Security Practice Lead Responsibilities:

• Support in expanding out the client's security catalogue in alignment to client's strategy.
• Support the client's security team in delivery of security projects.
• Knowledge sharing within the delivery and managed services teams.

Sales and Presales Role:

• Directly support sales engagements with both client and 3rd party sales people
• Maintain a strong understanding and point of view on IT industry security trends and be prepared to share knowledge with both internal and external parties
• Complete any required training and where applicable associated certifications

Advisory Role:

• Working in an advisory role to customers in relation to Cyber Security
• Create & design high level solutions to meet customer requirements
• Present proposed solutions to customer stakeholders (business and technical)
• Manage effective handover of proposed solutions to delivery teams
• Maintaining high customer satisfaction

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
• Proven experience in security architecture
• Strong knowledge of security principles, practices, and technologies
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior executives
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions in complex and high-pressure situations
• In-depth understanding of security frameworks, standards, and regulations (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR)
• Professional certifications such as CISSP or CISM are highly desirable
• Experience with cloud security architecture and best practices is a plus
• Strong project and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
• Excellent understanding and extensive experience in the professional service/consulting processes and delivery
• Knowledge and understanding of cyber security standards, processes, policies and metrics (encompassing network, application, and data security)
• Understanding of industry best practices for security architecture frameworks, tools, standards, and guidelines
• Understanding of cyber security principles and security layers
• Familiarity with SABSA, TOGAF, NIST 800-53, Open FAIR, MITRE ATT&CK/D3FEND, threat modelling, and related methodologies
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSK or other related qualifications
• Experience with security technologies/vendors like: Palo Alto Networks, Proofpoint, Netskope, Zscaler, Tenable, Rapid7, Qualys, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Microsoft
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Identity and Access Management
• Identity Governance and Cloud Security across AWS/Azure/Google Cloud
• Strong ambition and ability to develop and expand cyber security services and product support
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to maintain strong relationships with customers, stakeholders, and vendors
• Excellent presentation skills for technical presales and solutions
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical abilities for complex networking issues
• Strong documentation skills for customer-facing technical and advisory documents
• Experience in integrating Digital and Cloud technologies
• Extensive experience in end-to-end Architecture mapping
• Skilled in designing system/software architectures aligned with business strategies
• Proven ability to analyze business needs and develop fitting technology solutions
• Capable of assessing and mitigating architectural risks
• Understanding of technologies such as CASB, Web Filtering, Attack Surface Reduction, EDR, and Network Segmentation
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust architecture and related concepts
• Ability to align secure technology solutions with business goals
• Experience with security engineering, infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, automation, and application development is desirable