Security Architect

PURPOSE OF ROLE

• Brennans Security Practice plays a pivotal role in Brennans GTM. Having experienced significant growth over the past few years, the Practice is taking the next steps to support our next wave of market activity. The Security Architects role is central to this.
• At its core, the Security Architect is a technical, client-facing role. Brennan currently delivers a range of Security services to the market. The Security Architect will review and enhance existing capabilities and help develop new services in line with market demand. This process will include getting involved in complex pursuits, educating the sales and presales communities on service offerings, and supporting the Head of Securitys push to penetrate the market.
• This role is expected to provide thought leadership, guidance, and strategic advice to our customers on cyber security matters, through to the development of proposals and high-level conceptual designs for implementation of security solutions.
• To be successful in the role you will be an individual who can operate across cross-functional teams aligned with the broader technicalities of the solution. A successful Security Architect must also have the ability to understand the customer requirement, develop SoWs in line with customer outcomes, and collaborate with the sales team to develop and recommend solutions.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

In your role you will be responsible for:

• Consult and design solutions across a broad range of cyber security topics to support our customers and their business strategies in line with the Brennan Portfolio and GTM
• Architect Security solutions involving latest trend & products related to Workplace, Edge and Public Cloud (AWS & Azure)
• Drive the technical qualification, scoping, estimation, assessment and design of new / existing opportunities
• Create technical documentation relevant to sales (tender/RFX responses, technical design)
• Become a trusted advisor within key customer accounts
• Collaborate closely with the Cyber Security Practice Manager and Product & Technology team to develop and implement our Cyber Security Technology roadmap.
• Development of standardised offerings and support sales enablement collateral.
• Capture and share best-practice knowledge among our community
• Maintain current knowledge of cyber security trends, emerging technologies and best current practices

The responsibilities outlined here are subject to change or amendment at any time at the discretion of the business.

KEY COMPETENCIES

To succeed in this role, you will have the following experience and competencies.

• Experience in a consultative pre-sales role with strong technical presence and confidence
• Previous experience working for a Consultancy/IT Solutions Provider highly desirable
• Minimum 5 years experience across a broad range of technology streams, including Systems, Infrastructure, SaaS, Private and Public Cloud.
• Experience with cyber security standards, regulations, policies and processes
• Experience in taking business challenges and translating them into technical solutions.
• Proven ability to create and present complex business and technical solutions
• Proven ability to innovate, adapt and work under pressure in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders and firm deadlines
• Industry certifications such as CISSP/CISM/CRISC highly regarded

• Subject Matter Expert in Cyber Security, covering some of the following specialities:

• EDR and Anti-Malware
• Digital Forensics and Incident Response
• Security Awareness
• Email, Web Gateways, CASB
• Next Generation Firewalls, Web Application Firewalls
• Patch and Vulnerability Management
• SIEM and Log Collection/Correlation
• Compliance programs (ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, ISM etc)

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Delivering high performance is a key part of our culture. You will be provided with your specific KPIs / targets / goals once you commence to provide clarity on where to focus your efforts.

NOTE:

Product Development

Maintaining an up-to-date product portfolio in Experlogix and Seismic

Security Awareness : -

A well-educated sales and presales team that can deliver 80% of Security sales

Practice Profitability : -

Practice operating above budgeted GP levels

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

You are responsible for understanding, adhering with, and delivering services in accordance with the information security requirements identified in the Brennan IT Information Security Policy, its supporting security procedures, and guidelines. Any deviations from these security requirements will be dealt in accordance with the Code of Conduct and the Performance and Conduct Requirements.