The role

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Security Architect will play a crucial role in supporting projects across the business. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing the necessary support and requirements to others to ensure DLA Piper remains secure and compliant.

The Security Architect will also need to support the wider security, compliance, risk and architectural community through the design and delivery of security controls, identification of new and changing requirements and in response to new and emerging threat.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support projects and initiatives in an advisory capacity as a security SME
• Identify and provide requirements to projects and initiatives
• Ensure requirements are met (implementation governance)
• Produce and maintain of architectural artefacts (designs, patterns, registers)
• Supply security requirements into projects and RFI/RFPs
• Drive improvements, support compliance through the execution of our security strategy
• Support and influence technical strategy

ABOUT YOU

• Experience of working to demonstrate compliance with Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP) – Azure preferred however not essential.
• Maintained awareness of emerging threats and vulnerability research.
• Working knowledge of the use of Enterprise Systems Management tools
• Familiarity in Agile development processes

The following demonstrable experience is essential (minimum of 3):

• Cloud Security – Adoption & migration, Governance
• Data Governance – DR, DLP, DRM, Data lifecycle Management
• App & Systems Development Security
• Asset Management including MDM
• Identity & Access management
• Network & Endpoint security
• Logging, Monitoring & Retention
• Threat intelligence, Automation & Orchestration
• Configuration & Vulnerability management

ABOUT US

DLA Piper is a global law firm with lawyers located in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Our global reach ensures that we can help businesses with their legal needs anywhere in the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality, service excellence and value to our clients and offering practical and innovative legal solutions to help them succeed. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies, as well as government and public sector bodies.

OUR VALUES

In everything we do connected with our People, our Clients and our Communities, we live by these values:

• Be Supportive – we are compassionate and inclusive, valuing diversity and acting thoughtfully
• Be Collaborative – we are proactive, passionate team players investing in our relationships
• Be Bold – we are fearless and inquisitive, challenging ourselves to think big and find creative new solutions
• Be Exceptional – we are strategic and driven, exceeding standards and expectations

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At DLA Piper, diversity and inclusion underpins how we live our values and everything we do.  We believe that everyone has a voice, and that everyone’s voice counts. We know that the rich diversity across our firm makes us stronger, more innovative and creative, which helps us to better serve our clients and communities. We are committed to providing an inclusive working environment and culture across our global firm, where everyone can bring their authentic self to work.

AGILE WORKING

We know that people have responsibilities and interests outside of their career and that as a business, we all benefit from working flexibly. That’s why we are open to discussing with candidates the different ways in which we are able to support requests for agile working arrangements.

PRE-ENGAGEMENT SCREENING

In the event that we make an offer to you, and where local legislation permits, we will conduct pre-engagement screening checks that may include but are not limited to your professional and academic qualifications, your eligibility to work in the relevant jurisdiction, any criminal records, your financial stability and references from previous employers.