Solution Consultant

Job Description

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The Senior Security Technical Architect is an advanced subject matter expert, responsible for designing robust security architectures for our systems, applications, and infrastructure. collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that technology solutions are secure, compliant, and aligned with industry best practices.

Expertise will be crucial in protecting sensitive data, mitigating risks, and maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of organization systems is crucial for this role.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities:

Designs and develops complex and comprehensive security architectures for our systems, applications, and infrastructure, considering both current and future needs. Viewed as a trusted technical advisor to the client. Collaborates with stakeholders, including developers, engineers, and project managers, to integrate security requirements into the system design and development lifecycle. Provide pre-sales technical support and expertise in analyzing client requirements, in conjunction with the client’s current security capabilities. Provides guidance and expertise in secure coding practices, network security, identity and access management, data protection, and other security domains. Evaluates and selects security technologies, tools, and frameworks to support our security architecture Ensures technical solutions will accomplish the client's objectives Defines and applies security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with industry regulations and best practices. Leads incident response activities, including identification, containment, eradication, and recovery, in coordination with the incident response team. Develops or produces the technical design document to match the solution design specifications. Working with the relevant internal stakeholders, participate or lead in scope of work determination, product pricing and RFP/RFI responses. Assists with the determination of outsourcing, product pricing and collaborates with others to develop an implementation solution. Responsible for influencing and guiding members of the Sales team and to ensure that they are equipped to close deals and maintain visibility of forecasting and sales pipeline in order to influence potential deals. Manages client proof of concept (POC) initiatives, which will require the involvement of the appropriate resources, and setup and delivery of the POC. On all assigned engagements, owns the proposed solution and transitions the build / implementation to the delivery team. Specifically relating to opportunity pursuit this role will evaluate each opportunity for alignment with organizational capabilities and business policy, prepare the executive summary that outlines all of the information gathered from the client in regard to their needs, as understood, document the proposed technology solution, document the statement of work along with all labor requirements, work with the relevant internal stakeholders to prepare the pricing format that will be supplied to the customer, perform the actual solution design and prepare a parts list outlining equipment to be provided, develop and manage a proof-of-concept as such may be required, engage all technical resources required for an accurate solution design, prepare a network diagram outlining the proposed solution, document all deliverables and what constitutes a successful completion, review the final parts list as supplied and submit all information to the applicable bid team for final assembly, verify the proposal’s accuracy and sign off on the final documents to be presented to the client, assist during the final presentation to the client as appropriate.

Knowledge and Attributes:

Advanced client engagement skills coupled with advance technical consulting ability. May be accountable through team for delivery of tactical business targets. Work is reviewed upon completion and is consistent with departmental objectives. Demonstrate advanced client engagement skills. Advanced understanding of the vendor’s products business and technology positioning. Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risks, analyze complex security issues, and propose effective solutions. Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with team members, contributing to their success. Advanced product knowledge integrated with technology understanding. Advanced knowledge of security domains, including network security, application security, cloud security, data protection, identity and access management, cryptography, and secure coding practices. Advanced proficiency in enterprise architecture principles, frameworks (such as TOGAF), and architectural patterns for designing secure and scalable systems. Advanced understanding of security regulations, standards, and frameworks (such as ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS) and their practical application Basic understanding of key vendor subscription models such as Cisco EA 3.0.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science or information systems or a related field. Certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (for example, TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.). Software and programming languages, for example, C++. SAFe Scaled Agile certification advantageous. Vendor product, sales and technology certifications.

Required Experience:

Advanced professional technical experience within a large scale (preferably multi-national) technology services environment. Advanced experience as a Security Technical Architect or a similar role, designing and implementing security architectures for complex systems and applications. Advanced demonstrable experience in a professional technical role Advanced experience with security technologies and tools, such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, SIEM, vulnerability scanners, and secure coding analysis tools. Advanced experience in project management methodologies.

Workplace type:

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. We invest over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are also one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group and headquartered in Tokyo.

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NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.

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