Security Architect

Standort: Stuttgart, Germany

Our solutions in the field of control and security technology make rail traffic safe and efficient. Our technologies help bring billions of people reliably to their destinations by rail every year. Our ticketing systems process more than 50 million transactions worldwide every day. With the Dubai subway, we have equipped the world's largest driverless subway with a complete solution.

Security Architect (M/F/d) in full or part time (Ref.Nr.1001967) for our activities in the field of transportation at our headquarters in Ditzingen near Stuttgart

You will enjoy having this responsibility:
In this function you have to analyze security aspects and to create generic security documents and reports. You will be responsible for the creation of our local security policies that includes among other topics Secure Coding, Security Logging, Vulnerability Management and Malware Management. The Design of security related architecture in projects will also be part of daily doing as well as the definition of generic security roles within the railway domain.

It also involves the following tasks:
- You will create generic document templates and security policies and analyze the customer security requirements- In addition you have to ensure that the security risk assessments as well as the penetration tests, the product assessments and the vulnerability scans are carried out- Furthermore you will be responsible for the development of Cyber Shield building blocks like Cyber Gate, Cyber PKI, Cyber KMC and other- Then you have to provide specialized expertise to various development projects (requirements interpretation,solution design)- You will and considering the support of the solution design- Your tasks also involve following initiatives, norms and standards that are driving the security evolution

You have:
- You have a Bachelor or Masters degree, preferably in information technology/information security or similar- You have at least 3 years experience in the security domain and in product development- You have a good practical experience working with international and multidisciplinary teams- You have knowledge of ISO27k/NIST 800-53/62443 and best practices of security principles- You are fluent in English, verbally and written and you have preferable good German skills- You describe yourself as a teamplayer and you focus that things get done

Do you want to know more? The Talent Acquisition Team looks forward to hearing from you:
Tel.: +49 (0)176 87 99 67 52

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What we offer you:
We understand the needs and interests of all people at Thales. The personal and professional development as well as the advancement of teams are very important to us and we invest a lot. We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities. We honour accomplishments and provide an attractive compensation policy.

An open dialogue and transparency are actively practised and demonstrated. We actively promote diversity, create the necessary framework conditions and commit to a resolute support for all forms of diversity. We are convinced that mixed teams get the best results and that equal opportunities are a matter of course. For our exemplary dedication in terms of a personnel management based on equal opportunities we were given the TOTAL E-QUALITY award. Special programmes promote diversity and inclusion as well as compatibility of family and career. We assist our employees with the balancing act between private life and the exciting challenges at Thales.