Security Architect

Security Architect

Posted 1 day ago by iBSC

Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK

Summary: My client, a large consultancy, is seeking a Security Architect for a 12-month contract based in Sheffield. The role requires a combination of on-site and remote work, with 3 days on-site and 2 days remote each week. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Capability Strategy, Security Architecture, and stakeholder engagement to align security needs with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and deliver vision, strategy, and roadmap for Capability.
  • Prioritize teams' backlogs based on objectives and value released.
  • Lead definition of scope and prioritization of user stories, including acceptance criteria.
  • Manage vendor relationships and owned technologies.
  • Engage with stakeholders to understand security needs and expectations.
  • Evaluate and adopt new technologies impacting the control environment.
  • Monitor and communicate capability performance through KPIs and metrics.
  • Run a Pod with Architecture, Engineering, Service Delivery, Control Owner, Program Manager, and Product Management.

Key Skills:

  • Strong experience in Capability Strategy and Security Architecture.
  • Ability to engage with stakeholders and understand their security needs.
  • Experience in managing vendor relationships.
  • Knowledge of KPIs and metrics for capability performance.
  • Familiarity with new technologies and practices in security.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Sheffield

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

SECURITY ARCHITECT

My client, a large consultancy, is looking for a Security Architect for a 12 month contract inside IR35 based in Sheffield offering 2 days per week remote but requiring 3 days per week on-site.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Capability Strategy, supported by Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture and Control Owners, in response to business strategies, regulator expectations, technology and practise advancement, best practise and threat actor evolution, they also runs/drives respective Delivery forums, QBRs, SteerCos and Capability PODs, Defining & delivers vision, strategy & roadmap of the Capability, Prioritises teams' backlogs based on objectives & value released to identify what teams work on next, Lead definition of scope and prioritisation of user stories to be developed in teams, including acceptance criteria/definition of done, Leads vendor relationships with owned technologies, Interacts with stakeholders across the organisation to understand their security needs and expectations, Evaluate and adoption of new technologies and practices which may impact the control environment, Monitors & communicates progress of capability performance through agreed KPIs and metrics, Runs a Pod with Architecture, Engineering, Service Delivery, Control Owner, Program Manager and Product Management.