Security (Cloud) Architect –CSA

Apply Closing Date: March 31, 2021

Job Description

  • Planning, owning, and managing the organization’s cloud security strategy and architecture: Acting in partnership with the others in the security operations team and in the enterprise, the CSA will be responsible for creating and maintaining the strategy and architecture for ensuring security in the cloud.
  • Understanding and aiding selection of cloud security tools and controls: These include existing enterprise tools that can be extended into the cloud, cloud-native security controls, and third-party offerings.
  • Determining where security controls should be deployed: Guide the effort to plan where specific tools and defenses must be deployed within the cloud security architecture.
  • Defining design principles that will govern cloud security decisions: These principles will be used to help make choices about which security tools and controls will be deployed, where, and from which vendors and sources
  • Adoption of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) through optimum utilization of micro-segmentation, IAM, CMDB, and Access proxy

Responsibilities

  • Provide day to day operations of the cloud security to Chief Enterprise Architect
  • First level support for security incidents in the cloud environment
  • Leverage and validate runbooks
  • Manage risk management plan (e.g. risk prioritization, gap assessment, and mitigation planning)
  • Operationalize controls and guidelines for the contract, architecture guidelines, risks, and internal policies
  • Monitor regulatory landscape and report / escalate pertinent legal modifications in conjunction with client legal department
  • Liaison with regulators and support client-related audits when required (e.g. PII, GDPR, etc.)

Skills 

  • Experience with cloud-native architectures
  • Experience in implementing Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)
  • Proficient in managing firewall rules, security key management, encryption technologies, intrusion detection tools, AWS / Azure, cloud ecosystems, and supporting tools
  • Experience with secure web gateway (SWG)
  • Working knowledge of cloud networking, security, automation tools

Qualifications

  • Public Cloud Certification
  • Basic knowledge of security and control frameworks, such as ISO27001/2, COBIT, and ITIL as well as regulations such as Sarbanes Oxley and PCI-DSS, SABSA, NIST
  • Possession of or ability to obtain professional certifications in information security or risk management, such as a CISSP, CISA, CISM, or CRISC
  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology
  • 5 + years of experience as a Security (Cloud) Architect
  • Candidates are must be ready to travel to Qatar immediately.