ITSecurityArchitect

**Job Description:** **We Dream. We Do. We Deliver.** Merkle, a dentsu company, powers the experience economy. For more than 35 years, the company has put people at the heart of its approach to digital business transformation. As the only integrated experience consultancy in the world with a heritage in data science and business performance, Merkle delivers holistic, end-to-end experiences that drive growth, engagement, and loyalty. Merkle's expertise has earned recognition as a "Leader" by top industry analyst firms, in categories such as digital transformation and commerce, experience design, engineering and technology integration, digital marketing, data science, CRM and loyalty, and customer data management. With more than 16,000 employees, Merkle operates in 30+ countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, visit www.merkle.com. **Who are we looking for?** We are looking for a skilled and motivated **IT Security Architect** to join our cross-functional digital product team. **Scope of work:** * Creation and maintenance of the security concept; * Definition of security architecture, standards and guidelines; * Integration of security requirements into architecture, design and development; * Execution and support of risk analyses, threat modeling and security assessments; * Monitoring implementation of security measures; * Consulting development, architecture, testing and operations; * Ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational requirements; * Support for security tests, reviews and audits; * Collaboration with internal security, risk and compliance units. **Requirements:** * Several years of experience (≥5–7 years) in IT security/security architecture; * Solid knowledge of security concepts for complex IT systems; * Experience in security‑critical and regulated environments (e‑banking advantageous); * Very good knowledge of authentication, authorization, encryption and secure design; * Understanding of modern software archi