Security Architect - Reading, United Kingdom - Appcastenterprise

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Reading, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Job Description Security Architect
Position Description

CGI Cyber Security Team in the UK is one of the largest Cyber consultancies in the UK with around 300 members.

The UK Cyber team works across a variety of domains including:
Government, Defence, Critical Infrastructure, Healthcare, Utilities, Banking and FinancialServices and Many more.

At CGI you will get the opportunity to work across a number of domains and work and all areas of Cyber Security allowing you to grow and develop your career.

We offer full 360-degree services to our clients from initial consulting on a range of areas including Risk Assessments, Vulnerability Management, supporting clients through Accreditations such as (ISO27001, GDPR, NIST), GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance),Security Architectures and Secure Configuration consultancy, Incident Response, Protective Monitoring Services, Penetration Testing and much more.

We take clients through a journey to improve their overall security posture and maturity to ensure they feel reassured in the Security control, measures and systems we have put in place in line with their requirements.

To ensure the advice and outputs providea security context (associated controls and policies) that transparently support the client's business need whilst providing optimal Cyber Security for the environment.

At CGI training and development is very important not only do we give you training to keep you up to date with the latest trends within an ever-changing landscape, but we also combine that training with your career ambitions, so we support you in taking yourcareer anywhere you want it to go.

Our roles are only available if you hold or fulfil the criteria to obtain a UK Security Clearance.
Your future duties and responsibilities

As a Security Architect with us you will consult on and design innovative solutions tailored to a deep understanding of our client's needs.

You will advise our clients on the architecture of their secure business systems. You'll be the design authority on programmesof works collaborating across enterprise architectures to produce end-to-end security designs.

Your knowledge and skills will be used to assist on bids, proposal for works, as well as on implementations and integrations.

You will also be expected to representus at senior stakeholder level and, as a Cyber Security expert, help to guide and influence our clients through their security issues to practical consultative solutions.

We encourage an entrepreneurial ethos at CGI and fully support professional development of our members. We actively encourage contributions to, and interaction with, appropriate Cyber industry bodies and organisations.

If you want to take your Cyber Securitycareer to the next level as part of a dynamic company that gives you a direct stake in its success please contact us today.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
Required qualifications to be successful in this role

Demonstrable significant experience of consulting on, and the delivery of, secure system design and implementation, ideally as a technical security lead.

All round technical security knowledge and able to explain the importance of why security must be partof everything our clients do.

You should also be able to demonstrate a complete understanding of the relationship of risk and security in the design of IT security solutions.

An effective communicator, both written and orally and be adept at persuasively presenting and justifying secure architecture design solutions.

You will be used to dealing with multiple client stakeholders both technical and non-technical and able to adaptyour approach as required for your audience.

Your technical knowledge and understanding should be evidenced with appropriate professional qualifications.

Key Skills:

Good, working knowledge of various security standards and frameworks.
Cloudbased Cyber Security Principles and architecture points.
Experience of delivering secure solutions against project expectations
Good awareness of industry best practice
Excellent communication and planning skills are required for this role

Useful experience:

Knowledge of cyber security frameworks
MoD and HMG Cyber Security stanards
Technical knowledge including:
DevSecOps principles and/or implementations
Boundary controls and network segmentation and access control
Identity and Access Management (including RBAC and A/PBAC, permissions management), ZTA
Cryptographic techniques and implementations
IT Asset management and tracking
Vulnerability Management and Patching
SIEM principles, products and supporting logging infrastructure
Cloud

- based security

Containerisation and virtual machine security
A good all round knowledge of core infrastructure and systems
Experience of driving change in a complex environment.

Our working approach is built around our client's needs.

That's not to say yours aren't important too and in a post-pandemic world, we want to extend the offer of an open discussion to you as to whether a role can be office or home-based, flexible or hybrid.

Unconditionally inclusive. We know diversity brings a great greater variety of ideas, perspectives and experiences to the workplace. We actively encourage diversity at CGI and inclusivity is one of our top priorities.

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Insights you can act on

While technology is at the heart of our clients' digital transformation, we understand that people are at the heart of business success.

When you join CGI, you become a trusted advisor, collaborating with colleagues and clients to bring forward actionable insights that deliver meaningful and sustainable outcomes.

We call our employees "members" because they are CGI shareholders and owners andowners who enjoy working and growing together to build a company we are proud of.

This has been our Dream since 1976, and it has brought us to where we are today — one of the world's largest independent providers of IT and business consulting services.

At CGI, we recognize the richness that diversity brings. We strive to create a work culture where all belong and collaborate with clients in building more inclusive communities. As an equal-opportunity employer, we want to empower all our members to succeedand grow. If you require an accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will be happy to assist.
Ready to become part of our success story? Join CGI — where your ideas and actions make a difference.

Skills - Infrastructure architectureSecurity Architecture