The successful candidate will join the Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN) Security Architecture and Solutions team. Their primary role will be to ensure that security is maintained and enhanced across DAN. Within this role, the candidate will work across a wide variety of technologies and support DAN deliveries at all levels, from Enterprise Security Architecture to Product Security implementations. They will work to embed a culture that drives toward the highest standards in security architecture and solutions engineering whilst ensuring that business requirements are understood and adhered to, and security risks are properly understood and mitigated.

Role Responsibility

• Partner with DAN Security and Technology to define and implement security architectures within span of control.
• Fully align Security and Technology architectures to drive aproach of integrated security controls and secure by design. 
• Develop the strategies to protect the global DAN network from the evolving cyber threats, including technology, process, and people elements.
• Continuously review the design and effectiveness of our controls, and operate a program of continuous improvement within span of control. 
• Provide consultancy and solutions architecture services to project teams to assess security risk, communicate security standards and best practices, and partner to ensure effective security outcomes and risk management within projects.
• Contribute to security strategy, policy, controls, and governance - driving secure by design and DevSecOps.
• Work with key stakeholders across multiple brands, teams, functions and 3rd parties to ensure DAN security posture and controls are maintained. 
• Educate, mentor and support all areas of DAN to understand the changing threat landscape and how to enable the business in a secure manner. 

Who are we looking for?

• Proven track record in information / cyber security with both broad and deep domain expertise.  
• Extensive architecture experience across multiple domains including: Network security, cloud security, data leakage prevention, application security, and infrastructure security.
• CISSP or equivalent security certification.
• Expertise in Cloud and DevSecOps security principles and architectures.
• Expertise in Application Security and Application Development principles. 
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and ability to drive change in a matrixed organisation.
• Expert problem solver. Ability to analyse problems from multiple perspectives to drive win:win solutions for all stakeholders.
• Experience in managing stakeholders and able to adapt approach/style to different individuals and teams.

What you’ll get from us

Dentsu Aegis Network is a fantastic place to work with many great benefits on offer including 25 days’ annual holiday, Pension, Cycle to Work Scheme, and get your Birthday day off!

Not only is it an incredibly fun place to work but as part of a multinational organisation there are many opportunities to advance your career within the wider business once you have proven yourself.

About Dentsu Aegis Network (DAN)

DAN is headquartered in London and operates in 145 countries worldwide with more than 45,000 dedicated specialists. Dentsu Aegis Network is Innovating the Way Brands Are Built for its clients through its best-in-class expertise and capabilities in media, digital and creative communications services.

Our values and behaviours:

Agile – Anticipate business needs, continuous process improvement, be flexible whilst maintain high standards

Pioneering – Being constantly curious, be bold in challenging the status quo, support a culture of openness

Ambitious – Strive for excellence, drive hard to achieve, learn from experiences

Responsible – Uphold the highest levels of integrity, lead by example, be courageous in raining concerns

Collaborative – Operate as one finance team locally and globally by sharing best practice and following standard practices and processes

Inclusion & Diversity

We value the strength diversity brings to our business and are working hard to build a more inclusive workplace through partnerships with Stonewall, Business Disability Forum and Business in the Community’s race and gender equality campaigns. We are happy to discuss all flexible and agile approaches to working for all our roles – we can’t promise we will be able to offer you everything you want or need but we do promise to discuss it with you openly and honestly.

If you have any reasonable adjustment needs arising from a disability or medical condition to fully participate in the recruitment process, please discuss this with the recruiter who contacts you.