Security Solution Architect

Coforge U.K. Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Sheffield is seeking an experienced Security Solution Architect. The role involves managing end-to-end solution design, producing architecture documents, and collaborating with global teams on PAM solutions like CyberArk. Key qualifications include CISSP/CISM certification and extensive experience in documenting designs and managing technical risks. The position offers a unique opportunity to shape security strategies in a large bank's transformation programmes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, especially with PAM solutions.
• Strong documentation skills for High-Level and Low-Level designs.
• Broad IT background with effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce and manage end-to-end solution designs.
• Articulate key design decision records.
• Record and mitigate technical risks arising from design.

Skills

End-to-end solution design

Identity & Access Management

Risk and Dependency Management

Technical documentation

CyberArk

Jira

Confluence

Education

CISSP/CISM certification

Tools

BizzDesign

Archi

UML

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Security Solution Architect that 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. Security Solution Architects manage end-to-end solution design and are responsible for delivering architecture design documents in line with functional and non-functional business requirements, strategies, principles, standards, and patterns. They will be responsible for the creation of high-level and low-level designs, documenting key design decisions, design deviations, and technical risks and issues where appropriate. Security Solution Architects should be comfortable presenting and sharing solutions at design authorities and senior leadership & stakeholders as well as working with global teams to both explain the design and agree designs related to the Password Management of new Technologies.

Responsibilities

• Produce, manage, and update end-to-end solution designs in line with reference architecture and business requirements, including low-level/detailed designs.
• Articulate and publish key design decision records and options to ensure all solutions follow a logical, transparent decision-making process.
• Articulate, publish, and ensure approval of any design deviations resulting in technical debt.
• Ensure any technical risks or issues arising from a solution design are recorded and mitigated.
• Produces, manages and translates the requirements into the architecture for that solution, ensuring technology and services meet the customer needs and expected business outcomes.
• Ensures the design of the solutions are efficient, timely and cost effective throughout the project life cycle.
• Clear understanding of both the motivations of the business and technical security.
• Promote strong documentation and clerkship.
• Risk and Dependency Management: effectively manages and escalates both technical and project risks or issues.
• Articulates solutions and remediation steps to technical risks & issues.
• Ability to map design decisions to resultant technical risks & issues to articulate the cause and rationale which leads to any negatively impacting change.
• Experience as a Solution Architect with knowledge of identity & access management, and especially PAM.
• Strong experience documenting High-Level and Low-Level designs.
• Broad background across information technology with the ability to communicate clearly with non-security technical SMEs at a comfortable level.
• Experience working in large-scale IT transformation programmes.
• Experience working with PAM solutions such as CyberArk, Centrify, Delinea/Thycotic and OneIdentity.

Qualifications & Certifications

• CISSP/CISM certification or other broad cybersecurity industry-recognised certificate.

Platform & Technology

• BizzDesign, Archi, or generic UML visualisation experience for high-level designs.
• Working proficiency in Jira for project & tasks management.
• Working proficiency in Confluence for documentation.
• Willingness and ability to work across information technology as a cybersecurity SME.
• Experience of performing peer reviews of the PAM team's designs.
• Collaborate with members of the Engineering and Test teams within the programme.

General

• Excellent knowledge of English both spoken and written.
• Top Bank is working on a strategic Identity and Access Management programme and is re-shaping the way Authentication, Federation, Privileged Access Management, Access Governance, Secrets Management and API Security is done across the bank. One of the pillars of that programme is Privileged Access Management (PAM). The bank 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.