Cyber Security Architect in Manchester

Insight Investment is looking for a Cyber Security Architect to join the team in Manchester.

You will be competent with diverse technologies and security solutions, the role owner will help to design, build and continually improve on the development and execution of the firm’s security initiatives.

The role entails technical ownership for identifying and managing the remediation of IT sourced risks to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of Insight’s data and services and combines hands-on work whilst coordinating tasks across different technical groups.

Role Responsibilities

• Leading risk assessment exercises designed to highlight and clearly articulate IT Security risk to the business in terms they understand
• Reviewing technical security measures employed in business systems, identifying technical and information security risks, managing suitable risk registers and driving agreed risk resolution
• Providing security consultancy to a number of large-scale projects, to ensure suitable technical approaches are adopted for new developments and changes
• Establishing and maintaining a suitable framework of policies, and ensuring processes defined and followed deliver suitable security
• Leading the supplier assurance process from an IT security perspective to ensure suppliers and products are fit for purpose and comply with minimum security requirements
• Lead and support the execution of 3rd party penetration testing across the business enterprise
• Respond to and support internal and external audit exercises by articulating architectures, describing operational security processes and collecting evidence
• Provide regular MI to senior management through established reporting cycles
• Manage cross platform IT Security Risk Registers and resolution of identified risks
• Input to incident management and planning
• Provide security consultancy support for contract development and liaison with third parties and external agencies and authorities
• Manage specific technical issues within projects or operational environments
• Supporting security incidents/investigation as required

Experience Required

• Understanding of the technical security measures required for enterprise IT environments as described above with an appreciation for the fundamental ‘defence in depth’ and ‘zero trust’ approaches to IT security
• Working with multiple cloud-based solution providers and strong understanding of the security risks associated with cloud-based SaaS, PaaS and IaaS service providers
• Ability to define explicit security requirements commensurate with the overall risk of the project to delivery team and its stakeholders during early engagement
• Developing qualitative and quantitative comparative analysis metrics when considering multiple security products or vendors
• Experience of designing and building cloud solutions in the Microsoft Azure environment (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and Microsoft M365.
• Successfully working within regulated industries and responding to their authoritative agencies
• Full understanding of several industry recognised best practices for deployment of technical security controls and associated processes
• Defining architectural principles, design patterns and standards for IT security
• Ability to work as an integral member of the project/programme team(s) to ensure proper deployment of IT security solutions
• Working technical knowledge onboarding and integrating solutions with modern cloud authentication protocols and API channels
• Working technical knowledge of web related technologies such Web applications, Web Services and REST-based Service Architectures and of network/web related protocols

Insight is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of background, circumstances, age, disability, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

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About Insight Investment

Insight Investment is a leading asset manager focused on designing investment solutions to meet its clients’ needs.

Founded in 2002, Insight’s collaborative approach has delivered both investment performance and growth in assets under management.

Insight manages assets across its core liability-driven investment, risk management, full-spectrum fixed income, currency and absolute return capabilities.

Insight has a global network of operations in the UK, Ireland, Germany, US, Japan and Australia.

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