Senior Information Security Architect - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Information Security Architect to join our team in a remote capacity. In this role, you will be the principal technical authority on information security architecture, ensuring that WIPO's business solutions adhere to secure architecture principles and standards. As a Senior Information Security Architect, you will play a crucial role in shaping and safeguarding WIPO’s information assets in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

What You'll Do

• Lead the development and continuous refinement of WIPO's strategic security architecture vision, ensuring alignment with Information Assurance and ICT strategies.
• Collaborate with various teams to define and apply business-relevant and risk-based security architecture standards.
• Define, publish, and maintain the information security elements of WIPO's enterprise architecture blueprint.
• Ensure that WIPO's security reference architectures are current, standards-based, and adaptable to evolving business needs.
• Review business and technology services and product architectures, identifying design gaps and recommending security enhancements.
• Represent information security in the WIPO Architectural Solutions Group, ensuring applications are designed with security standards in mind.
• Manage a continuous architectural compliance program, measuring and reporting compliance and effectiveness to governance committees.
• Develop and implement an awareness program to promote information security architecture principles among stakeholders.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in information security, computer science, engineering, mathematics, business, or related discipline.
• At least seven years of relevant professional experience in regulated industries.
• Proven experience as an Information Security Architect, leading teams to design and implement complex information security architectures.
• Hands-on experience securing at least one of the three major public cloud vendors (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Excellent written and spoken knowledge of English.

Nice to Have

• Additional certifications like SABSA SCP, BRMP, or AWS Certifications.
• Experience with securing solutions that leverage M365 technology.
• Familiarity with IT GRC tools and advanced infrastructure security.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary of $77,326 annually.
• Remote work flexibility, allowing you to work from anywhere.
• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
• Supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Engagement in meaningful work that impacts global intellectual property.