We are after a Senior IT Solutions Architect to join Fronetxt on site in Warsaw– EUIN130 for a long terms contract, 220+ ManDays Annually and on a 12-month contract with 2 proposed renewals if all goes well so potentially 3+ years.

Frontex, the European Border, and Coast Guard Agency promotes, coordinates, and develops European border management in line with the EU fundamental rights charter and the concept of Integrated Border Management.

To help identify migratory patterns as well as trends in cross-border criminal activities, Frontex analyses data related to the situation at and beyond the EU’s external borders. It monitors the situation at the borders and helps border authorities to share information with Member States. The agency also carries out vulnerability assessments to evaluate the capacity and readiness of each Member State to face challenges at its external borders, including migratory pressure.

Frontex coordinates and organizes joint operations and rapid border interventions to assist Member States at the external borders, including in humanitarian emergencies and rescue at sea. The agency deploys European Border and Coast Guard teams, including a pool of at least 1 500 border guards and other relevant staff to be deployed in rapid interventions. The members of the rapid reaction pool must be provided by Member States upon request by the agency. It also deploys vessels, aircraft, vehicles, and other technical equipment provided by Member States in its operations. In addition, Frontex may carry out operations on the territory of non-EU countries neighboring at least one Member State, in case of migratory pressure at a non-EU country’s border.

Frontex, the European Border, and Coast Guard support Member States with the screening, debriefing, identification, and fingerprinting of migrants. Officers deployed by the agency refer and provide initial information to people who need, or wish to apply for, international protection, cooperating with the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) and national authorities. It is the national authorities, not Frontex, who decide which person is entitled to international protection.

The agency assists EU Member States in forced returns of people who have exhausted all legal avenues to legitimize their stay within the EU. This help includes obtaining travel documents for the returnees by working closely with consular authorities of the relevant non-EU countries. It can also organize voluntary departures of nationals of non-EU countries who were issued return decisions by Member State authorities. Frontex also organizes return operations on its own initiative and “collecting return operations”, where returnees are returned with escort officers and transportation provided by their countries of origin. It has created several pools of return experts to be deployed in Member States when needed.

Responsibilities: 

  • Design, advise and propose possible infrastructure improvements, changes, or upgrades
  • Propose solutions and design complex systems
  • Create and update the technical documentation and operating procedures and policies
  • Accompany and oversee deployments and configuration changes and methods to ensure minimum network and services disruption
  • Design, build and implement enterprise-class security systems for a production environment
  • Align standards, frameworks, and security with overall business and technology strategy
  • Identify and communicate current and emerging security threats
  • Design security architecture elements to mitigate threats as they emerge
  • Create solutions that balance business requirements with information and cyber security requirements
  • Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements
  • Train users in the implementation or conversion of systems

Requirements

We are after someone who has had varied and balanced experience in the field and would meet the below requirements. 

Must-Have:

  • 3+ years of experience in systems development and security
  • Practical knowledge of designing security architecture, demonstrating solutions delivery, principles, and emerging technologies – Designing and implementing security solutions. This includes continuous monitoring and making improvements to those solutions, working with an information security team.
  • 2+ years of experience in testing complex systems
  • Experience In consulting and designing IT Security Systems
  • Practical knowledge of cloud computing and security: data breaches, broken authentication, hacking, account hijacking, malicious insiders, third parties, APTs, data loss, and DoS attacks.
  • Excellent experience with designing UML and ArchiMate models
  • Experience with relevant National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, ISO27001 and COBIT
  • Familiar with Disaster Recovery, High Availability, and Backup strategies
  • Experience implementing multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, identity management, and related technologies
  • Ability to explain security architecture in an understandable way to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Good understanding of cloud security concepts and solution
  • Knowledge of security principles such as Need To Know, Zero Trust, DID, and other
  • Strong leadership, project, and team-building skills, including the ability to lead teams and drive projects and initiatives in multiple departments
  • Holds CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certificate or CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) certificate or CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) certificate or equivalent
  • English Level C1 +
  • EU National or Permanent Resident

Nice To Have:

  • TOGAF Certified – An Advantage
  • CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional – ISC2) – An Advantage
  • Azure Security Engineer Associate or AWS Certified Security – An Advantage

Self-Assessment Questions:

  • Do you have 3+ years of experience in systems development and security?
  • Do you have Practical knowledge of designing security architecture, demonstrating solutions delivery, principles, and emerging technologies – Designing and implementing security solutions?
  • This includes continuous monitoring and making improvements to those solutions, working with an information security team.
  • Do you have 2+ years of experience in testing complex systems?
  • Do you have Experience In consulting and designing IT Security Systems?
  • Do you have Practical knowledge of cloud computing and security: data breaches, broken authentication, hacking, account hijacking, malicious insiders, third parties, APTs, data loss, and DoS attacks?
  • Do you have Excellent experience with designing UML and ArchiMate models?
  • Do you have experience with relevant National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, ISO27001 and COBIT?
  • Are you familiar with Disaster Recovery, High Availability, and Backup strategies?
  • Do you have experience implementing multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, identity management, and related technologies?
  • Are you able to explain security architecture in an understandable way to both technical and non-technical audiences?
  • Do you have a good understanding of cloud security concepts and solutions?
  • Do you have knowledge of security principles such as Need To Know, Zero Trust, DID, and others?
  • Do you have strong leadership, project, and team-building skills, including the ability to lead teams and drive projects and initiatives in multiple departments?
  • Do you hold CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) certificate or CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) certificate or CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) certificate or equivalent?
  • Do you have English Level C1 + with a certificate and if not are you willing to take a test?
  • Are you an EU National or Permanent Resident?
  • Do you have a self-employment or B2B setup and if not are you willing to get it?
  • Are you ok with NET30 Payment on this contract?

Benefits

  • Location: Warsaw – Onsite
  • Annual Contract: 220+ Man Days per year with renewals for up to 3 years
  • Daily Rate: 435eur/day Gross on a Self-employed or B2B contract – Directly with us
  • Payment: 30 days after invoice sent/ NET30
  • Deadline for applications: Feb 20, 2023

If interested, please share your CV at iuliana@euroasiarecruiting.com.