* The Chief Information Security Office (CISO) is a global team supporting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the firm’s information assets across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. It implements security solutions to meet business needs and ensures trustworthiness of customer data and infrastructure.
* The Principal Security Architect is a cybersecurity expert collaborating with the CTO and CIOs to design and govern security patterns for application development, ensuring security is integrated into technology infrastructure and business applications.
* This role requires cross-departmental collaboration within the organization to embed security as an emergent property of design decisions made across technology teams.
* The Principal Security Architect will lead a team of architects to review solutions, ensuring security controls are incorporated and best practices are followed, particularly in infrastructure projects like cloud environments.
* The role involves overseeing efforts to identify requirements, evaluate technologies, and support product development to address security challenges globally.
Purpose of the role
Develop, implement, and manage the bank’s cloud and security infrastructure, including security administration processes across all platforms.
Accountabilities
* Assess and analyze new security technologies such as CASBs, DLP solutions, and cloud encryption for seamless integration into the bank’s cloud environments.
* Develop and implement security processes aligned with organizational and regulatory requirements.
* Implement cloud security monitoring to detect threats and anomalies.
* Conduct incident investigations related to cloud security, identify root causes, and apply corrective actions.
* Identify and evaluate emerging cloud security technologies to enhance the bank’s security posture.
* Maintain documentation and reports for senior stakeholders regarding cloud security architecture, policies, and incidents.
* Collaborate with cloud operations to manage security infrastructure, including IAM, network security, and data controls, to prevent unauthorized access and breaches.
Director Expectations
* Manage a business function, contribute to strategic initiatives, and influence policies and procedures.
* Lead a large team or projects, providing technical expertise and fostering a performance culture.
* Advise senior management and committees on security strategies.
* Oversee resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for security functions.
* Ensure compliance with regulations and monitor external environment influences.
* Maintain industry knowledge and apply analytical skills to solve complex problems.
* Make strategic decisions and influence stakeholders internally and externally.
* Act as a principal contact and spokesperson for the security function.
All senior leaders are expected to embody leadership behaviors: Listen and be authentic, Energize and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others. Colleagues should demonstrate Barclays Values—Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship—and the Barclays Mindset—Empower, Challenge, Drive.
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