Security Architect

Security Architect

Location: London (Hybrid)

Salary: Competitive

Permanent

Security Architect | Hybrid | London

The Role

We are hiring Security Architects to support our clients in the secure design, development, procurement and continued assurance of a diverse range of digital systems and solutions that underpin UK Critical National Infrastructure.

You will provide technical leadership across a broad range of technologies, working with legacy, current and future/emerging technologies across IT, OT and IoT.

 

The Company

Our client is a company that focuses on Digital Intelligence, they work collaboratively with over a dozen countries to collect, connect and understand complex data in order for governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses to unlock digital advantages in the most demanding environments.

They are a leading company in the cyber defence industry and maintain the largest area of Digital Intelligence containing Engineering, Consulting and Project Management teams that design and implement the defence solutions and digital transformation projects that make them a globally recognised brand in both the public and private sector.

 

Responsibilities:

• Analyse existing and proposed technical architectures for security risk
• Lead the technical design of systems and services, advising on appropriate security controls from best of breed security standards: NIST 800-XX; ISO270XX; IEC62443; NCSC CAF and other industry-relevant and government standards
• Assure the implementation of security controls through life, from development through to decommissioning
• Produce security architecture patterns based upon Government and Industry standards
• Support quality assurance activities across a diverse team of architects
• Interact and influence both senior and technical stakeholders across the client’s business
• Understand the impact of decisions, balancing requirements against operational and business need and deciding between approaches to engineer a pragmatic solution
• Research and apply innovative security architecture solutions to new or existing problems and be able to robustly justify and communicate design decisions
• Develop clients’ vision, principles and strategy at a programme level

Requirements:

• Cloud security experience, particularly Microsoft Azure
• CISSP; CISM; CRISK or equivalent industry certifications
• Experience of working with Agile development methodologies
• Experience of securing data classified at “Official”

Apply to the Role:

Roles like these are snapped up quickly, so act now if you do not want to miss out! Reply to this advert or email your CV to holly@weareorbis.com