Cybersecurity Solution Architect

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this.

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Would you like to be part of our new adventure in Malaga? Vodafone Group is launching its new technological HUB (MSH), an international center of excellence dedicated to research and development of technical solutions, such as Secure Networks, 5G and 6G development, Open RAN, IoT, MPN & MEC and UCC for Vodafone Business, platforms and enterprise solutions.

Come and join us to create the future together

**What you’ll do**:
Vodafone Business is the enterprise arm of Vodafone Group, with over €10B in revenue we serve customers all around the world, from small and medium business (SMEs), to large multinationals (MNCs) with a wide variety of products and services. We are part of Vodafone Business Product Engineering and we are looking for a Solution Architect Lead - Cybersecurity.

We are looking for a hands-on **cybersecurity expert** with a collaborative mindset to lead the design, development, and testing of cutting-edge security products that we offer to our enterprise customers. You will drive the entire product development lifecycle, working in close partnership with product managers to translate market requirements into technical solutions. If you excel at turning complex security concepts into stable and scalable product technology, this is the perfect role for you.

**Responsibilities**:

- Technical Leadership: Drive the technical design and development of our cybersecurity products, leveraging the NIST framework (Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover).
- Solution Architecture: Create detailed cybersecurity architectures that address market needs focusing on one or more of the different pillars, end-user security, network security, cloud security, data protection, threat detection, and response mechanisms.
- Hands-on Development: Lead by example with strong coding, scripting, and tool usage skills while leveraging DevSecOps methodologies. Contribute actively to the development process, implementing core features, testing, and debugging.
- Technology Evaluation: Research, evaluate, and integrate cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies to enhance our product capabilities.
- Collaboration with Product Management: Partner with product managers to understand customer pain points and translate market insights into technical product requirements.
- Technical Documentation: Produce comprehensive documentation of design decisions, implementation details.
- Mentorship: Guide and mentor a team of cybersecurity engineers, fostering technical excellence, innovation, and a focus on business outcomes.

**Who you are**:
We are looking for someone principal skills:

- Experience of hands-on building cybersecurity products or solutions focused on cybersecurity product development.
- Demonstrated understanding of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
- Deep understanding of cybersecurity principles, technologies, threat landscape, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques.
- Strong architectural design skills, with the ability to create scalable, secure, and performant technical solutions that scale for thousands of customers.
- A proven track record of delivering technology-driven, cybersecurity products to market.
- Experience with modern software engineering practices, DevSecOps, and Continuous Delivery.
- Experience with cloud computing platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

**Not a perfect fit?**:
**What's in it for you**:
We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too:

- Possibility of hybrid working
- Direct Contract with Vodafone VOIS
- Tickets Restaurant
- Intensive Summer Hours (8:00 am-3:00 pm).
- Social benefits
- Flexible retribution plan
- Training plan
- 25 days of vacation + December 24 and 31

**Who we are**:
At Vodafone, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We take pride in our commitment to providing equal opportunities to individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We firmly believe that diversity includes a spectrum of experiences, and we welcome and support individuals with functional diversity.

Our mission is to create an accessible workplace where all team members can thrive, regardless of the