Associate Security Architect

Scottish Government Recruitment; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Security Scotland is seeking an Associate Security Architect to join the Security Architecture Team within the Digital Risk & Security Branch, safeguarding critical services and citizen data across the organisation.

You will design and maintain secure architectures with a focus on AWS, apply security-by-design principles, and ensure compliance with public sector security standards throughout the development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining secure architectures.
• Strong focus on AWS cloud environments and security-by-design principles.
• Knowledge of public sector security standards and development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design and support secure systems and services by applying security architecture principles.
• Advise delivery teams and ensure controls are proportionate and standards-aligned.

Job description

This is a Fixed Term Appointment opportunity for 47 months with the possibility of permanency dependent on business requirements.

Social Security Scotland currently has an exciting opportunity for an Associate Security Architect to join the Security Architecture Team within the Digital Risk & Security (DRS) Branch, playing a key role in safeguarding critical services, systems and citizen data across the organisation.

As an Associate Security Architect, you will help design and maintain secure architectures across the organisation, with a strong focus on AWS cloud environments. Working closely with delivery teams and stakeholders, you will apply security-by-design principles, ensure compliance with public sector security standards, and integrate security best practices throughout the development lifecycle. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the security and resilience of a national public service that supports people across Scotland.

A Security Architect designs and builds secure solutions.

In this role you will design and support secure systems and services by applying security architecture principles, advise delivery teams, and ensure controls are proportionate, standards aligned, and supportive of business outcomes.