Thales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billons of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.

Have experience of advising on security solutions taking into account customer needs

Risk Management and Accreditation

Cyber Security Architect

LIFE AS A THALES CYBER SECURITY ARCHITECT

We are looking for Cyber Security Architects to join our growing team. As a Cyber Security Architect, you’ll work on complex systems provided by Thales and provide specialist security architecture, technical leadership and guidance, to enable Thales to devise, develop and maintain reliable, secure, accreditable and economically sustainable security solutions to meet the project needs.
You will advise on the development of high level security compliant architecture and contribution to the design of the preliminary and detailed designs of the solution: it includes the study of alternatives and a risk assessment

Consult on potential security components architectures (e.g. SIEM, IAM, gateways, detection and deception capabilities...)

Evaluate architectures against Business Line policy and major cyber security standards & regulation frameworks (NIST, ISO, JSP, etc.)

Produce justification for architectural choices

Ensure technical coordination across a multi-discipline team

Present, recommend and demonstrate solutions to customer representatives, peers or technical teams

Conduct security related tasks including:

Production of engineering and architecture reports, specifications and design documents
Verification of architectures and solutions against established requirements
Development of documentation to enable the accreditation and certification of solutions
Development and delivery of security training for a specific user community, taking into account their existing knowledge and training needs based upon the required learning outcomes.
Collaborate/interact with cyber suppliers/vendors for technical assessment of cyber products in order to select a suitable one

PROFILE:
Ideally you have graduated in Engineering or Computer Science or hold relevant industry certifications (CISSP, Cisco, CCP, etc)

Have experience of advising on security solutions taking into account customer needs
You want to secure the solutions in collaboration with the domain architects
You are seen as a value proposition on crucial and sensitive programmesCOMPETENCIES:
You have the ability to define architectures on your own or with other specialists
You are proficient with Infrastructure Security Design, Security Supervision Design, and Information Systems Security (ISS)
You can advise and give support to the rest of the team
Familiar with Risk Analysis, Network Security, Cryptography, Identity & Access Management (software/hardware development, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, cloud technologies)
Able to monitor and measure risk as well as compliance
You have the ability to work with customers and technical teams

NICE TO HAVE:
Domain knowledge – Defence, Nuclear, Government, Aerospace, CNI, Transport

Risk Management and AccreditationYOUR CAREER AT THALES
Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. You will be able to evolve and grow your competences in different areas:
Room and attention to personal development
Build your talents in another domain of Thales Group, discovering new products, new customers, new country or go to a more complex Solution
Choose between a technical expertise or a leadership path
Build an international career within a leading Engineering Group

#LI-SW1

In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.

Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment,if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.

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