Information Security Architect

Ergo IT Recruitment Services; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 111,000 - 166,000; Part time

Job summary

Ergo is seeking an Information Security Architect for a long-term contract with a public sector client in Dublin or Cork. You will lead planning, development and testing of incident response capabilities and implement security architecture design to support CSO standards and NIS2 requirements.

This hybrid role involves coordinating with Data Protection and IT teams, performing readiness assessments, gap analyses and roadmaps to reduce risk across cloud and on-premise environments, especially

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity architecture and compliance.
• Experience in NIST / NIS2.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, ISO27001.
• Full stack knowledge of IT infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a security architecture.
• Lead or support NIS2 readiness assessments, gap analyses and remediation planning activities.
• Assist in developing security strategy plans and roadmaps.
• Participate in applications, infrastructure, cloud and business projects to provide security planning and architecture advice.
• Draft security procedures, standards and policies.
• Advise on security assessments of internal systems, applications and IT infrastructure.
• Coordinate with the Data Protection Team to document sensitive data flows and recommend protective controls.
• Assist in validating IT infrastructure and reference architectures against recognised security best practices and recommend improvements to reduce risk.
• Conduct incident response exercises and tabletop simulations.
• Liaise with business continuity and disaster recovery teams to validate security practices.
• Provide security architecture and security governance guidance for cloud platforms and services, including Microsoft Azure and AWS, ensuring solutions align with NIS2 requirements and industry best practices.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

NIS2/NIST

Cloud security

Security governance

Education

CISSP

CISM

Job description

Ergo are seeking an Information Security Architect for a long-term contract opportunity with a public sector client in Dublin or Cork. You will play a leading role in supporting the client's compliance and readiness activities relating to the NIS2 Directive, while also supporting the continued maturity of the organisation's cybersecurity capability.

You will also be responsible for the planning, development and testing of cybersecurity incident response capabilities, while implementing Security architecture design and security strategy formulation for the future.

This is a hybrid role with great day rates and long-term potential.

What will you do?

• Develop and maintain a security architecture
• Lead or support NIS2 readiness assessments, gap analyses and remediation planning activities.
• Assist in developing security strategy plans and roadmaps
• Participate in application, infrastructure, cloud and business projects to provide security planning and architecture advice.
• Draft security procedures, standards and policies
• Advise on security assessments of internal systems, applications and IT infrastructure
• Coordinate with the Data Protection Team to document sensitive data flows and recommend appropriate protective controls.
• Assist in validating IT infrastructure and reference architectures against recognised security best practices and recommend improvements to reduce risk.
• Conduct incident response exercises and tabletop simulations
• Liaise with business continuity and disaster recovery teams to validate security practices supporting resilience and recovery capabilities.
• Provide security architecture and security governance guidance for cloud platforms and services, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), ensuring solutions align with CSO security standards, NIS2 requirements and industry best practices.

What do you need?

• 6+ years' experience in Cybersecurity architecture and compliance
• Experience in NIST / NIS2
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, ISO27001
• Full Stack Knowledge of IT Infrastructure including applications and infrastructure

Candidates should also have experience in…

• Designing and implementing secure cloud architectures in Azure and/or AWS environments.
• Applying security best practices and controls across public cloud platforms.
• Cloud governance, security baselines and landing zone architectures.
• Assessing cloud solutions against regulatory, security and compliance requirements.