Managing Security Architect

Sopra Steria Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Managing Security Architect to enhance security practices in client engagements. This hybrid role requires expertise in security architecture and a proven track record in client engagements. Offering a salary up to £90,000 plus benefits like a car allowance and flexible policies.

Benefits

£5,400 car allowance

25 days annual leave

Private medical

Life assurance

Pension

Generous flexible benefits fund

Qualifications

• Successful track record in Security Architecture functions.
• Experience leading large client engagements.
• Ability to design security controls aligned to business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with teams and architects on security activities.
• Embed security into solutions, rather than bolted on.
• Design security controls to address cyber security threat landscape.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Job description

We are extremely proud of our Cyber team who are accountable for a large portfolio of high profile clients. With further growth in our pipeline, we have a new role for a Managing Security Architect tasked with embedding security best practices and secure by design principles into our wide ranging client engagements.

This is certainly an opportunity to lead at the front line of cyber security delivering value to our client base.

This role is Hybrid with some travel to Hemel Hempstead.

You do need to be eligible for DV Clearance for this position.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work on a broad range of security activities, collaborating closely with teams and architects across the organisation.
• Make sure security is embedded into their solutions, rather than bolted on.
• Hold a leading role in helping our clients understand their security challenges. Taking a risk based approach, and using industry standard security architecture frameworks, you will design security controls to address the current and future cyber security threat landscape, .

What you’ll bring:

• Successful track record within a Security Architecture function coupled with experience of leading large client engagements.
• Proficient with Security Architecture principles, such as SABSA, and published frameworks or guidelines from organisations such as from NIST and NCSC.
• The ability to design and document effective security controls aligned to business objectives using a risk based approach.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

It would be great if you had:

• Knowledge and experience of Cloud Security.

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Permanent.
Location: Hybrid with some travel to Hemel Hempstead.
Security Clearance Level: Eligible for DV Clearance.
Internal Recruiter: Jane
Salary: To £90k per annum
Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

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Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK’s Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.