Why this Cyber Security Architect role is like needlecraft.

The Apollo Guidance software was stored in 'core rope memory' which was literally woven by hand, threading wires through or around tiny magnetic cores. This is a chance to build our security function from ground control up, shooting for the stars as we scale.

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• The Cyber Security Architect will work in a fast-paced, mission-critical, cloud-native, AI-first business.
• The Cyber Security Architect will enjoy an excellent salary + benefits.
• The Cyber Security Architect will enjoy hybrid working.
• The Cyber Security Architect will work with AI-powered tools within a sophisticated MS365/AWS security function.
• The Cyber Security Architect will travel to international offices from time to time.
• The Cyber Security Architect will build, rather than administer, our SIEM platform.
• The Cyber Security Architect will be involved with deployment, configuration and detection engineering.
• The Cyber Security Architect will ensure our SOC is more lockstitch than chain stitch.
• The Cyber Security Architect will have a solid understanding of incident response principles.
• The Cyber Security Architect will author and fine-tune complex detection rules.
• The Cyber Security Architect will make mission-critical decisions about alert quality, noise reduction and cost factors.
• The Cyber Security Architect will evaluate findings from pen tests and security tool diagnostics.
• The Cyber Security Architect will escalate critical issues to the appropriate teams and track progress to resolution.
• The Cyber Security Architect will build our alert management function and define appropriate escalation paths.
• The Cyber Security Architect will Implement out-of-hours response procedures and own the on-call model.
• The Cyber Security Architect will enjoy a huge amount of autonomy and ownership.
• The Cyber Security Architect will act as the central security resource across our entire estate.
• The Cyber Security Architect will report into the CISO and work closely with DevOps, Product, Engineering and R&D.
• The Cyber Security Architect will explain complex technical subjects to executives clearly and succinctly.
• The Cyber Security Architect will understand cloud infrastructure, identity management and application security.
• The Cyber Security Architect will need first-class knowledge of the AWS security ecosystem.
• The Cyber Security Architect will have proven experience securing low-latency, high-performance environments.
• The Cyber Security Architect will be familiar with CloudTrail, CloudWatch, IAM, GuardDuty, Inspector and Detective.
• The Cyber Security Architect will need first-class knowledge of the Microsoft security ecosystem.
• The Cyber Security Architect will be familiar with Microsoft 365, Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access and Defender.
• The Cyber Security Architect might well have some formal AWS or Microsoft certifications.

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