Security Architect

The Security Architect leads unique and highly complex projects involving design, development and implementation of secure system architectures. He/ She plans and monitors the design of artefacts into enterprise systems that describe security principles and how they relate to the overall enterprise system architecture. He is involved in the development and application of new solutions in infrastructure security. He recommends and leads the adoption of new technological advances and best practices in infrastructure security systems to mitigate security risks. He identifies and resolves unique and complex issues, which may have organization-wide and long-term impact. He is an expert in cyber security standards, protocols and frameworks, and ensures the organization’s compliance to the Cyber Security Act 2018. He is knowledgeable of various application and hardware technologies and services. The Security Architect has a creative and critical mind, and enjoys identifying linkages and interconnections among various parts of a system or architecture. He is a technical expert who should also be people-oriented, consultative, developmental and actively engaging stakeholders to design optimal secure system architectures. He also mentors and provides technical leadership to the junior staff.

Skills and Competencies

Technical Skills & Competencies

Business Needs Analysis
Proficiency Level
"Investigate existing business processes, evaluate requirements and define the scope for recommended solutions and programs"
4
Cyber Risk Management
Proficiency Level
"Assess and direct enhancements to cyber risk assessment techniques, and develop strategies to address cyber security loopholes "
5
Emerging Technology Synthesis
Proficiency Level
Evaluate new and emerging technology and trends against the organisational needs and processes
4
Infrastructure Design
Proficiency Level
Define and deliver technical and conceptual visualization of IT infrastructure components and features
4
Network Security
Proficiency Level
Design and implement wireless network security
5

Generic Skills & Competencies

Communication
Proficiency Level
"Negotiate with others to address issues and achieve mutual consensus."
Advanced
Creative Thinking
Proficiency Level
Create original applications or ideas to reveal new possibilities and reshape goals through high level of innovativeness.
Advanced
Developing People
Proficiency Level
Provide mentorship to help others to develop their professional and personal development to improve performance and further their careers.
Advanced
Problem Solving
Proficiency Level
Anticipate potential problems beyond the current scope and apply higher order problem solving tools and techniques to turn problems into opportunities.
Advanced
Sense Making
Proficiency Level
Analyse data relationships, patterns and trends to gain important insights and make informed decisions.
Advanced

Critical Work Functions and Key Tasks

Formulate the organization’s security architecture strategy, governance, roadmap, standards, policies and procedures

• Lead and coordinate the domain technical and business discussions 
• Participate in ecosystem strategy development, environment analysis and opportunity identification 
• Analyse, design and develop roadmaps and implementation plans based on a current versus future 
state 
• Design standard configurations and patterns 
• Lead and facilitate the business architecture governance process based on the enterprise 
architecture governance structure 
• Manage exceptions to architectural standards at a security level 
• Review and approve recommendations to security architectural standards

Develop architecture requirements and maintain oversight

• Analyse and develop security architectural requirements 
• Align architectural requirements with IT strategy 
• Assess near-term needs to establish business priorities 
• Ensure compatibility with existing solutions, infrastructure, services and strategic requirements 
• Coordinate architecture implementation and modification activities 
• Assist in post-implementation and continuous improvement efforts to enhance performance and 
provide increased functionality 
• Ensure conceptual completeness of the technical solution

Manage quality and continuous improvement of architecture

• Analyse the current architecture to identify weaknesses and develop opportunities for 
improvement 
• Identify and propose variances to the architecture to accommodate project needs 
• Perform ongoing architecture quality review activities 

Research emerging technologies

• Consult with clients and IT teams on security architecture solutions 
• Analyse cost versus benefits, risks, impact and technology priorities 
• Provide recommendations on emerging technology to senior management 
• Develop a communication plan for security architecture 
• Lead the research and evaluation of emerging technology, industry and market trends to assist in 
project development 
• Identify organizational requirements for resources

Translate security architecture into security solutions

• Oversee the development and maintenance of the organization’s security strategy 
• Oversee the translation of the security architecture to solutions 
• Ensure adequate security solutions are in place throughout all IT systems and platforms 
• Define the alignment of security governance with enterprise architecture governance 
• Act as a security expert in application development, database design and network efforts 
• Ensure compliance with enterprise and IT security policies and industry regulations 
• Contribute to the alignment of security governance with enterprise architecture governance 
• Evaluate secure solutions based on approved security architectures 
• Explores new security technologies and architectures 

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