Senior Security Architect, Cyber Security

Senior Security Architect, Cyber Security ( TOGAF , NIST , SABSA  )

Our Cybersecurity architecture team works diligently to protect NielsenIQ's data center and cloud components from cyber-attacks. We're driving a global security strategy through technology leader partnership, continuously evolving our security systems designs, analyzing industry frameworks and standards to drive more meaningful security outcomes, and actively searching for ways to drive more cohesive security capability delivery across our global estate. 

As a Sr. Cybersecurity Architect, you'll assess, plan and enact security measures to protect our organization from threats and attacks on its computer networks and systems. This role handles global Cybersecurity Architecture design to completion, including threat modeling, assessing and securing cloud native services, and helping users adhere to new regulations, policies, standards, and processes that improve NielsenIQ's global security posture. 

What You'll Do 

• Collaborate with the Governance, Risk, and Compliance function to align security policies with both detective and preventative controls, while continuously refining standards and best practices documentation to ensure policy consistency. 
• Establish and nurture strategic relationships with security teams and key stakeholders, articulating benchmarks of success, setting clear expectations, and enhancing organizational security competencies. 
• Own the creation and maintenance of architecture designs, patterns, and blueprints for cybersecurity technologies and processes, while actively driving and influencing architects from other teams to develop and complete equivalent artifacts for their respective domains. 
• Offer informed recommendations to technical and project leadership regarding security compliance, drawing on thorough research and analysis of relevant legislation and industry standards including FEDRAMP, PCI, CSF, ISO, NIST, CIS, as well as cloud provider frameworks. 
• Oversee the development and ongoing management of a comprehensive global Threat Modeling program in support of cybersecurity objectives. 
• Remain current with regulatory requirements, emerging trends, and industry best practices, regularly updating stakeholders on their implications for applied security measures. 
• Represent stakeholders in Enterprise Architecture and Security Architecture councils, overseeing the review and approval processes for security initiatives. 
• Partner with Enterprise Risk Management and Cyber Fraud teams to educate stakeholders about potential risks, ensuring the establishment and maintenance of effective risk evaluation and management processes from an architectural standpoint. 

• A minimum of 7 years of cybersecurity architecture experience. 
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in a role with full accountability for large-scale implementation in large matrixed organizations. 
• A minimum of 7 years of experience designing and delivering global-scale security solutions utilizing a mixture of cloud and on-premises technologies across a broad array of security disciplines. 
• Ability to operate in a constantly evolving environment to make tough decisions and enact change in the face of ambiguity. 
• A product and service delivery approach with a deep understanding of customer needs and aligns design strategies and solutions to an overall cybersecurity roadmap. 
• Demonstrates proven expertise and ability to influence peers/external business leaders on security matters at a global level and presents organizational security strategies to multiple audiences and knowledge levels. 
• Innate curiosity, strong problem-solving skills, and a drive for simplification and automation. 
• Demonstrable experience with Power Automate, Power Virtual Assistant, and PowerShell. 
• Active contribution and participation in industry programs and events. 
• This position is remote and requires minimal travel. 

• Enjoy a flexible and rewarding work environment with peer-to-peer recognition platforms. 
• Recharge and revitalize with help of wellness plans made for you and your family. 
• Plan your future with financial wellness tools. 
• Stay relevant and upskill yourself with career development opportunities

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee-Assistance-Program (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the world's leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023, NIQ combined with GfK, bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insights—delivered with advanced analytics through state-of-the-art platforms—NIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100+ markets, covering more than 90% of the world's population.

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