Cloud Security Architect

As a Cloud Security Architect you will be responsible for defining and developing the overall IT security architecture of cloud deployments for GFT customers and GFT internal projects.

You will advise to GFT customers in implementing security controls and help the stakeholders in any affair concerning cloud security. You will be responsible for managing security assessments to determine cloud security condition. For this position we need a passionate security expert who will be keen to keep updated on the latest security threats and cloud technologies.

Equally to the above responsibilities, you will take part in defining GFT security portfolio and build internal cloud security knowledge base. You will participate in reviews of cloud security products to provide technical guidance on where GFT offering should follow in mid- and long-term.

Involvement to customer’ projects: 70%

Involvement to internal projects: 30%

The target involvement can vary and change in the course of time, depending on the current customers’ demands.

Responsibilities: 

• Supporting customer stakeholders in any affair concerning cloud security topics
• Designing a security architecture for cloud deployments, minimum safeguards, introduce security baselines
• Providing deep technical advisory to the customers and internal teams to follow the best cloud security practices
• Deploying and maintaining 3rd party security products in cloud environments for GFT customers
• Evaluating cloud security posture in customers’ deployments with the use of automation or manually
• Contributing to the Global Security Practice in building common knowledge base on cyber security / information security
• Conducting risk, network and vulnerability evaluations against defined security requirements
• Contributing to the compliance evaluations against internal and external financial regulations that touch cloud deployments
• Support internal IT teams in implementing security requirements security good practices
• Researching for latest cloud security threats, analyse the current situation and provide feedback for internal cloud security knowledge base. Provide the solutions or workarounds to mitigate the risks

• A bachelor’s in computer science or similar
• At least 5 years of experience in IT Security required
• Deep architectural knowledge in at least one of the leading cloud providers is needed (GCP - preferred, Azure, AWS)
• Ability to work autonomously and to lead tasks assigned from the beginning to the end
• Demonstrated understanding of IT Security domains: security and risk management, asset security, security architecture and engineering, communications and network security, identity and access management, security assessment and testing
• Completed certification in on or more enlisted cloud security paths, will of advantage: CCSK by CSA, CCSP by (ISC)2, AZ-500 by Microsoft, SCS-C01 by AWS, PCSE by Google
• Good English written/verbal communication skills

• Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
• Competitive salary and extra benefit package that can be tailored to your personal needs (private medical coverage, sport & recreation package, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
• Permanent contract after 3 months of probation period or B2B contract
• On-line training and certifications fit for career path
• Free on-line foreign languages lessons
• Regular social events
• Access to e-learning platform
• Ergonomic and functional working space with 2 monitors (you can also borrow monitors and office chair for your home office)