Endpoint Security Domain Architect

Location

We will consider remote working for this position (UK only)

Our Security Architecture team here at Admiral is growing! To support this growth, we are seeking to appoint an Endpoint Security Domain Architect.

About Admiral

We're Wales’ only FTSE 100 company. We have forward-thinking approaches and provide endless opportunities to test, learn and grow. 

Admiral has grown from being a small start-up into a multi-national organisation. The company is constantly investigating new products, services and markets and is now present in eight countries with a diverse product portfolio.

Our success goes hand-in-hand with having a strong culture where we put our people and customers first. Our philosophy is simple yet effective: people who like what they do, do it better, and this, in turn, means that our customers receive the level of service and products that they deserve. Our culture is honest, open and wholeheartedly focused on four key areas: Communication, Equality, Reward & Recognition, and Fun.

The Team

The Security Architecture team sits within the CTO department. The team is structured in two parts:

• Security Enterprise & Domain Architecture – responsible for defining and maintaining the enterprise security capability model and associated security domain architectures and roadmaps
• Security Solution Architecture – responsible for defining and maintaining security solution architectures and designs, and supporting development of the enterprise security architecture

The Role

The Endpoint Security Domain Architect will work within the Security Enterprise & Domain Architecture team. The role holder will act as a subject matter expert in Endpoint Security concepts, technologies, and best practice. They will be a trusted adviser to the IT and business teams, leading the definition of the Endpoint Security capabilities, and associated strategies and technology roadmaps.

The Endpoint Security domain covers security of all forms of physical and virtual computing devices, including servers, virtual machines and hypervisors, containers, and user endpoints.

The Endpoint Security Domain Architect will drive the definition, adoption, and continual improvement of the Endpoint Security architectures, strategies, and technology roadmaps.

This will include –

• Define and maintain the Endpoint Security architecture, and associated strategies and roadmaps
• Build consensus and support for the Endpoint Security architecture
• Make the Endpoint Security architecture easy for IT teams to understand and consume
• Support pragmatic application of the Endpoint Security architecture in IT solutions
• Provide Endpoint Security architecture coaching and consultancy
• Actively maintain Endpoint Security elements of the security architecture repository
• Support the continual improvement of security domain architecture processes

Responsibilities

• Engage senior leaders and other stakeholders to understand strategic business and IT objectives and assess their implications for Endpoint Security
• Own the creation and maintenance of Endpoint Security architectures, strategies and roadmaps that will enable the business and IT objectives
• Continually engage with all relevant stakeholders to build consensus and support for the Endpoint Security architecture, strategies, and roadmaps
• Create architecture artefacts to make it easy for IT teams to quickly understand and implement the Endpoint Security controls they need (eg., principles, guardrails, patterns, building blocks)
• Actively represent and protect Endpoint Security requirements in the enterprise architecture governance processes (eg., technology procurement; architecture reviews)
• Maintain an up-to-date view of the current Endpoint Security architecture, using Admiral's standard architecture tooling and practices
• Work with the rest of the Security Architecture team to continually define and improve our processes and outputs

Who are we looking for?

We take on many different roles within IT, but we consistently look for people who are: smart and passionate about what they do. We are looking for Solutions driven individual who is able to work with all levels of seniority across IT and the wider business. 

Requirements / Technologies

• Extensive experience of working in security architecture/strategic decision-making roles
• Expert knowledge of the concepts and technologies in multiple areas of Endpoint Security, such as
  • Malware protection
  • Endpoint threat detection and response
  • HIDS / Host firewall
  • Port control
  • Application allow listing
  • Secure configuration baseline
  • Vulnerability and compliance scanning and management
  • Hypervisor and virtualisation security
  • Mobile device management / BYOD
  • Container security
• General knowledge of security frameworks and practices, with a strong technical grounding
• Experience of working in large organisations in regulated sectors is desirable

The Interview Process

• There will be a two stage interview process for this position. 
• Feedback on applications and interviews will take place throughout May and June. 

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we have consistently been voted one of Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here; https://admiraljobs.co.uk/employee-benefits/.

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