Zero Trust Architect

Job Description

Strategy Definition

Based on his/her IT and Cyber expertise, the Zero Trust Architect is the technical referee for the DCC team and actively contributes to defining and promoting the Zero Trust strategy within Veolia, with the Group teams, and with the BUs. He/she ensures that new technical choices are consistent with the established Zero Trust strategy and contributes to the conception of robust and secured technical architectures.

Technology Watch and Solution Assessment

As lead of the Cyberlab, the Zero Trust Architect conducts technology watches on market solutions and documents the ones that would add value to Veolia and allow to raise the Zero Trust maturity. He/she involves and federates concerned representatives from the different DB&T operational teams—and, when appropriate, from the BUs and the Group Cyber team— in the evaluation process to leverage the Cyber expertise within each team. 

Support for BUs

The Zero Trust architect is involved during the rollout phases of Zero Trust starter kit and Zero Trust-boosting solutions to advocate, promote the approach, and develop the technical part of the marketplace offer (documentation, supporting arguments, etc.) when applicable. In addition, he/she needs to understand local challenges: his/her technical expertise allows to support local BU teams by finding the right path to Zero Trust and workarounds or solutions to specific issues encountered locally and/or by serving as a liaison with the relevant expert teams.

These missions require the Zero Trust Architect to have a solid understanding of technical, cross-functional (organisational, financial, legal, etc.), and business challenges in order to adapt to the different contexts he/she may face. His role is key not only in defining the strategy but also in ensuring its adoption with always the same goal to raise the Zero Trust maturity level of Veolia.

Qualifications

Educational background: Ideally Bac +5, engineering school or university, Computer Science or Cybersecurity.

Experience: Expertise in Information System and Cloud architecture (> 5 years), with experience and appetite in Cybersecurity. Good knowledge of AI and OT/SCADA systems would be useful.

Knowledge

• Cloud computing principles (GCP, AWS, Azure)
• Microsoft Entra ID : cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution
• REST architecture style, Web API, Internet standards
• Web Oriented Architecture: principles and constraints
• Cybersecurity governance and technical frameworks (NIST, OWASP…)
• Cybersecurity technical tools, components and market top solutions
• Zero Trust related technologies (IAG, Conditional Access, managed browser/device, SASE, ZTNA, CSPM/SSPM, CASB, Proxy, CI/CD, SOC, SOAR, … )
• Industrial environment
• AI GenAI Agentic principles
• Project management

Skills and qualifications

• Good technological IS culture and understanding
• Development notion and environment (CICD pipeline) 
• Curiosity for all the company's operational processes (business, marketing, sales, accounting, production, etc.) and an ability to translate these business concepts into a data architecture
• Knows and respects good practices and security rules
• Tools for Communication & Collaboration (G Workspace)

Language

• Fluent in English

Behaviour skills

• Innovation / Creativity: Faculty to propose innovative solutions to meet a need and create value
• Team spirit / Cooperation: Ability to collaborate constructively and share strategy
• Pedagogical & communicant / Advanced technical popularisation and workshop facilitation, bringing together stakeholders around a single, well-considered decision
• Belief & Assertiveness / Ability to argue to federate
• Autonomy / Take decisions when legitimate with the right level of reporting and escalate other cases
• Adaptability / Flexibility: Ability to change, evolve, show flexibility according to a situation or others.
• Rigour /  Ability to act with precision and accuracy
• Culture of conversation, measures, continuous learning process

Additional Information

We offer you the opportunity to join a company whose goal is to become the leader in ecological transformation! 

What we offer: 

• Being part of a collective that cares about your future career and development 
• Opportunities for growth within Veolia Headquarters and more broadly within the Veolia Group, in France and internationally 
• Opportunity to be part of enriching projects outside of your daily work 
• Veolia is committed to a global social pact for all its employees worldwide 
• We are committed to providing you with the best possible experience 

But also: 

• 100% reimbursement of urban transport subscriptions
• 10 days off (RTT) in addition to the 5 weeks of paid vacation
• Company restaurant and meal vouchers for teleworking days
• Profit-sharing 

Veolia Environnement SA recognizes that some candidates only apply if they think they have checked all the boxes. But we prefer to see your application rather than risk missing out on your potential! 

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.