Enterprise Architect Security

**Enterprise Architect Security**
**Location: London**
**Length: 8 Months**
**Rate: £470.00 - £520.00 per day**

**Hours: 9am - 6pm**
The **Enterprise Architect Security** role will report into the Enterprise Security Architecture Lead and will be focused on developing the target architecture, process and standards for all aspects of Information Security.
This role will work closely with the 'Information Management & Security' team, Identity and Network Enterprise Architects along with key stakeholders from Transform and Run areas.
**Top Accountabilities**:

- Provide strategic thought leadership and vision for how an organisation can efficiently develop and deliver security capabilities
- Define and maintains EA security reference architecture that supports the business outcomes and drives transformational change
- Define the target security architecture, leading the technology selection process for new capabilities while also developing roadmaps for our client’s standards
- Identify threats and risks in security solutions and domains and recommend changes or enhancements
- Influence portfolio investments for key technology solutions in line with our client’s roadmaps
- Provide technical consulting and advisory services to senior internal stakeholders on appropriate strategy and solutions
- Ensure stakeholders inside and outside of the Enterprise Architecture function are consulted and engaged on the development of security architecture artefacts
- Continual expansion of your architecture knowledge and network of influence, constantly seeking ways to increase the EA impact within the company
- Ensure architectural alignment and adherence across your domain by providing active engagement across Digital and Technology teams
- Contribute to the overall success of EA within the company

**Top Deliverables**:

- Security Capability Reference Model:

- L1, L2 and L3 business and process capabilities
- AS-IS and TO-BE views of the technology, architecture and process landscapes
- Roadmaps to drive future technology and capability maturity
- Encompasses both internal (in use) and external (market leading) capabilities to shape and evolve the business strategy
- Target Technology Landscape with End-to-End Reference Architecture with clear list of all the technology standards and integrations aligned with all the Stakeholders
- Technology Roadmap to achieve Target State
- Technology Standards and Guardrails
- Technology evaluation and selection
- Prioritized Business Case for rolling out of the technology solution submitted for Portfolio Funding clearly calling out the benefits
- KPIs to be tracked and reported to demonstrate Business Value and Quality of Deliverables

**Skills**:
**Architecture Expertise**:

- In-depth knowledge and proven expertise in developing security capability models, reference architecture and technology roadmap artefacts
- Experience with architecting, designing and implementing enterprise solutions for large, multi-national organizations

**Functional Expertise**:

- Developing enterprise security architecture blueprints to address emerging cyber trends, compliance requirements, business needs and cyber risks
- Consulting and mediation to resolve through Enterprise Security Architecture to achieve balance between cost, risk and business agility
- Translate security trends and themes like Zero Trust, Cloud, Mobile, IoT, Container / Microservices, and API security into distinct capabilities, requirements and standards that can be leveraged to reduce cyber risk and deliver new security capabilitiesto the business

**Leadership**:

- Bold and strategic thinker - able to develop stretching and ambitious future vision
- Outstanding communication skills that go beyond “tech talk” - the ability to translate complex IT matters to those without an IT background and to articulate and sell the vision to senior stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to deliver integrated Business-IT strategy
- Building International and cross functional relationships to drive engagement
- Strong analytical skills

**Education**:

- Hold at least a bachelor’s degree, preferably in IT or Computer Science
- 7+ years of experience in cyber security within Enterprise Architecture, preferably within a large, multi-national organization
- TOGAF (or similar) architecture certification preferred