Job Description

Location: UK - Sheffield (Hybrid
Rate: 550 GBP
Job Profile – Lead Security Solution Architect
Project Overview
Client is working on a strategic Identity and Access Management programme and is re-shaping the way Authentication, Federation, Privileged Access Management, Access Governance, Secrets Management and API Security is done across the bank. Client is working on uplifting controls and capabilities in privileged access for the Group and introducing the strategic password vaulting solution that will enable to meet strategic requirements.
Security Solution Architects manage end-to-end solution design and are responsible for delivering architecture design documents in line with functional and non-functional business requirements, strategies, principles, standards, and patterns. Alongside the creation of high-level designs, Security Solution Architects will be required to record key decisions, design deviations, and technical risks and issues where appropriate. Security Solution Architects should be comfortable presenting and sharing solutions at design authorities and senior leadership & stakeholders. 
The Lead Security Solution Architect will provide technical thought leadership and direction to their project team and may represent the project / programme as subject matter expert.  
Principal Preferred Requirements
Cybersecurity Expertise:
Significant experience and proven technical depth within one of the following domains of cybersecurity; security operations & incident response, threat & vulnerability management, identity & access management, cryptography, infrastructure, network, application, data, cloud
Broad background across information technology with the ability to communicate clearly with non-security technical SMEs at a comfortable level
Experience working with PAM solutions such as CyberArk, Centrify, Delinea and OneIdentity
Preparing end-to-end configuration of the strategic PAM capability – including on-prem deployments as well as Cloud native toolings
Qualifications & Certifications:
CISSP/CISM certification or other broad cybersecurity industry-recognised certificate
SABSA or TOGAF certified preferred
Architecture & Design:
Produce, manage, and update end-to-end solution designs in line with reference architecture & business requirements (including High and Low Level Designs
Articulate and publish key design decision records and options to ensure all solutions follow a logical, transparent decision-making process
Articulate, publish, and ensure approval of any design deviations resulting in technical debt
Ensure any technical risks or issues arising from a solution design are recorded and mitigated.
Produces, manages and translates the requirements into the architecture for that solution, ensuring technology and services meet the customer needs and expected business outcomes
Ensures the design of the solutions are efficient, timely and cost effective throughout the project lifecycle
Promote strong documentation and clerkship
Governance:
Ensures all high-level designs, architecture patterns, decision records, deviation requests, and technical risks or issue records undergo architectural and project governance processes
Ensure all architecture artefacts undergo appropriate peer review prior to design authority presentation
Present publications at technical design authorities for input, feedback, and approval
Risk and Dependency Management:
Effectively manages and escalates both technical and project risks or issues
Articulates solutions and remediation steps to technical risks & issues
Provides technical thought leadership to the Design Team and the Project
Ability to manage a project team of technical architects, engineers, and/or analysts