A Security Architect is responsible for designing, building, testing and implementing security systems within an organisation’s IT network. A Security Architect is expected to have a thorough understanding of complex IT systems and stay up to date with the latest security standards, systems and authentication protocols, as well as best practice security products.
Security Architect duties and responsibilities of the job
In addition to anticipating possible security threats and identifying areas of weakness in a network system, a Security Architect must respond promptly and effectively to possible breaches of security. A Security Architect job description generally includes:Accountable for designing and engineering of security solutionsReviewing current system security measures and recommending and implementing enhancementsConducting regular system tests and ensuring continuous monitoring of network securityConducting threat and vulnerability analysis as part of the security design and solution engineering processDeveloping project timelines for ongoing system upgradesEnsuring all personnel have access to the IT system limited by need and roleEstablishing disaster recovery procedures and conducting breach of security drillsPromptly responding to all security incidents and providing thorough post-event analyses
Security Architect job qualifications and requirements
A Bachelor degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent is preferred. A Security Architect job description should also include:As well as formal qualifications, a Security Architect job description should include the following qualities:Min. of 10 years’ experience in IT Security Architecture positionStrong understanding of IT security including application and infrastructure design in a sizable corporation environmentSolid experience in project management and daily IT operation supportGood understanding of IT Governance and Risk ManagementSolid understanding of security protocols, cryptography, authentication, authorisation and securityGood working knowledge of current IT risks and experience implementing security solutionsExperience implementing multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, identity management or related technologiesSecurity Certificates in CISM, CISA, CISSP, ISO27000 / 27001 or equivalentAbility to interact with a broad cross-section of personnel to explain and enforce security measuresExcellent written and verbal communication skills as well as business acumen and a commercial outlook
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