Security Architect L1

Role Purpose

The purpose of this role is to design the organisationÃÂÃÂÃÂs computer and network security infrastructure and protect its systems and sensitive information from cyber threats

Provide secure design and architecture advice to internal teams on how to securely develop and build applications and supporting systems.

Define secure mechanisms for critical business functions.

Work closely with developers and evaluate business requests and proposed designs to determine feasibility; work with software development teams to define alternatives and recommend optimal solutions to meet security and regulatory requirements in the design of new enhanced systems.

Leverage security experience and knowledge within the digital commerce arena to cultivate and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of internal MasterCard stakeholders including business owners end-users customers project managers engineers and senior management

Define security requirements and guidelines to ensure repeatable processes are followed by worldwide teams

Assist in the strategy standards and architecture for the security aspects of the SDLC including application mobile web service DevOps Cloud and CI/CD efforts.

i. Develop a direction to manage the portfolio of to-be-solutions including systems shared infrastructure services applications hardware related to cyber risk security in order to better match business outcome objectives

ii. Analyse technology environment enterprise specifics client requirements to set a collaboration design framework/ architecture

iii. Depending on the clientÃÂÃÂÃÂs need with particular standards and technology stacks create complete RFPs

iv. Provide technical leadership to the design development and implementation of custom solutions through thoughtful use of modern technology

v. Define and understand current state solutions and identify improvements options & tradeoffs to define target state solutions

vi. Clearly articulate and sell architectural targets recommendations and reusable patterns and accordingly propose investment roadmaps

vii. Evaluate and recommend solutions to integrate with overall technology ecosystem

viii. Tracks industry and application trends and relates these to planning current and future IT needs

2. Stakeholder coordination & audit assistance

a. Liaise with stakeholders in relation to cyber security issues and provide timely support and future recommendations

b. Provide assistance in maintaining an information security risk register and help with internal and external audits relating to information security

c. Support audit of security best practices and implementation of security principles across the organization to meet business goals along with customer and regulatory requirements

d. Assist with the creation maintenance and delivery of cyber security awareness training to team members and customers

e. Provide training to employees on issues such as spam and unwanted or malicious emails

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