Security Configuration Specialist

Company Overview:
Req ID: 306826
NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a Security Configuration Specialist to join our team in Ottawa, Ontario (CA-ON), Canada (CA).

Job Description:
Launch - Engineering - Transformational Architecture - Architecture - Application
NTT DATA Services strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a Security Configuration Specialistto join our team in Ottawa, Ontario (CA-ON), Canada (CA)
Effective systems design is key to keeping projects on track long term. Through your effective design efforts, we will deliver complete and effective solutions. In addition, your expertise will help us during the pre-sales phase to make sure we have the best possible chance of winning new business. Finally, your guidance will help less experienced developers grow in their development skills resulting in an overall better team.

Once You Are Here, You Will:

• Partner with and become a knowledge expert across the organization to solve complex business problems, and form and test hypotheses using a wide array of skills
• Provide a consultative approach with business users, asking questions to understand the business need and determining the platform and products underpinning technology components based on those needs
• Architect platform and product solutions that align with NTT DATA engineering or delivery capabilities, which include but are not limited to: DevOps, Full Stack (.NET or Java), Front-End Frameworks (React, Vue, React-Native, Angular, etc.), AI and Data Analytics, Security
• Assess and recommend cloud provider services (AWS, Google, Microsoft, etc.)
• Gather and review business (use case / user experience) objectives and interpretation into technical requirements
• Evaluate and recommend technical products (SaaS Solutions, Cloud Provider Services) and communication of best practices for those tools and activities to improve effectiveness and quality
• Identify delivery risk due to integration and definition of technical architecture or spikes, backlog to mitigate such risks
• Define and prioritize product non-functional requirements
• Capture and communicate investment costs (one-time, ongoing) for technology products and services
• Organize tasks and resources to complete work and meet deadlines according to established departmental procedures.
• Collaborate closely with NTT DATA practice area leadership during strategy and consulting engagements
• Assist developers in application architecture and resolving technical issues with integration architecture or operations architecture
• Align with team DevOps leadership on technology and tools for delivery
• Provide delivery support in the design, deployment of the product/solution architecture
• Engage and collaborate with client Enterprise Architecture, Architecture Review Boards and Delivery Organizations to align technology recommendations to enterprise standards

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience configuring Azure to meet Government of Canada Secure Protected B security requirements
• 5+ years of experience designing large scale platforms and products that contain a variety of technology products in integration architecture, development architecture, execution architecture (infrastructure, application, data) and operations architecture
• 5+ years experience with a modern programming languages like Java, Python, JavaScript, and/or .NET
• 5+ years experience working in public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• 5+ years of networking experience (security, DNS, VPN, Cloud, load balancing)
• 5+ years of systems administration experience with at least one operating system (Linux or Windows)
• 3+ years experience with one of the following public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in database technologies and information/data architecture
• Experience working in public cloud environments like AWS and understanding tools/techniques for data ingestion and analytics such as Glue, Kinesis, S3, SQS, SNS, Lambda, Step Functions, Redshift, Postgres
• Experience in DevOps, using continuous integration and continuous development (we use Jenkins, Nexus, Git), automation of testing data and transformations, and cloud-native designs and tools, e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Experience with decoupled architectures, realtime or near-realtime event/data streaming, enterprise integration and common messaging patterns, as well as workflow management technologies such as Airflow, Oozie, Azkaban, Luigi, etc.
• Experience implementing monitoring, quality assurance, data validation processes in a relational and big data environment (metrics-driven reliability and performance)
• BS or MS degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, physics, math, engineering, or economics. Equivalent education and/or experience may be substituted for the minimum education requirement
• Ability to constructively resolve conflict, manage expectations for competing priorities, and drive towards business goals; providing leadership in product delivery teams
• Deep understanding in one domain that aligns to NTT DATA practice areas (Front-End Design, [LJ1] DevOps (DevSecOps), Security, .NET, Java, Operations, Cloud Services, etc.)
• Ability to interpret business requirements to formulate technical solutions and to decide among competing technical solutions
• Broad experience in executing technology recommendations across the landscape of platform and services (infrastructure, development and test, application, data, security, operations)
• Expertise in security best practices, especially in a cloud or hybrid setting, including data access controls and tools, auditing, encryption/securing data at rest and in transit, privacy/anonymization constraints, etc.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies

Ideal Mindset:

• Lifelong Learner. You are always seeking to improve your technical and nontechnical skills.
• Servant leader and Team Player. You are someone who wants to see everyone on the team succeed and is willing to go the extra mile to help a teammate in need.
• Communicator. You know how to communicate your design ideas to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders, prioritizing critical information and leaving out extraneous details.
• Partner. You understand the transformation journey of clients in terms of their strategic objectives, business service offerings, and how IT investments support them.

About NTT DATA:

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.com


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