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This position seeks a Senior Cyber Security Architect to support the development of cyber security architecture deliverables, including architecture models, service roadmaps, and technical guidance for security projects. The role also involves contributing to cyber security concept development, coordinating with stakeholders, and documenting results in technical reports.

Responsibilities:

• Support the creation and maintenance of deliverables constituting the cyber security architecture, including but not limited to:
  a. Architecture models that express relationships between technology/applications, technology/applications functions, and the business processes they support;
  b. Cybersecurity service roadmaps that capture the mid and long term projection of service evolution by recording ongoing and upcoming activities implementing service improvements and associated capability improvements.

• Support the development of S&R guidance and direction, including but not limited to:
  a. Architecture instructions that capture tactical, operational, and strategic guidance/direction to projects implementing cybersecurity;
  b. Solutions that capture standard approaches to capability implementations or enforcement of security principles.

• Contribute to cybersecurity concept and capability development;

• Execute coordination and information gathering activities within NCSC, NCIA, and with stakeholders, in support of the above activities.

• Documenting results in technical reports.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

Education: A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 3 years post-related experience; Or exceptionally, the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidate's particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCIA, that is, at least 10 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to those in this Statement of Work.

- At least 3 years practical experience in cyber security or related field, such as developing and maintaining cyber security solution architecture, developing or delivering capabilities and services in the area of Cyber security, or complex and demanding technical environments;

- Development of technical requirements, system diagrams and other engineering products to aid Cybersecurity acquisition and procurement;

- Concept Development and Research in Cyber Security.

- Up to date knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• Design and implementation of cyber security capabilities and supporting infrastructure elements in an operational environment.

• Cryptographic technologies including Public Key Infrastructure and key management.

• Identity and access management.

• Network monitoring and detection technologies.

• Segmentation: Boundary protection (firewalls), on-premise and cloud-based equivalents.

• The design of the above cyber security capabilities on cloud infrastructure.

- Knowledge in the following areas:

• Computer forensics.

• Opportunities and risk of utilisation of emerging and disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence.

• Zero Trust principles and architectures.

• Risk management.

- Ability to apply architecture methodologies to express complex, systems of systems in architectural terms and models of varying detail.

Skills:

- Very good communication and analytical skills.

- Language proficiency in English: meet or exceed the NATO STANAG 6001 Level 3 "Professional Proficiency".

- Proficient at using the ArchiMate modelling language.

Training/certifications:

- Relevant certifications in cyber security, such as Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or GIAC Security.

- Relevant certifications in architecture and service delivery such as The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), ArchiMate modelling language, and ITIL.

- The lack of certification may be compensated by the demonstration of knowledge through experience.

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