Lead Solution Architect

Talent Smart; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Lead Security Solution Architect to join a financial services client in Sheffield. The role involves supporting a strategic IAM programme and providing technical leadership for privileged access management. Candidates should have significant cybersecurity experience and a master's degree in a relevant field. This position requires in-office presence every two weeks and offers a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in cybersecurity domains.
• Experience in large-scale IT transformation programmes.
• Experience working with PAM solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support a strategic IAM programme.
• Provide technical thought leadership to project teams.
• Manage a team of on-shore and off-shore resources.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Communicate with technical SMEs

Experience with PAM solutions

Operational and transformation roles

Preparing end-to-end configurations

Education

Masters or doctorate degree in cybersecurity, computer science, software engineering

CISSP/CISM certification

Tools

Jira

Confluence

BizzDesign

Job description

We are looking for a Lead Security Solution Architect to join a financial services client based in Sheffield. There will be a requirement to be in the office once every two-weeks. The contract is also inside IR35.

The Role

The objective will be to support a strategic IAM programme, re-shaping the way Authentication, Federation, Privileged Access Management, Access Governance, Secrets Management and API Security are performed across the bank.

One of the pillars of that programme is Privileged Access Management (PAM). The business 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.

We are seeking an experienced Lead Security Solution Architect who can complement an existing team of Solution Architects to progress with designs of different components of the PAM solution and other supporting systems it will need to integrate with as part of the end-to-end journey.

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. This role will require someone experienced in managing a team of on-shore and off-shore resources to deliver High- and Low-level designs to the required quality and standard.

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 in both operational and transformation cybersecurity roles or a clear working understanding of both perspectives
• Experience working in large-scale IT transformation programmes
• 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
• Assisting in preparation of demonstrable journeys on the configured PAM tooling

Qualifications & Certifications

• Masters or doctorate degree in cybersecurity, computer science, software engineering, or related field
• CISSP/CISM certification or other broad cybersecurity industry-recognised certificate
• SABSA or TOGAF certified preferred

Platform & Technology

• BizzDesign, Archi, or generic UML visualisation experience for high-level designs
• High proficiency and expertise in Jira for project & tasks management
• Working proficiency in Confluence for documentation

More details available on successful application