IBM MQ Security Arhcitect - #2165734

IBM MQ Security Arhcitect

Sheffield, UK

Contract – Inside.

500 GBP Per Day

Role Overview :

Seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Architect/SME to assess, strengthen, and govern the security posture of the enterprise IBM MQ and messaging estate within a global banking environment. The role will evaluate current controls, identify security gaps against bank cybersecurity standards, and drive security remediation and uplift initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Experience - 15+ years
• Assess and review IBM MQ security architecture, controls, and operational practices.
• Evaluate compliance with enterprise cybersecurity policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Define and implement security controls for data in transit and data at rest.
• Design and review TLS/mTLS, PKI, certificate management, encryption, key and secrets management solutions.
• Strengthen authentication, authorization, IAM, RBAC, and privileged access controls across messaging platforms.
• Apply Zero Trust principles and secure-by-design architecture patterns.
• Support secure messaging across APIs, Kubernetes, Service Mesh, Cloud (GCP), and Event-Driven Architectures.
• Produce security assessments, risk findings, remediation plans, and uplift recommendations.
• Provide technical leadership and engage with architecture, engineering, risk, and cybersecurity stakeholders.