Security Architect - Lead Project

Security Architect - Lead Project

Location: Basel

Period: 15/04/2013 - 30/09/2013

Hours per week: 16 (0.4 FTE base )

Information Security Architect: Lead project

Essential Experience

- Experience of the security implications of virtualised technologies.
- Experience and understanding of the common security infrastructure challenges in large and complex business and technical environments.
- A thorough understanding of the regulations (eg SOX, PCI, COBIT, GxP Data Privacy & Protection, etc.)
- Experience of engaging and interacting with a wide stakeholder group, including but not limited to end users, IMs and IT Staff.
- Knowledge and experience in more than one technology discipline is advantageous.
- >6 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL IT EXPERIENCE IN AN INFRASTRUCTURE DOMAIN.
- Design and management of processes and complex tool landscapes.
- VM Ware and VCE and VBLOCK.
- Security of VLANs and network segmentation espectially in Virtual environment.
- Good practice for secure administration of critical infrastructure.

Desirable Experience:

- TOGAF experience.
- Project Management experience.
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry is considered advantageous.
- Experience in the Service Improvement life cycle process
- Datamodelling and synchronization

Primary Responsibilities

- Lead the sub projects for the ISEC Foundation remediation program.
- Secure administration of critical infrastructure
- Virtual network security and zoning
- Prepare processes for handling generation of output for a SIEM tool and the responses from the SOC for the security incidents.
- Prepare groundwork for security training for administrators
- Review, analyse and propose solutions for security solutions and processes.
- Lead the security engineers and technical writers for the Pilot studies and execution of solutions.

Results to be achieved

- Implement solutions for the sub-projects outlined above
- Review different options for fulfilling all sub-projects and execute a single solution including business case.

Mandate

- Lead technical resources to ensure timely delivery to project manager expectations.
- Discuss with vendors on behalf of company to have a first quotation for price of alternatives.

Project Management Teams

- Ensure delivery of commitments on the participated projects on time and within budget. Provide updates.
- Provide assistance with business requirements and status/progress on solutions

Education

Minimum Requirement:

- BS in Computer Science, engineering or equivalent degree, with technical training equivalent and hands-on experience. MSc degree advantageous plus.
- EXPERT KNOWLEDGE IN A SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY AND ASSOCIATED SUBSYSTEMS.
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATION.
- ITSM foundation preferred. ITSM certification in Incident or Problem Management a plus
- Industry recognized certifications in the relevant are desired
- ITIL knowledge, ITIL Foundation certification preferred.

Special Requirements

(e. g. Language Skills, Mobility, Flexible Working Hours)

- Advanced English language skills a must
- Mobility: No.
- Travel: zero
- Flexibility re working on global projects, eg accommodating other time zones
- Good presentation and negotiation skills
- Conflict management

Please apply if you are interested