Senior Principal Security Architect

Ready to help shape the future of healthcare?

At GSK, we have already delivered unprecedented change over the past four years, improving R&D, becoming a leader in Consumer Healthcare, strengthening our leadership, and transforming our commercial execution. Now, we’re making the most significant changes we’ve made to our business in over 20 years. We’re on track to separate and create two new companies in 2022: New GSK with a leading portfolio of vaccines and specialty medicines as well as R&D based on immune system and genetics science; and a new world-leading consumer healthcare company of loved and trusted brands.

With new ambition comes new purpose. For New GSK, this is to unite science, talent, and technology to get ahead of disease together – all with the clear ambition of delivering human health impact; stronger and more sustainable shareholder returns; and as a new GSK where outstanding people thrive.

Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it. How we do all this is through our people and our culture. A culture that is ambitious for patients – so we deliver what matters better and faster; accountable for impact – with clear ownership of goals and support to succeed; and where we do the right thing. So, if you’re ready to improve the lives of billions, join us at this exciting moment in our journey. Join our challenge to get Ahead Together.

This role is an exciting opportunity within GSK Cyber Security Office (CSO) - Cyber Security Strategy & Solutions team who provide services and expertise to enable a risk based, compliant, efficient, secure and value driven Technology Delivery. As GSK continues its digital transformation, the security of platforms for infrastructure, data and applications must be elevated to utilize the latest and most effective capabilities available. The successful candidate will have strong technical & consultative skills as well as relevant experience in IT Security Architecture. The successful candidate will be required to collaborate with technologists within GSK and other business entities.

This role will report to the Senior Director, Security Architecture

The candidate must be capable of understanding the threats to our platforms from internal and external sources, be able to direct and coach team on mitigation solutions.  The candidate will ensure architected solutions support business needs, the needs of the Cybersecurity Maturity Program and other functions within CSO. The candidate must ensure the deployment and operational security requirements are modern and scalable, align with the vision of the GSK Chief Digital Officer and Chief Information Security Officer.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career.

Key Responsibilities:

• Closely collaborate with the Cyber Security & Risk peers and the wider tech organization within GSK to identify key business drivers, risks and security capability requirements
• Develop security architectures fit for purpose for a large pharmaceutical with a global footprint.
• Present the architecture and strategy to stakeholders across the tech organization to get buy-in for the vision and roadmap.
• Provide input and direction for technology decisions and investments related to the strategy.
• Closely collaborate with Security & Risk peers and the wider Tech organization within GSK to incrementally deliver against the strategy.
• Work with CSO Project management office for planning delivery

Skills:

• Proven experience working and influencing cross functionally.
• Pragmatic and focused on delivering value to the business and risk reduction.
• Strong and clear communication skills – verbal and written.
• Ability to engage with leadership teams.
• Highly self-motivated, directed, and can work independently without supervision.
• Prepared to work at a low level of detail where necessary.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience architecting and deploying security solutions in large enterprise organizations.
• Software deployment/management technologies
• Experience with building solutions on cloud platforms (Azure and GCP)
• Experience in maintaining and enhancing security standards to align to industry best practice in relation to emerging technologies.
• Familiarity/experience with Architecture frameworks such as SABSA, TOGAF etc.
• Experience in assessment of technical controls against a documented set of standards and best practices.
• Experience in maintaining and enhancing security standards to align to industry best practice in relation to emerging technologies.
• 7-10 years experience in Cyber Security
• 16+ years experience in Information Technology
• Must have CISSP/ISSAP or other industry network, security and cloud certifications.

At GSK we value diversity (Gender, LGBTQ +, PwD etc.) and treat all candidates equally. We aim to create an inclusive workplace where all employees feel engaged, supportive of one another, and know their work makes an important contribution.

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Why Us?

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organization where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of 2030.

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a workplace where everyone can feel a sense of belonging and thrive as set out in our Equal and Inclusive Treatment of Employees policy. We’re committed to being more proactive at all levels so that our workforce reflects the communities we work and hire in, and our GSK leadership reflects our GSK workforce.

  
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