Job Description

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Job Summary The Security Architect is focused on the Africa technology estate, doing what is right for the Africa business while aligning where possible to group strategy, ensuring it is designed and built to appropriate levels of security, through production and maintenance of security architectures. With specific emphasis on Innovation: Architecture, Design and Build Innovation and Application Security Services with priority on mobile, digital and data services.
The core purpose of this role is to help shape strategy and drive consistent implementation that enables the business to pursue their digital agenda. The role will require you to work with the PMO office, architects, engineers, application and infrastructure teams including the Lead Security Consultant risk team on the promotion and adoption of strategic security components and services. Working with these teams; you will assist in the development of plans, roadmaps and secure patterns and provide additional assistance on the specifics of the integration with the strategic security services. You will also
liaise with the core engineering functions for these services to ensure the services are meeting security application and infrastructure requirements.



Key Accountabilities Produce and Maintain a complete set of security architectures and designs and drive compliance to them.

xefx82xb7 Shape and steer security architectural designs and decisions in technology forums

xefx82xb7 Work with architects from the business line, infrastructure & application teams to ensure that security is xe2x80x98architectedxe2x80x99 into their specific architectures, roadmaps and implementations.

xefx82xb7 Engage with business stakeholders and the Lead Security Consultant team to understand their propositions such that their goals can be achieved securely or where necessary with full understanding of the risks involved. Support the development and deployment of security solutions

xefx82xb7 Establish core relationship with the development/infrastructure and application teams and ensure strong security practices are adhered to. xefx82xb7 Develop and maintain a roadmap of integration of security solutions with development & infrastructure teams.

xefx82xb7 Initiate and where necessary lead any strategic security projects whether in security or elsewhere in the company. Evaluate emerging technologies and enable effective exploitation

xefx82xb7 Build strong relationships with technology providers to identify security technologies that could add value to Barclays and introduce them to the wider design and development community.

xefx82xb7 Ensure that new technologies are exploited in a controlled and expedient way in alignment with the agreed architecture, working closely with the development community across Technology. Design Governance

xefx82xb7 Participate in the global design governance frameworks to review proposed application and infrastructure designs

xefx82xb7 Review and approval where appropriate of design and solutions presented at the Africa forums. Role / Person Specification Education and Experience

Architecture

• Leverage a solid & deep understanding of the organization strategy to identify, design & deliver relevant, scalable, testable, re-usable technology solutions
• Work in collaboration with delivery teams to independently analyse customer requirements & varying business capabilities & leverage analysis to identify & accurately spec / frame xe2x80x98the complex business problems we are aiming to solvexe2x80x99 with each solution design or solution evolution
• Through the above processes, leverage emotional, social & business / commercial quotient to understand consumers and the broader range of stakeholders, their opinions & perspectives and reconcile these within the solution designs (negotiation skills and dealing with complex and divergent stakeholder opinions are a must)
• Leverage expertise in analytical & creative problem solving to synthesise a solution design (build a solution from its components) beyond the analysis of the problem
• Lead design thinking processes to successfully deliver solution blueprints & associated roadmaps
• Create end to end solution blueprints & ensure these can be implemented across all phases of the initiative life-cycle (ideation through to product launch & commercialization)
• Design & or contribute to the design & implementation of detailed feasibilities & business cases
• Leverage a strong engineering background to make the right choices in solution design xe2x80x93 this knowledge includes but is not limited to: domain driven design, loosely coupled integration, microservices and other modern software design practices
• The above extends to identifying the best fit tools to be used for a particular solution, understanding those that would not be a good choice and leveraging researching skills to pivot towards something better
• Assume xe2x80x98one stopxe2x80x99 shop accountability for solution blueprint design & delivery decisions within an organization based on the above
• Work with project / program management teams to design solution roadmaps aligned to the strategic requirements of an organization and through which the solution can be implemented across all phases of the initiative life-cycle (ideation through to product launch and commercialization)
• Work embedded, as part of a delivery team, to ensure the successful design & implementation of solution blueprints
• Ensure that the detail of the solution (across all architecture domains) is accurate to the implementation of the initiative, true to the bankxe2x80x99s architectural principles/preferences, implementable by the different teams involved in the solution
• Work as part of embedded delivery teams to conduct solution reviews, code reviews, testing and other disciplines associated with solution design & delivery
• Attend various Group & Business specific architectural design forums and present solution designs and detailed business cases for approval
• Leverage synthesis & creative problem skills to identify risk (impending danger & challenges) and work with a cross functional group of stakeholders across the value chain for support & direction
• Conduct solution reviews against defined customer metrics and ensure the ongoing achievement of business results through solution implementation
• Ensure a solid understanding of emerging & evolving architectural principles and hold one stop shop accountability for the evolution of solutions in alignment with these principles (where it makes sense to do so)
• Build architectural capability across delivery teams in a business to ensure ongoing evolution of skills in solution delivery
• Contribute to the architecture body of knowledge
• Contribute to the design & evolution of architectural principles and preferences

People

• Participate in peer reviews (code, solution, testing etc.) and transfer knowledge and capability across delivery teams for improved solutioning & evolving architectural practices
• Set & Cascade solution direction across technology delivery teams
• Build & evolve the architectural capability of Delivery teams across the business xe2x80x93 through active coaching & information / knowledge sharing
• As an SME, support the proactive attraction, recruitment, development, & retention of strong technology teams across an estate
• Leverage and embed agile practices in delivery teams and work to build strong self-directed, high performance teams through agile working practices (including daily, weekly, etc. sprint routines, regular & honest feedback etc.)

Financial & Vendor Management, Risk & Governance

• Carry the xe2x80x98one stop shopxe2x80x99 accountability for all risk associated with solution design (from ideation to deployment)
• Apply the organization risk & governance frameworks
• Ensure solution design alignment to Group guidelines & ensure solutions are sustainable for the enterprise
• Proactively involve / engage chapter & guild leads in solution decision making, applying an enterprise wide lens to product & service development
• Ensure solution design alignment to regulatory requirements and continuously update knowledge on regulatory requirements for the successful design of new & evolution of existing solutions
• Deliver on time & on budget (always)

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

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