Cyber Security Solution Architect

Company Profile:
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Job Title: Cyber Security Solution Architect
Position: Associate Consultant / Manager Consulting Expert
Experience: 10-15 years
Category: Software Development/ Engineering
Shift: Canada Shift - EST
Main location: Bangalore
Position ID: J1025-0554
Employment Type: Full Time
Education Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or higher with minimum 10 years of relevant experience.

Position Overview :
Position Description
Did you ever wish for a role where you would be part of a global success story, helping hundreds of businesses protect their value? Have you dreamed of collaborating with hundreds of like-minded colleagues across India and Canada and thousands more across the globe, in setting technology solution strategy, and building compelling cyber offerings?

How about working across a diverse vendor ecosystem, creating leverage through partnerships, with the technology independent latitude to innovate, and being a thought leader and a brand builder!

Are you #CGIready to be part of our Canadian Cybersecurity team and drive our national cybersecurity technology solutions strategy, and services portfolio management and evolution?

You will join a diverse team of colleagues equally committed to ensuring Canadian businesses achieve the most effective and appropriate security for their particular needs.

As we are a technology independent provider, the technology solutions lead will have the entire cybersecurity vendor landscape as their sandbox, with the versatility to define and build best in class offerings, and set exciting roadmaps.

We are all particularly proud of our 20+ year record of continually adapting to meet our client cybersecurity obligations. Your deep technical strength, solution development discipline, innovative mindset, and strong sense of team will ensure you fit right in.

The Role:

• The Technology Solutions Practice Lead drives a disciplined program of cybersecurity services and offers development.
• The Lead understands the constantly changing cyber marketplace, identifies solution opportunities, and leads to the development of compelling offerings from business cases through to operations and market readiness.
• In this highly collaborative role, you will bring together diverse functions such as architecture and engineering, security operations, finance, vendor management, and marketing, to establish a differentiated market position and accelerate time to revenue.
• Your deep cybersecurity and technical experience are balanced by a strong business acumen enabling effective engagement at all stages of the solution development lifecycle.

Responsibilities include:
o Works collaboratively with colleagues to define, prioritize, and build offerings.
o Accelerates operations, market, and sales readiness for new offerings and manages product development lifecycle.
o Engages key cross-functional stakeholders for most effective packaging and positioning.
o Acts as key market evangelist for solutions – events, whitepapers, blogs etc.
o Supports the sales and proposal process – education, presentations, content development etc.
o Good domain expertise for developing security solution architecture
o Supports technology vendor engagement and strategy.
o Drives and refine product/service improvements informed by client and sales team feedback
Your future duties and responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with colleagues to define, prioritize, and build offerings.
• Accelerates operations, market, and sales readiness for new offerings and manages product development lifecycle.
• Engages key cross-functional stakeholders for most effective packaging and positioning.
• Acts as key market evangelist for solutions – events, whitepapers, blogs etc.
• Supports the sales and proposal process – education, presentations, content development etc.
• Supports technology vendor engagement and strategy.
• Drives and refine product improvements informed by client and sales team feedback
• Establishes Portfolio KPI's to measure success
• Translate business, industry, and regulatory requirements into information security objectives and associated tactical/strategic information security initiatives.
• Develops and provides appropriate guidance on solutions to mitigate risks and enhance system security
• Working experience in any of the compliance programs (PCI DSS, HIPPA,ISO 27001,SOC2, SOX,NIST,FISMA, COBIT).
• Review, implementation and/or remediation relating to regulatory reporting and associated governance and control frameworks
• Working knowledge on endpoint security technologies like, EDR, XDR, DLP, Vulnerability Management & Email Security.
• Hands on experience in tools like CrowdStrike / Sentinel One /MS Defender /Tenable/Qualys/ Proofpoint / EOP (in any 3 tools)
• Understanding security by design principles and architecture level security concepts
• Knowledge of and experience with related Workstation and Server technologies.
• Good Knowledge on ITIL, Incident management, Change Management and Problem Management including analysis and response

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

• First and foremost, an innovative and inquisitive mindset, and a passion to build.
• Minimum of 9 years of Information security experience.
• Strong understanding of the cybersecurity market and the challenges faced by organizations.
• Understanding of, and passion for, differentiated packaging, productization, and positioning.
• Representative balance of business and financial, sales and marketing, and technical acumen.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex risk concepts effectively to senior executives and stakeholders
• Demonstrates good inter-personal skills, high standards of professional behavior in dealings with business customers, colleagues and staff

Job Qualifications:
CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodation for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Life at CGI:
It is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…
You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction
Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise
You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons
Come join our team, one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.