Lead Technical Security Architect - Telecoms

NTT DATA UK Ltd.; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & Development

Flexible work options

Job summary

NTT DATA UK Ltd. seeks a senior security architect with a strong consultative background to shape transformation journeys for clients.

You will translate security requirements into enterprise architecture patterns and define security options across contextual levels, drawing on extensive experience in security architecture and telecoms environments. You will engage with Enterprise Architects and business stakeholders, lead security controls implementations, and align architecture with frameworks

Qualifications

• Experience in telecoms environments.
• Multi-year client-facing project experience in professional services.
• Ability to operate in demanding situations whilst delivering with enthusiasm.
• Strong ability to influence and build relationships with delivery partners and stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience interfacing with Enterprise Architects, business and technologists.

Responsibilities

• Translate technology security requirements into enterprise security architecture patterns across contextual levels.
• Identify business objectives and map them to security controls.
• Define strategic, tactical and operational security architecture options and IT security principles.
• Review client requirements and ensure alignment to business processes and use cases.
• Oversee documentation, validation and authorization processes for information security.
• Conduct discovery and audits and document findings with recommendations.
• Adopt security frameworks (NIST/ISO/ISF/COBIT) to implement security controls.
• Demonstrate SME knowledge in security domains (PAM/IAM, Cloud, IoT, etc.).
• Collaborate with clients and colleagues; interface with Enterprise Architects and technologists.

Skills

Security consulting

Stakeholder management

Client-facing

Enterprise security architecture

Security influence

Education

TOGAF

SABSA

CCSP

CISSP-ISSAP

Open CA

CCSS

CNDA

CCSK

ACSP

Tools

NIST/ISO/ISF/COBIT

Job description

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.




• 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.


• 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.


• 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.




• 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.


• Upon joining the NTT DATA UK family, you will experience a culturally diverse organisation living our values of Clients First, Teamwork and Foresight as we partner with our customers every day.


• At NTT DATA UK, we are proud to support and invest in our people. We offer a variety of rewarding career paths and opportunities to develop professionally - with access to cutting edge innovation.