PricewaterhouseCoopers

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Technology

Specialism

Advisory - Other

Management Level

Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in cybersecurity focus on protecting organisations from cyber threats through advanced technologies and strategies. They work to identify vulnerabilities, develop secure systems, and provide proactive solutions to safeguard sensitive data.

In cloud security at PwC, you will be responsible for designing, implementing and elevating the security posture across our clients’ cloud environments, covering IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. Your work will involve having a deep technical knowledge of cloud security and you will work with one or more Cloud Service Providers (CSP) to implement security protocols, monitor for potential security breaches, conduct risk assessments and vulnerability testing of cloud-based systems, and stay up to date with the latest security threats and trends in cloud technology.

Cyber Security Architect Senior Manager, core responsibility overview:

▪ We are seeking experienced cyber security architects at the manager level to join our advisory team within our Cyber security practice, to respond to strong demand-led growth. Our cyber security architects help clients to understand their cyber risks and define, design, and execute a strategy which enables the business to deliver its objectives within their desired risk envelope.

▪ Team leadership - As a manager, you lead and guide your team in all important issues and make a significant contribution to the success of projects

▪ Global orientation - Work with a global mindset with teams based in the UK, Germany and other Middle Eastern Countries

▪ Project work - Using innovative methods and partnerships with leading vendors, your role involves the following:

• Managing and delivering cyber security and cyber risk assignments, including producing documentation and reports, and quality assuring the work produced by junior team members.
• Writing cyber security strategies rooted in a pragmatic understanding of their business situation and objectives, to help them navigate complex, risk-driven cyber decisions.
• Designing cyber security services and architectures that will enable strong security capabilities.
• Maintaining awareness of key business and industry trends, and understanding how they impact responses to cyber risk.
• Building client relationships and establishing credibility by demonstrating knowledge of various aspects of cybersecurity, and identifying opportunities where PwC can assist.
• Supporting senior members of the team in developing client proposals and solution offerings.
• Supporting the development of security architecture-related toolkits, methodologies and accelerators.
• Helping retain and develop other cyber security team members.
• Industry specialism - You will be developing a strong track record of credibility as a trusted advisor and an expert in Cloud Security
• Engineering within a specialized industry or sector

Role requirements:

▪ Strong understanding and practical experience in infrastructure and cloud platform security

▪ Experience/knowledge of relevant methods and frameworks (such as SABSA, TOGAF, NIST CSF etc.).

▪ Experience/knowledge of cloud service providers and cloud-native security technologies.

▪ Professional certification such as CISSP/SABSA/TOGAF is desirable.

▪ Experience providing expert strategy, risk and technical advice, guidance and support on cyber security.

▪ Experience working in agile teams

▪ At least 5 years of relevant work experience across a broad range of cyber and information security skills

▪ Leadership experience is an advantage

▪ Excellent communication skills – both oral and written

▪ A keen eye for detail and strong focus on encouraging quality work by all team members, and a constructive approach to developing and mentoring colleagues with those goals in mind.

▪ Experience of business development or sales, including working on bid teams, and supporting winning proposals and RFP responses is desirable.

▪ Experience helping clients effect substantial and complex business change, and experience of assuring or enabling change at scale is desirable.

▪ Open minded seeking innovative solutions

▪ Ability to work within a fast-paced & unstructured environment

▪ Ability to adapt to and communicate with different working styles

▪ Ability to interact efficiently with senior members of the firm across multiple

time zones

Essential skills & attributes:

• Demonstrates extensive knowledge in infrastructure and cloud security
• Experience in Consulting or in working within multinational environments
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• High level of customer orientation and a convincing demeanour
• Ability to work within a fast-paced & unstructured environment. Must be able to multi-task and effectively and continually prioritise
• Excellent oral and written English skills. German language proficiency is a plus

Education

• University degree, ideally in the fields of Computer and Information Science, Business Informatics, Computer Engineering, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Management Information Systems

Minimum years experience required

• 15 years of experience

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Cloud Administration, Cloud Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure Architecture Design, Cloud Resource Management, Cloud Security, Cloud Security Auditing, Cloud Service Delivery, Cloud Service Level Risk Management, Coaching and Feedback, Communication, Creativity, Cyber Engineering, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Forensic Investigation, Incident Investigation, Inclusion, Influence, Information Security {+ 27 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Yes

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

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