Cyber Solutions Lead

clydeco; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Clyde & Co Information Security in Glasgow seeks a Cyber Solutions Lead to define, maintain and implement security architecture across the business. You will ensure a Security by Design approach for major programmes and drive secure development and governance across applications, cloud and endpoints.

The role requires solid leadership experience in a global security function, deep security principles, and strong collaboration across IT teams to mitigate threats and protect data.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of technical security architecture and engineering in a global security function.
• 2+ years of leading a global security architecture and engineering function.
• Expert-level knowledge of security principles and technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing security solutions with a focus on cloud.
• Understanding of emerging threats and industry trends.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills.
• Experience with cloud networking architecture and security automation.
• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 27001/2, NIST and OWASP Top 10.
• Ideally knowledge of the legal industry.
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft E5/E7 security stack.

Responsibilities

• Security Architecture and Consulting: provide security SME input for new initiatives and define secure design principles.
• Implement and manage a Secure SDLC programme aligned to Clyde & Co project methodology.
• Ensure security policies are in place and applied.
• Participate in ARB and TDA to guide security architecture for applications.
• Lead identification of technical risks and threats to network security.
• Define, maintain and implement security controls and technologies.
• Security Architecture and Engineering: input to global security strategy and cloud security architecture.
• Identify opportunities to standardise security tech stack leveraging native cloud capabilities.
• Lead transformation projects to enhance measures against threats.
• Collaborate with cyber defence and IT teams; raise awareness of threats.
• Improve endpoint/server/firewall hardening standards; oversee endpoint protection.
• Review data ingress/egress and improve data leakage protections.
• Assess new technologies and products with Cyber Defence; govern AI security.
• Lead resourcing and staffing for the security architecture and engineering team.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

Security leadership

Security governance

ISO/IEC 27001/2

NIST

OWASP Top 10

Microsoft E5/E7

Cloud networking

Security automation

Tools

Microsoft E5/E7 security stack

Job description

Department: Information Security

Location: Glasgow

Contract Type: Permanent

Role: Cyber Solutions Lead

Key Responsibilities

As the Cyber Solutions Lead this role will be accountable for the definition, maintenance and implementation of the security architecture in support of the business and technical architecture. They are also accountable for ensuring that a Security by Design approach is taken with new programmes, projects and major change initiatives to deliver security assured and compliant solutions. The successful individual will be able to identify emerging technical risks and associated remediation responses to anticipate and address avoidable security events and incidents. This will include network security, application security, cloud security and endpoint security.

Primary responsibilities include:

Security Architecture and Consulting

• Providing security subject matter expertise and consulting to all new initiatives to ensure positive security outcomes are delivered, including the early definition of security controls required, definition and implementation of clear secure development design principles and developing a Security Testing & Assurance capability
• Implementation and management of a stringent Secure Software Development Lifecycle programme, aligned to the Clyde & Co project methodology, to ensure the effective security governance of Clyde & Co's application portfolio
• Ensure that relevant security policies are in place, reviewed and applied effectively
• Participate in the Architecture Review Board (ARB) and Technical Design Authority (TDA) to provide guidance on the architecture and design of security solutions for applications or systems
• Lead the continuous identification of technical risks and threats to our network security provisions
• Accountable for the definition, maintenance and implementation of security controls and technologies

Security Architecture and Engineering

• Providing input to the global security strategy & investment plan creation and maintenance
• Lead the definition, review and implementation of the cloud security architecture and supporting controls to ensure that security is built into the design of our cloud technology and services
• Identify opportunities to standardise and simplify our security technology stack by leveraging native cloud capabilities
• Lead key security architecture and engineering transformation projects designed to enhance our current measures and protect Clyde & Co against our key threats
• Build strong relationships with the rest of the cyber security and wider IT teams to collaborate on initiatives and raise awareness of the technical threat landscape
• Review and improve hardening security standards for endpoints, server, firewalls etc, to aligned with good practice
• Enhance and oversee implementation of endpoint protection and monitoring solutions
• Review data egress and ingress points and identify opportunities enhance current controls and technologies to effectively protect and monitor data leaving the organisation
• Ensure that data leakage protection measures are defined, designed and implemented to minimise internal data leakage incidents
• Collaborate with the Cyber Defence team in the assessment of new technologies and products for IT and business solutions
• Lead the security governance of AI technologies including identifying risks to the firm and working with stakeholders to develop pragmatic and appropriate security controls.

Leading the team

Identify resourcing requirements and hire, train and retain our security architecture and engineering team.

Experience and skills required

• 5+ years of technical security architecture and engineering experience in a global security function.
• 2+ years of experience in leading a global security architecture and engineering function.
• Expert-level knowledge of security principles and technologies.
• Experience designing and implementing security solutions with a specific focus on cloud solutions.
• A sound understanding of emerging threats and industry trends.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills with the ability to operate and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Experience with cloud networking architecture and operations as well as security automation and orchestration.
• A sound understanding of ISO/IEC 27001/2, NIST and OWASP Top 10.
• Ideally knowledge of the legal industry but not essential.
• Strong demonstrable knowledge of the Microsoft E5/E7 security stack and associated technologies.

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed t