Senior Director Analyst, Security Architecture and Cloud Security

Gartner; Nova Scotia; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global research and advisory company is seeking a Senior Director to provide actionable insights for security professionals, focusing on cloud security and architecture. You will leverage your extensive industry knowledge to help clients innovate and address challenges effectively. With over 12 years in the field and exceptional analytical skills, you’ll engage clients through presentations and direct support. This position offers a collaborative culture, competitive salary, and numerous professional development opportunities. Travel may be required up to 25%.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous paid time off

Medical, Dental & Vision Plans

401K matching

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience in a security architecture or related role.
• Knowledge of CNAPP, CSPM, CWPP, SSE, and related cloud security control technologies.
• Ability to explain complex concepts concisely.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative, thought-provoking, and actionable insights.
• Conduct in-depth analysis to identify client needs.
• Develop and deliver high-value presentation materials.

Skills

Research and analytical skills

Subject matter expertise in cloud security

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Graduate degree preferred

Job description

About the role

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Senior Director serves as a leader within Gartner’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and global levels. Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Senior Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative insights which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner’s value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations.

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 you will do

• Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have insight” content
• Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client\'s needs and requests that accelerate the client\'s ability to act
• Develop in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward
• Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing research positions across a team of analysts
• Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a Insights agenda
• Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights
• Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions
• Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings
• Support BTI and Sales: Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help Insights teams create content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business
• Provide high quality and timely content peer review
• Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner research, methodology and strategy
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and Insights discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community
• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI provide excellent service delivery
• Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members
• Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions

What you will need

• Bachelor\'s degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
• 12+ years of relevant field or industry experience in a security architecture/engineering/operations or technology related role
• 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-to-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
• Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders
• 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
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape within subject area as well as the interplay in that market
• Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team
• Learning agile and adept with navigating highly matrixed environments
• Ability to represent Gartner\'s research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

What you will get

• Competitive salary, generous paid time off policy, charity match program, Medical, Dental & Vision Plans, Parental Leave, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), 401K matching and more
• Collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity
• Professional development and unlimited growth opportunities

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