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Technical Security Architect

A strong communicator and highly adaptable senior cyber security professional, with over 8 years’ experience within the enterprise cybersecurity and technical consulting space.

Professional objective is to use proven commercial ability and strong technical knowledge, to add tremendous value and exceptional customer service, to forward-thinking organisations.

Key Info

  • Job Title
    Technical Security Architect
  • Location
    Manchester
  • Education
    Level 3 Diploma IT Systems and Principles - Level 3 Diploma IT Professional Competence - Security Microsoft Technical Associate – Operating Systems - Microsoft Technical Associate - Servers
  • Will relocate?
    No
  • Will commute
    50 miles or km
  • Contract Preference
    Permanent
  • Availability (Notice Period)
    4 weeks
  • Min Salary Req. (Perm Roles)
    £80000 per annum
  • Min Day Rate Req. (Contract Roles)
    N/A
  • Languages Spoken
    English

Key Skills + Experience

  • TOGAF Standard Architectural Design Principles

  • Agile working methods

  • Strong understanding of security operations, SOC processes and SOC-delivered services such as SOAR, Threat Intelligence, Incident response, MDR, SIEM

  • Highly experienced technical consultant across a vast array of cyber security vendors, and technologies, such as Log Rhythm, Rapid7, Palo Alto, Sophos, Crowdstrike, Check Point and Microsoft.

  • In-depth understanding of Cyber Security Best Practices and frameworks, across, NIST, CNI, Mitre Attacks, CISP, SANS, OSINT, etc

  • In-depth awareness and knowledge of threat vectors and threat actors, TTPS and how to defend against them.

  • Strong confidence in delivering presentations and technical workshops, taking customers through potential solutions and scenarios, and advising both technical and senior stakeholders across mid to large enterprises.

  • Security assessments

  • Compliance - supporting customers through requirements around PCI DSS, GDPR, ISO27001, Cyber Essentials etc

  • Strong skills and experience across Sales and Technical Account Management.

  • Management, working within senior management teams and supporting and coaching junior staff and acting as a path of escalation both internally and with customers.

  • Vendor and Partner Management – Helping to drive business for partners and vendors by undertaking activity alongside key vendors to deliver against a partner level/ target

  • Strong technical understanding across networking, cloud, security, and information systems.

  • Strong competence in producing contractual and technical design documentation.

  • Bids and tenders – strong experience and competence in responding to and delivering against RFP’RFI’S, RFQ’S with values exceeding 10 million.

  • Technical presales and presales architecture

  • Customer success management

  • Security risk consultancy

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