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K&K; Talents is an international recruiting agency that has been providing technical resources in the European region since 1993. This position is with one of our clients in the Spain who is actively hiring candidates to expand their teams. Role: Cyber Security Architect Location: Madrid Spain (Hybrid Remote) Employment type: Full Time Permanent Roles and Responsibilities: Developing and designing security architecture that align with business objectives and regulatory requirements, encompassing network, system, applications, and data. Conducting risk assessments to identity and prioritise cybersecurity risks and developing risk management strategies and mitigation plans to address identified vulnerabilities. Implementing security controls, technologies, and best practices to protect against common cybersecurity threats, such as malware, phishing, ransomware, and insider threats. Developing and implementing security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards and organisational security objectives. Developing incident response plans and procedures, establishing incident detection and response capabilities and leading incident response efforts to minimise the impact of security incidents. Monitoring and analysing threat intelligence feeds, security advisories and cyber threat trends to identity emerging threat and vulnerabilities. Conducting security assessments, penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to identify weakness in security controls. Providing training and awareness programs to educate employees and stakeholders about risks, best practices, and compliance requirements. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, stakeholder sand external partners to ensure alignment of cybersecurity efforts with business objectives and effectively communicating to senior management. Mandatory Skills In-depth knowledge of cybersecurity principles, concepts and best practices including threat modelling, risk assessment and security controls. Substantial knowledge/experience of network security technologies and protocols such as firewalls, intrusion detection / prevention systems, VPNs and secure network design principles. Experience/knowledge of application security concepts, secure coding practices and techniques. Demonstrable experience of cloud computing e.G. AWS, Azure, and expertise in securing cloud-based environments including identity access management (IAM). Experience of conducting security assessments, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and security audits. Experience in developing incident response plans and procedures. Significant demonstrable experience with cybersecurity tools and technologies such as SIEM. Experience of delivering verbal and written communications to effectively convey complex technical concepts to diverse levels and abilities of staff. Leadership abilities to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with stakeholders. Project management skills/experience of planning executing and managing cybersecurity project(s). Experience within financial services or regulated environments. Exposure to large-scale enterprise platforms and transformation programmes. Familiarity with secure design in cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments. Experience acting as a Solution Architect or Technical Design Authority. Pragmatic and risk-based approach to security. Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset. Ability to operate across a wide range of technologies and domains. Collaborative, with the ability to influence without direct authority. Comfortable operating in governance-driven environments. Note: Applicants for employment in Spain should possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.