Cyber Security - Secure Design Lead

Security Architecture – Secure Design Team

Role: Senior Manager – Secure Design (People Leader)

Grade: GG14

Security Architecture Design team is responsible for developing Security Architecture patterns; developing security controls needed for new technology; promoting the use of the architectural patterns into development projects; Leading the Security Architecture Design Forum; Evaluating architectural security risks in existing systems; Consulting with system development teams and architects on building security into their design.

This role has responsibility for building and setting the direction of the team, and for the teams output.

Reports to: Director - Security Architecture

Key relationships & committees

• Security Domain Forum (chair)
• CTO / Architecture Governance
• Business Aligned Principal Security Architects
• CyberSecurity Engineering
• CyberSecurity Application Security Team
• Cloud Security Architecture

Key responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Security Architecture - Design team – a team of technical professionals.
• Chair the Security Architecture Design Forum
• Design and publish Security Architecture Design Patterns and Standards to comply with group security requirements, industry standards, customer requirements regulatory requirements and best practices.
• Own, develop and champion a Security Architecture control framework.
• Research, design and document the security posture requirements and controls of new technology introduced into the Group. Engage with technology acquisition processes to ensure all new technology introduced is evaluated. Research industry trends and regulatory requirements.
• Own the Security Architecture evaluation of risks identified in systems, including reviewing and proposing tactical and strategic remediation plans, and evaluation the cost / risk benefits of remediations.
• Consult, and champion the adoption of security design, with technical delivery teams for both existing systems and new systems.
• Engages with the BISO and Solution architects in the development of product specific information security plans.
• Nurture and enforce technical practices in order to deliver technical excellence.
• Foster and support experimentation and innovation in solving problems
• Manage third parties in their deliveries related to the domain area
• Finances for the team and any product or services are accurately budgeted for and managed
• Provides company representation, internally and externally, related to information security, as needed.
• Establishes metrics and monitoring to report the effectiveness and efficiency of the Security Architecture function.

Leadership responsibilities

Leader and manager of a team of Security Architects [FTE], as well as consulting / scaleout resource as needed.

Leadership / chair of group-wide initiatives and forums (e.g. Architecture Design Forum)

Ensure team has correct resources allocated to deliver.

Critical deliverables

Building the Security Architecture Design Team

Delivering the security design patterns, with full audit trail

Developing and maintaining the security architecture control framework.

Ensuring Security Architecture is built into group wide and business specific processes for acquiring and developing new technology, including developing any needed processes.

Developing and publishing core metrics for the security architecture team

Impact

This is a group-wide role which is highly important to the management of security risks associated with business technology systems.

The role is key to addressing regulatory concerns for all of our regulated entities related to cyber security and cyber resilience.

As well as being key to securing the groups systems, this role also delivers the ability to demonstrate to regulators, auditors and internal control functions that security is being delivered.

Notable KPIs

• Delivery of design patterns (pace of delivery, and coverage of pattern library)
• Internal consulting hours recharged
• Functional and security risk metrics designed, delivered and reported on
• All finances for the team are managed accurately. No unbudgeted costs incurred for business as usual operation

Technical / job functional knowledge

• 10+ years of increasing responsibility in technical engineering or information security roles, security architecture preferred.
• Experience in enterprise architecture frameworks
• Experience in thread modelling / deign patterns
• Proven Experience in designing and applying security controls into distributed systems (on prem and cloud)
• Thorough understanding of the latest security principles, techniques and protocols
• Critical thinker
• Problem solving skills, ability to work under pressure and self-starter
• Deep understanding of common as well as emerging vulnerabilities and how they manifest in different types of applications (web applications, thick clients, APIs, etc)
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10, SANS Top 25, NIST / CSC, CIS etc.
• Applied understanding of topics such as authentication, access control, encryption, cloud security, operating system security, network security, database security.
• Familiarity with common Developer Tools (GitLab/Azure DevOps etc) and some experience with using YAML/Markdown/Terraform.

Business and sector expertise

Preferred prior experience in the financial services and / or technology sector.

Preferred Prior Experience In Heavily Regulated Environment.

Leadership and management experience

• Experience in recruiting, supporting & managing specialist individual contributors in technology domains. Inspiring and empowering a team to own the delivery of outcomes.
• Experience in managing remote and offshore team members
• Must have a collaborative work style ensuring that stakeholders are engaged in decision making processes.
• Highly adaptable and able to approach challenges differently in order to achieve goals.

Leadership and management experience

• Experience in recruiting, supporting & managing specialist individual contributors in technology domains. Inspiring and empowering a team to own the delivery of outcomes.
• Experience in managing remote and offshore team members
• Must have a collaborative work style ensuring that stakeholders are engaged in decision making processes.
• Highly adaptable and able to approach challenges differently in order to achieve goals.

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