Lead Security Architect: Secure-by-Design for Cloud & Scale

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking a Security Architect to design and deliver secure architectures for government digital services used by millions. You will embed secure-by-design principles across product development and collaborate with agile teams and Solution Architects to balance security with user needs.

You will produce clear security architecture artefacts, provide expert guidance across the full product lifecycle, mentor others, and contribute to architectural standards,

Qualifications

• Experience designing secure architectures for large-scale digital or government environments.
• Strong understanding of secure-by-design principles and enterprise architecture.
• Experience collaborating with agile teams and solution architects to deliver secure, user-focused services.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex security concepts clearly.
• Experience shaping architecture standards, roadmaps and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design and delivery of secure architectures with security controls embedded from the outset of development.
• Developing secure solution options during discovery and inception to inform design decisions.
• Collaborating with Solution Architects and agile teams to deliver secure, value-for-money designs aligned to user needs.
• Creating clear security architecture artefacts and governance documentation.
• Ensuring designs comply with Digital Blueprint, EA standards, and product roadmaps.
• Providing expert security guidance across the full product lifecycle, including assurance activities.
• Owning and evolving security product roadmaps and contributing to reusable security patterns.
• Mentoring others and growing organisational security capability.

Skills

Security Architecture

Secure-by-design

Cloud-native security

Agile collaboration

Stakeholder communication

Governance & roadmaps

Mentoring & capability building

Job description

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking a Security Architect to design and deliver secure architectures for government digital services used by millions. You will embed secure-by-design principles across product development and collaborate with agile teams and Solution Architects to balance security with user needs.

You will produce clear security architecture artefacts, provide expert guidance across the full product lifecycle, mentor others, and contribute to architectural standards,