Director/Head - Network Security Architecture - Investment Bank

Title: Director - Head of Network Security Architecture

Location : Pune

As a part of role, your responsibility includes:

- An exciting Enterprise Architect position that spans the Network Security domain which is pivotal to the bank. We offer you the opportunity to modernize and spearhead the strategy and architecture for network security

- Your key responsibilities include - to build and lead the Network Security Architecture to develop consistent and high-quality service roadmaps and architectures, ensuring strategy alignment and oversight of standards and guidelines. You will work closely with the technical domain architects and engineers to develop and agree the target state and transitional states

- You are accountable for the architectural oversight of all areas of Network Security - Network segregation, NAC, DDOS protection, network visibility, SD-WAN, SASE, network security on cloud, FW management and automation. Key projects are network segregation across private cloud, legacy on-prem, and public cloud, FW rule automation and orchestration and NAC and the design and build of SASE to support zero trust

- You have a deep understanding of Enterprise Architecture as well as solid partner management skills to drive consensus across multiple business divisions (you must be willing to challenge the status quo). You will drive Cloud initiatives in line with our Digitalization strategy, particularly in Azure - Azure FW, Azure WAN etc.

- As a senior architect you will participate in architecture state definition (target/interim), technology evaluation and strategy decision, architecture reviews, as well as identification of improvement opportunities and architecture support for department program/projects

- You will align and collaborate with our centralized IT Strategy and Architecture teams, as well as Business Divisions on dependencies across technical domains and service areas

- You will increase the engagement of the architecture team, architecture community both within GCIO and within the divisions, actively engage in strategic projects and this will be ultimately reflected in increased customer engagement and drive higher value from the use of ESS services

- You will be a member of the ESS and other global CIO Design Authorities - representing ESS at those boards to ensure that the right decisions are taken in full context, dependencies are professionally managed and appropriate socialization of key decisions takes place

Qualifications

To excel in this role, you should possess below:

- Degree or Master's degree in Software Engineering, Information Technology or related sciences field (alternatively provable equivalent education and practical experience in this domain) and preferably have a CCIE

- You have outstanding understanding in Security Architecture

- At least 10 years of hands-on experience in an architecture role (enterprise or domain architecture)

- 5 years of software engineering experience with an outstanding understanding of the latest practices and trends in Enterprise, Enabling, Cyber and IT security, technologies and frameworks.

- Experience in successful utilization and integration of enterprise workflow platforms a must

- Profound knowledge of enterprise architecture practices, strategies, processes and methodologies, bringing a passion for architecture and software engineering excellence, Inc. experience in architecture modelling

- Knowledge of Agile, Cloud, DevSecOps, Open Source and a programming language is of substantial advantage

- Practical experience of driving architecture good practice and encouraging creative or forward-thinking in a traditional and modern IT environment

- You have a demonstrable ability to quickly learn new skills, with excellent analytical ability helping you to act as a dedicated problem solver of complex issues

- You have a positive personality and can-do attitude; you also have good communication skills with an excellent command of the English language.

- You are an open-minded and empathic Leader and team-mate with a partnering approach and an enthusiastic and motivated personality, with demonstrated experience in solving complex challenges

- You are intellectually curious and therefore remain abreast of new technologies and developments relating to technical products that might be used enterprise wide and software delivery methodologies

- Your good interpersonal and multi-tasking and skills enable you to quickly gain trust and build up efficient relationships to collaborate with internal partners to drive design of global and regional initiatives/ programs forward

- You demonstrate the ability to evidence implementation of a team culture, resulting of continuous improvement methodology across people, process and technology

- Proficient in balancing business partner views and interests. Engaging senior leaders with different professional and cultural backgrounds in functional merits of Enterprise IT, including articulating business benefits in very tangible ways. Recognized for your dedication, client focus and engaged behavior

- Dedication to fostering an inclusive culture and value diverse perspectives.