About us:

Amach is an industry-leading technology driven company with headquarters located in Dublin and remote teams in UK and Europe.

Our blended teams of local and nearshore talent are optimised to deliver high quality and collaborative solutions.

Established in 2013, we specialise in cloud migration and development, digital transformation including agile software development, DevOps, automation, data and machine learning…

We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Architect to assess and enhance our customer's security posture. This is a strategic and tactical role, requiring a deep dive into our customer's current systems, applications, and security frameworks, with a focus on strengthening vulnerabilities and unifying security across the organisation.

This is a senior-level role requiring leadership, technical expertise, and the ability to guide teams in embedding security best practices into their systems and applications. The successful candidate will have the gravitas to influence stakeholders at all levels and provide strategic security direction.

Please note this role operates in a hybrid model with candidates expected to be able and willing to work from our customer's Dublin office twice to three times per week.

Key responsibilities & duties include:

• Conduct a comprehensive security assessment of our customer's applications, systems, and infrastructure.
• Identify vulnerabilities and develop strategies to mitigate security risks across systems and applications.
• Define and implement a unified cybersecurity framework that aligns with industry best practices.
• Strengthen the software development lifecycle (SDLC) by embedding secure development principles and ensuring robust security measures across software engineering practices.
• Develop a security roadmap outlining short-term tactical improvements and long-term strategic initiatives.
• Implement secure development frameworks, ensuring application security is prioritised across all engineering processes.
• Work closely with stakeholders, including engineering, IT, and leadership, to align security initiatives with business goals.
• Establish and promote best practices for secure coding, vulnerability management, and risk assessment.
• Provide expert guidance on governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) requirements.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience in cybersecurity architecture, ideally in a complex enterprise environment.
• Extensive experience in secure system design, defining security architectures, and implementing security patterns.
• Strong background in application security, secure development, and vulnerability assessment.
• Experience designing and implementing cybersecurity strategies and frameworks.
• Expertise in secure software development lifecycles (SDLC) and secure coding practices.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks, compliance standards, and best practices (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls).
• Ability to work at both a strategic and tactical level, assessing current security landscapes while building future roadmaps.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, capable of influencing senior leadership and engineering teams.
• Strong ability to advise and guide teams on security best practices and risk-based decision-making.
• Expertise in vulnerability identification, analysis, and remediation strategies across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, TOGAF, or SABSA are highly desirable.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
  
  

What's in it for you:

• An opportunity to join a fast-growing company
• Options for career advancement
• Learning and development opportunities
• Flexible working environment
• Competitive salaries based on experience
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Amach is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. This job description is intended to convey essential responsibilities and qualifications for this role, but it is not an exhaustive list of tasks that an employee may be required to perform.

If you are passionate about driving customer success, advising on strategic solutions, and contributing to product innovation, we would love to hear from you!

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At Amach, we strive to be an inclusive community of open-minded individuals with different backgrounds and we are committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. We strongly believe that a diversity of experience and background is essential to create a fulfilling environment and better solutions for our people and our customers. All Amach employees and contractors are expected to honour this policy and act to ensure that every individual is respected in the workplace.

Your personal data

Amach will process your personal information in accordance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We will comply with data protection law and principles, which means that your data will be:

• Used lawfully, fairly and in a transparent way
• Collected only for valid purposes and not used in any way that is incompatible with those purposes
• Relevant to the purposes we have told you about and limited only to those purposes
• Accurate and kept up to date
• Kept only as long as necessary for the purposes we have told you about
• Kept securely
  
  

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