Our client in the Banking industry is looking for a Security Architect in their Infrastructure team.
The candidate will be responsible to analyse, architect and design IT Data Centre Infrastructure and systems integration in regard to IT security aspects and security solutions in support of the organization.
The person should operate within industry trends with regards to IT Security, server hardware, storage, operating system and virtualization infrastructure management.
Job Objectives
– Architect IT Security solutions and supporting infrastructure (physical / virtual infrastructure, operating systems and supporting software) in alignment with organizational goals and constraints.
– Design validation of IT security solutions and supporting infrastructure
– Architectural support of IT security solutions and supporting infrastructure
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Qualifications:
– A relevant 3 year degree / diploma in IT
– ITIL Foundation certification
– Microsoft Operating System Certification with Active Directory Design
– Industry security certification
– Virtualization certification
Job Knowledge:
Expert knowledge of:
– Windows Server architecture
– Architecting and designing Active Directory and Related technologies.
– Secure network architecture, identity and access management principles, and application security principles.
– Security Principles, IT Security procedures and Best Practices
A sound understanding of:
– PKI, RADIUS, LDAP
– Data Centre infrastructure architecture.
– Data Centre infrastructure performance and capacity analysis.
– IT systems development processes (SDLC lifecycle).
– Business compliance requirements
– Business continuity planning
– IT Operations
– Virtualization Architecture
– X86 Hardware architectureIdeal:
Expert knowledge of:
– SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and/or ECA (Event Correlation and Analysis) Systems
– Advanced Networking
– A sound understanding of:
– Project Management principles and processes
– Application design principles
– Ethical hacking and penetration testing
– Anti-Virus technologies, Linux, IPS
– Windows Internals
– Messaging and Collaboration technologies and architecture
– Identity Management Solutions
Experience
Min:
– 5+ years’ experience in IT Security related Architecture or Design
– 4+ years’ experience designing, deploying and supporting Active Directory deployments and its supporting technologies in a medium to large sized organization
– 4+ years’ experience in Infrastructure Architecture or Design
– Proven experience integrating security solutions and practices in a Windows environment
Ideal:
– 7+ years’ experience in Microsoft Server Operating Systems
– Proven experience in designing and deploying Windows Server security and configuration using Group Policy
– 7+ years’ experience in ITIL concepts and policies
– 5+ years’ experience in Microsoft Security technologies
– 4+ years’ experience in expert performance monitoring/analysis and capacity planning
Skills
– Communication skills (written and verbal) in English
– Computer literacy
– Consultation, facilitation and presentation skills
– Negotiation and influencing skills
– Analytical, conceptual and diagnostic skills
– Attention to detail
– Planning and organizing skills
– Demonstrate initiative, proactive attitude and a continuous improvement mind set
– Ability to work under pressure
– Leadership skills
– Team player
General
– As a pre-requisite to this position the incumbent will be required to:
– Have own vehicle and a valid driver’s license.
– Be contactable on own cell phone.
– Be willing to work after hours / over weekends (outside of normal office hours).