Lead Technical Security Architect - Telecoms

The Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT); City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA UK & Ireland is seeking a Lead Technical Security Architect with Telecoms experience to shape enterprise security across client transformations. You will translate complex regulatory and business needs into robust security architectures and controls, working with enterprise architects, stakeholders, and delivery teams.

You will lead security design across hybrid cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP) and on-prem environments, leveraging standards such as NIST, ISO, and COBIT, while guiding project

Qualifications

• Must have telecoms environment experience.
• Multi-year client-facing project experience in professional services.
• Ability to operate in demanding situations with drive to deliver.
• Interface with Enterprise Architects, business people, and technologists at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Work in capabilities phases of the systems development life cycle, translating security needs into enterprise architectures at contextual/logical levels.
• Draw upon Enterprise/Security Architecture experience to identify business objectives, assets, and risk.
• Define security architecture options and IT/network security principles for target architectures.
• Review client requirements and ensure alignment of solution architectures to business processes.
• Oversee documentation, validation, and authorization processes for security controls.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Secure by Design and Zero Trust concepts across hybrid environments.

Skills

Telecoms experience

Consulting background

Security architecture

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Education

Open CA

TOGAF

SABSA

CCSP

CCSS

ACSP

CCSP

CCSS

ACSA

CISSIP-ISSAP

CNDA

Tools

NIST

ISO

COBIT

ISF

Job description

The team you'll be working with:

Lead Technical Security Architect - Telecom

We are currently recruiting a Lead Technical Security Architect with Telecoms experience, or an Enterprise Security Architect Consultants to join our growing Security Consulting practice. If you are passionate about Information and Cyber Security Architecture with a strong consulting background, are obsessive about solving business and client challenges, and if you are strongly security risk focused... We can provide an excellent platform to develop your ambition and career, while helping our clients tackle some of their biggest challenges.

What you'll be doing:

This is a great opportunity for you to play a pivotal role in helping to shape our client's transformation journeys. Using your consultative background, you will be able to:

• Work in the capabilities phases of the systems development life cycle; unpacking and translating technology security requirements, business and environmental conditions (e.g., law and regulations) into enterprise security architecture patterns and processes at contextual, conceptual or logical levels.
• Draw upon Enterprise Security Architecture or Technical Security Architecture experience to:
• Identify
  • Business objectives, goals and strategy.
  • Business attributes that are required to achieve those goals.
  • Enterprise; assets, systems, and information processes to support enterprise mission needs
  • Stakeholder security requirements for protecting the organization's mission and business processes.
  • The risk associated with the attributes that can prevent a business from achieving its goals.
  • The required controls to manage the risk.
  • assumptions, issues and dependencies.
• Define
  • Strategic, tactical and operational client Enterprise Security Architecture or Security Solution Architecture options
  • Information Technology (IT), Network & Security principles, and the requirements that describe baseline and target architectures
  • Security architectures that manages business risks
  • Logical Security control architectures, mapping to conceptual and contextual architectures
  • Organizational and Operational architectures.
  • Security controls in line with good industry Security practices (for example: NIST, ISO, CIS, NCSC, etc.), and relevant UK Cyber Regulation and Standards.
  • Programmes or project to design and implement those controls
• Review, challenge / validate
  • Client requirements and supporting Use Cases
  • Solution and segment architectures align to business mission and processes
• Oversee, evaluate, and support
  • Documentation, validation, assessment, and authorisation processes necessary to assure new and existing information
  • Discovery and audits, for extraction of findings and documentation of recommendations
  • The adoption of Cyber / Technology Security Controls Frameworks (NIST / ISO / ISF / COBIT / etc.) and using this to implement solutions.
• Demonstrate
  • Subject matter knowledge in the architecture of specific Security domains (for example: PAM / IAM, Cloud, IoT, Threat Profiling, etc.)
  • Your ability to take both clients and colleagues on a journey.
  • Knowledge of concepts and principles of 'Secure by Design' and 'Zero Trust'
  • Experienced in shaping a variety of end to end control requirements across; application, systems and infrastructure, in hybrid Cloud (inc. O/D365, AWS, Azure, GCP) and On-Prem.
  • Ability to architect solutions across service and network infrastructure. With a solid foundation in both.

What experience you'll bring:

It starts with amazing people, challenging projects and a work environment that supports the creation of tangible solutions that make an impact.

You will need to have a broad security consulting background and have previous experience:

• Must have worked in a Telecoms environment
• Multi-year client-facing project and presentation experience in a professional services environment.
• Ability to operate in demanding situations whilst still having relentless drive to deliver with enthusiasm.
• Strong influencer, with a wide range of styles, having ability to build good working relationships with delivery partners and differing stakeholder levels within an organisation.
• Must be able to interface with and build relationships with Enterprise Architects, business people, and technologists at all levels.
• Evidence of continued personal growth attaining necessary further architectural and security qualifications and learning (such as; Open CA, TOGAF, SABSA, CCSK, ACSP, CCSP, CCSS, ACSA, CISSIP-ISSAP, CNDA).
• We work with Public Sector clients where Defence Vetting to such as SC maybe required, as such you hold or are willing to hold vetting certification. Previous experience of working within this type of environment is required.

Who we are:

At NTT DATA, you have endless opportunities to think big, act bold and take ownership. As a $30+ billion business and technology services, AI and digital infrastructure leader, we co-innovate solutions with clients and partners globally for business and societal impact. Serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100, with experts in over 70 countries, we encourage experimentation and recognize great work. Proudly a Global Top Employer, NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion annually in R&D. Make this the place where you belong, learn, and build your network. Make this the place where you grow.

what we’ll offer you:

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.

You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: https://uk.nttdata.com/

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.