Security Architect
- Employer
- NATS
- Location
- Working from home
- Salary
- £63315 - £84421 per annum
- Closing date
- 14 Jun 2022
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- Sector
- IT
- Job Role
- Security Architect
- Job Type
- Permanent
NATS is the UK's leading air navigation service provider, handling over two million flights each year. It provides air traffic control services from two control centres supporting airports all around the UK, as well as a wide range of commercial solutions to over 30 countries.
We are looking for an Enterprise Security Architect to join our Security department of approx.15. You will help develop our Enterprise Security Architecture and use it to drive a consistent approach to security design across NATS businesses, services and operations.
Duties include:
Develop Enterprise Security Architecture principles, policies and standards (including architecture patterns) that can be consumed by business unit focussed Security Architects and associated development staff
Find and direct pragmatic approaches for security architecture to match business drivers and constraints and adhere to broader reference architectures
Provide and lead consultancy on security architecture to broader NATS teams so they can adhere to the security strategy and architecture
Ensure Enterprise Security Architecture artefacts (e.g. design patterns) and method (e.g. techniques) are maintained and accessible digitally by other teams
Attend cross-domain governance forums to provide an Enterprise Security Architecture view and guidance into cross-domain development initiatives
Assess the market for strategic and emerging security technology and work with domain Security Architects to identify common technology solutions and strategies that can be used across NATS
Develop and maintain consultative relationships with key stakeholders to align service, security strategies and development with relevant security approaches and controls
Support or stand-in for domain Security Architects to provide a security viewpoint into programme designs (e.g. position security controls against security risks identified)
Support Assurance team in conducting security related audits
Use NATS Enterprise Security Architecture to assure the scope and delivery of cross-domain supplier contracts
Essential skills and experience:
Degree in relevant Business or IT technical qualification or equivalent of knowledge acquired through experience, other qualifications and training/development
SME in wide range of security technologies with working knowledge of their integration, configuration and operation
Certified to CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CCISO or equivalent professional certification
Relevant architectural experience, including an understanding of NIST, SABSA, TOGAF, Zachman or equivalent frameworks
Proven experience delivering change working with a formal method of delivery
Able to assimilate and consider issues from technical, contractual and business perspective
Demonstrable experience in negotiation and influencing internal and external stakeholders
Working knowledge of ISO27001 and how architecture aligns with an organisation's Information Security Management System
Additional vacancy info:
In addition to salary and fantastic office environment, NATS offers a range of excellent benefits which include, company bonus scheme, generous leave entitlement and a top-class contributory DC pension scheme.
Successful candidates must be willing to undergo relevant security clearance checks.
If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe - we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry.
As NATS have adopted an agile working initiative this will help our teams across the business to be able to work remotely and/or on-site giving greater flexibility. If there is a requirement to come on site or work on client sites across the UK this will be based on business need.
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