Head of Cyber Security Architecture & Engineering

Ravi Bindra* is the Hiring Lead you`ll talk to when it comes to more details about the role, environment of work and career perspectives. He describes the role as follows:

In this role, you will collaborate across cyber security, compliance, and risk management, working with all information technology functions to ensure the design and implementation of cyber security tools align with defined policies, standards, and industry best practices. You will manage and lead a team of Security Architects and Engineers, currently comprising seven members located in Chennai, Gurgaon, and Europe.

• Line Management

  : Oversee recruitment, onboarding, career development, and performance management. Set and evaluate performance and development goals, ensuring teams prioritize and meet requirements.

• Stakeholder Liaison

  : Maintain a deep understanding of stakeholder demands and priorities.

• Technical Vision

  : Define and communicate a shared technical and architectural vision for multiple applications within a specific domain, ensuring systems are fit for their intended purpose.

• Solution Context and Intent

  : Describe the Solution Context and Solution Intent.

• Technical Analysis

  : Analyze and document technical trade-offs and debts.

• Component Determination

  : Identify primary components and subsystems.

• Interface Identification

  : Determine interfaces and collaborations between components.

• Non-functional Requirements

  : Define Non-functional Requirements (NFRs).

• Guidance

  : Guide Enablers and architecture runway.

• Cyber Security Roadmap

  : Develop and maintain the cyber security capability roadmap and strategy, aligning with cyber security services' technology and service roadmaps. Participate in the Cyber Security Technical Design Authority.

• Enterprise Architecture

  : Lead contributions to the Enterprise Architecture Board.

• Expertise

  : Provide in-depth expertise on cyber security topics across the organization.

• Project Support

  : Support projects requiring major deviations from security standard design.

• Standards Ownership

  : Own internal cyber security standards.

• Deficiency Remediation

  : Identify major internal cyber security deficiencies and define pragmatic remediation approaches at scale.

• Collaboration

  : Work closely with other Security Architects and IT Architects on Application Security matters.

• Culture Promotion

  : Promote IT Security culture and support the analysis of risks and threats for the Threat Risk Assessment (TRA) process.

• Solution Orientation

  : Define pragmatic alternatives leading to appropriate application security results.

• Reporting

  : Report on cyber security status across the company, maintaining clear risk acceptance/remediation levels agreed upon with the CISO and internal governance bodies.

• Network Security

  : Ensure industry cyber security controls regarding network security.

• Design Approval

  : Design and sign off on all cyber security requirements for official solutions.

* for more information about Ravi, his leadership style and what drives him please have a look to his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravibindra/

Job Requirements

We are looking for a candidate who is proficient in communication and has in-depth technical expertise. Equally important is the ability to think "out of the box". The individual must be highly collaborative as they will need to influence functional leadership, project & application managers, other architects, engineers and developers.

Hard Skills and Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in a similar role
• 4+ years as a security administrator, engineer, or architect
• 2+ years in management or lead positions in a matrix organization
• Understanding of regulated industries and global business processes, preferably in IT services
• Knowledge of IT Project Management
• Experience with compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, SOX, GxQ/CSV, E-compliance, Records Management, Privacy)
• Knowledge of risk management standards/frameworks (e.g., COSO, ISO 2700x, CobiT, ISO 24762, BS 25999, NIST, ISF Standard of Good Practice, ITIL)
• Deep understanding of infrastructure and network design, including datacenter, perimeter, LAN, WAN, firewalls, IDS, firewall rule management, deep packet inspection, packet capture, web application firewalls, and network-based attack detection
• Experience in reporting to and communicating with senior management on information risk topics
• Understanding of general IT infrastructure technology, systems, and management processes
• Experience sourcing complex IT services and working closely with vendors
• Proven ability to initiate and manage cross-functional projects

Soft Skills and Behavioral Aspects:

• High level of personal integrity and ability to handle confidential matters professionally
• Ability to manage competing priorities and seek consensus among stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)

• We value inclusivity and teamwork.

• Our culture is defined by 7 core values (https://www.softwareone.com/en/our-story/our-values).

• We believe in flexible work arrangements, allowing you to excel from anywhere and deliver excellence everywhere.

• Benefit from incentive programs that recognize and reward outstanding contributions.

• Lifelong learning, training initiatives, mentoring, and coaching are integral to our culture. #HireToGrow

• Humility is at our core, as we continuously optimize our internal structures and feedback culture to be your Employer of Choice, now and in the future.

• Each country has its own benefits and incentives, which can be explained further during direct discussions.

If you are interested in applying for this exciting opportunity, please click the "apply" button and upload your documents. We can't wait to receive your application!

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Related Keywords: Cyber Security | Engineering | Architecture | India | Team Leadership | onsite

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team: Internal IT of SoftwareOne | pensum: full time

locations: Chennai or Gurgaon | working model: onsite