Working at NTT:

The Architecture Consultant Security will proactively engage clients to shape and design the transformation of their security architecture. You are seen as a thought leader helping clients to develop successful security programs across the entire lifecycle by helping them understand their current security posture and how to mature to their desired target future state. You will use global threat insight as well as industry expertise to craft a highly contextual roadmap, with clearly defined priorities to achieve the ideal future state. You are responsible for designing the overall architecture and laying out the strategy and program for security transformation. Performance will typically be evaluated based on the creation/capture of the consulting opportunities, pull through and billable utilization.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Help clients to develop a strong Cyber Security strategy and vision, but also performing assessments that look at an organization’s ambition, approach, and maturity in cybersecurity.
• Lead and proactively support client facing workshops by collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and documenting both IT and business challenges, plus needs.
• Collaborate with colleagues by assisting with consulting propositions, presales process with clients which may include conducting meetings, writing proposals, proposing solutions and delivering presentations.
• Create the security roadmap and update the methodology required to address IT and business issues in a professional, knowledge sharing manner enabling the client organization to achieve their stated business outcomes.
• Understanding of the security market and main vendors and competitors resp. contribution to the development of security portfolio, aligned with global NTT strategy.
• Works closely with internal stakeholders in consulting development and other business development activities to create engagements that serve the client and utilize the consultant and wider team.
• Responsible for reviewing strategies and addressing a client’s organizational business problems and needs by providing thought leadership and advisory.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Specialist knowledge and understanding of IT industry environment and business needs
• Excellent understanding of multi-technology infrastructure design couple with strategic thinking ability.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships
• Knowledge of systems, software and programming languages
• Ability to focus on detail with an understanding of how it impacts the business strategically
• Excellent client service orientation
• Ability to work in high-pressure situations
• Ability to establish and manage processes and practices through collaboration and the understanding of business
• Ability to create new and repeat business for the organization
• Able to contribute to the development of new services to take to market
• Able to contribute information on relevant vertical markets
• Able to contribute to the improvement of internal effectiveness by contributing to the improvement of current methodologies, processes and tools

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Degree in relevant field
• TOGAF

Required Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role within a large scale (preferably multi-national) technology services environment
• Multi-technology infrastructure design experience
• Demonstrable level of expertise coupled with consulting and client engagement experience, demonstrating good experience in client needs assessment and change management

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Knowledge to support the adoption of Cyber / Technology Security Controls Frameworks (NIST / ISO / ISF / COBIT / etc.).
• Problem solving and consultative ability to engage as an advisor to C-level executives.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with proven ability to navigate corporate environments and influence stakeholders and partners.
• Excellent understanding of security technology infrastructure design coupled with strategic thinking ability.
• Proven experience with the NTT security product portfolio of Cisco, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Palo Alto and F5.
• Ability to work in high-pressure situations and running multiple customer engagements in parallel.
• Proven track record of proposing and delivering complex ICT solutions to end customers.
• What will make you a good fit for the role?
• Previous experience with security expertise coupled with consulting and client engagement experience, demonstrating good experience in client needs assessment and change management.
• Very good knowledge in the architecture of specific security domains (for example: PAM / IAM, Cloud, IoT, Threat profiling, etc.).
• Experience and certification with Cloud Security platform vendors and technologies such as AWS and Microsoft.
• Strong Dutch and English language skills.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• Certification in security