Snr Director, Security Architecture

Reference #: 376233Site Name: UK - London - Brentford, Home Worker - USA, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper ProvidencePosted Date: May 7 2024We're excited to be moving to our vibrant new home on New Oxford Street in central London from the end of June 2024. At GSK HQ, we're building an energising space where we can connect, collaborate and get ahead of disease together. Designed especially for us, it'll be one of the healthiest workplaces in the world, with best-in-class tech and bright, light spaces to help us thrive.

As Senior Director, Security Architecture, the candidate will have end-to-end responsibility for GSK's security architecture reporting to the Deputy CISO, Cyber Security Strategy and Solutions.

To achieve this, the candidate will lead a global team of security architects responsible for evaluating and recommending security solutions in alignment to our cyber strategy including cloud, data, and technology blueprints.

The cyber security solutions architected by this team will ensure the security of the global network and therefore, this candidate must be a senior technology leader with proven experience architecting secure by design solutions. The candidate will interact, collaborate, and form alignment with other Cyber Security Office (CSO) teams as well as affiliated GSK tech professionals including the Enterprise Architecture Team.

This role will engage with senior contacts in tech and across the business for the identification of information security needs and will ensure that appropriate controls are designed into our platforms, new products, and capabilities.

Responsibilities:

Provide leadership, direction, and development of a team of multi-disciplined security architects, including varying levels of staff in a matrixed, virtual environment, sustaining team energy, wellbeing, and resilience

End to end ownership of security architecture and secure by design principals

Integrate a deep understanding of business changes on the horizon into security solutions which will require interaction with senior tech executives and stakeholders across the organization

Contribute to research in emerging cyber solutions and strategies

Evaluate and implement security controls to be used across our platforms and all layers of the application stack while maintaining alignment with GSK's overall enterprise strategy and architecture

Support the development of reference architectures and associated reusable work products and assessment assets including detailed designs that provide deployable building blocks.

Responsibility for the identification of security design gaps in existing or new systems and recommend mitigations.

Play a key role as part of the Enterprise Architecture Group who drive an integrated architectural plan across the company.

Partner with security engineering and platform support engineering to set the course for secure development practices for existing and future security solutions.

The candidate must have extensive and proven experience in the architecture of secure solutions

Knowledge of legal and/or regulatory matters in the context of enterprise security

10+ years in architecture security

Understanding of DevOps/DevSecOps

Ability to work in a complex and fast paced environment

Ability to write, develop, and maintain technical documentation, including reference architecture and implementation plans

Experience in the implementation of cyber solutions and standard methodologies

Extensive know-how of security technology including, but not limited to, authentication and authorization, security protocols, cloud security, AI/ML

Deep understanding of enterprise architecture and security frameworks like TOGAF, NIST, CIS, etc.

Analyse industry, market, and technology trends and forecast impacts on the enterprise cybersecurity strategy

Knowledge in the business principles of secure system design and experience of mode n design techniques including simulations

Strong written and verbal communications skills and proven experience in conveying direction effectively and clearly to both highly technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership

Ability to work across boundaries, both organisationally and geographically

Computer Science Degree

CISSP

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree in Computer Science

Experience in global pharma and/or a life sciences company

CISM, CPP preferred

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