Information Security Architect / Manager

Project Freelance; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Project Freelance is seeking an Information Security Architect / Manager with 5–8 years of proven information security expertise to join a central London-based team on a 6-month contract. You will assess, design and implement security measures across the IT stack, working with global teams.

You will act as SME for application and network security, lead incident response and governance reporting, and drive the Infosec strategy with strong stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• Experience developing information security policy, process and procedure design and implementation.
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, and root-cause analytical skills.
• Good working knowledge of Cisco Meraki and associated technologies.
• Practical knowledge of CSI methodologies.
• Vulnerability management and assessment.
• Intrusion detection and prevention analysis and frameworks.
• Solid exposure to cloud based applications security and provisioning.
• Experience in writing policy, process, and standard playbooks.
• Experience in SOC and SIEM platforms.
• Excellent communications skills for technical topics to varied audiences.
• Experience with ISO, ITIL, and COBIT frameworks.
• Information security professional qualifications such as CISMP, CISSM, SSCP, CAP.

Responsibilities

• Assess the current environment against industry standards and trends.
• Implement robust security and control measures in line with the global IT team.
• Streamline processes and execute changes for a secured technology landscape.
• Serve as SME in application and network security with SOC/SIEM oversight.
• Collaborate to develop the Infosec strategy and operating model.
• Conduct in-depth security risk assessments with end-to-end mitigations.
• Work with stakeholders to ensure policy compliance and strong security culture.
• Provide weekly governance, risk and compliance reports using KPIs.

Skills

Policy design

Troubleshooting

RCA analysis

Meraki

CSI methodologies

Vulnerability management

IDS/IPS

Cloud security

Policy playbooks

SOC & SIEM

Communication

Stakeholder management

IT frameworks

Education

CISMP

CISSM

SSCP

CAP

Tools

Cisco Meraki

SIEM platforms

Job description

Information Security Architect / Manager

Our Client is an International company with offices in Central London.

They are looking to bring on-board an Information Security Architect / Manager with at least 5 to 8 years proven expertise within Information Security.

The function of the position will be as follows:

• Assess the current environment against industry standards and trends.
• Implement robust security and control measures, in line with the global IT team
• Streamline current processes and execute changes for a secured and optimised technology and data landscape.
• Subject matter expert in application and network security, with operational experience of managing security operations, SIEM solutions, incident, and response management.
• Collaborate to develop the Infosec strategy and associated operating model.
• Conduct an in-depth security risk assessment across the technology stack and provide end-to-end mitigation steps for resilience.
• Working closely with key stakeholders to ensure compliance with security policies, and promotion of strong information security culture.
• Provide weekly governance, risk and compliance reports utilising key risk and key performance indicators and metrics.

Skills/Competencies Required:

• Experience developing information security policy, process and procedure design and implementation.
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, and root-cause analytical (RCA) skills.
• Good working knowledge of Cisco Meraki and associated technologies.
• Practical knowledge of Continual Service Improvement (CSI) methodologies.
• Vulnerability management and assessment.
• Intrusion detection and prevention analysis / frameworks.
• Solid exposure to cloud based applications security and provisioning.
• Experience in writing policy, process, and standard playbooks.
• Experience in SOC and SIEM platforms
• Excellent communications skills in framing and messaging issues of highly technical nature, into meaningful and relevant information for a varied audience.
• Excellent analytical skills, with an ability to manage multiple projects under tight guidelines.
• Experience with common Information security frameworks such as ISO, ITIL, and COBIT.
• Information security professional qualifications (CISMP, CISSM, SSCP, CAP..etc)

** Occasional travel to other sites may be required.

This is 6 month contract assignment based in Central London.

Rate will be circa £500 per day.