefings.
  • Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the research community.
  • Remain ahead of the curve on developments and issues within these specified areas as well as applicable adjacent areas.

What Youll Need It helps to be obsessed with your topic! Gartner analysts are correctly viewed as THE experts. This means you need to know your technologies, architectures, markets, vendors, trends, management practices, etc. and be able to see the forest and the trees. Most Gartner analysts have many years of experience and enjoy solving puzzles.

  • Subject matter expertise and hands-on experience in enterprise security architecture and architecture frameworks such as SABSA and NIST CSF.
  • Experience with applying security architecture end-end; from business analysis to technical component selection.
  • Subject matter expertise in cloud security, with the ability to demonstrate understanding of the business requirements and opportunities in that market.
  • Knowledge of the native security controls for the leading infrastructure-as-a-service providers.
  • Knowledge of CNAPP, CSPM, CWPP, SSE and related cloud security control technologies as well as container security concepts.
  • Knowledge of the global landscape, and the competitive interplay between incumbents, emerging providers, disruptors and outsourcers in the cloud security market.
  • Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables.
  • Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability.
  • Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions.
  • Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges.
  • Strong communicator who is able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply.
  • Subject matter expert comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements.
  • Demonstrated superior analytical skills, applying conceptual models, recognizing patterns while drawing and defending conclusions.
  • Minimum of 12 years of experience in a security architecture/engineering/operations or technology related role.
  • Bachelor's or equivalent experience, masters degree preferred.
  • Ability to conduct occasional travel, regionally and globally.

Who are we? At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective insight, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, weve grown to more than 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. Thats why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here. What makes Gartner a great place to work? Our sustained success creates limitless opportunities for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. We have a vast, virtually untapped market potential ahead of us, providing you with an exciting trajectory long into the future. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients. Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work. What do we offer? Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring. Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us. The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity. Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Companys career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by sending an email to . Job Requisition ID:99583 By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you have read and agree to the country or regional recruitment notice linked below applicable to your place of residence. Gartner Applicant Privacy Link: For efficient navigation through the application, please only use the back button within the application, not the back arrow within your browser.

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