Principal Cyber Security Architect

Marcus Donald People Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Principal Cyber Security Architect for a government organization. This hybrid role offers £750 per day inside IR35 for a 6-month contract. The successful candidate will develop security solutions to enhance cyber resilience and lead projects impacting organizational security. Requirements include extensive experience in security architecture and collaboration across teams. Please send your CV to Alison Calder.

Qualifications

• Minimum two days per week in the London office.
• Experience managing options and decisions aligned with organizational priorities.
• Ability to deliver clear work objectives, milestones and success metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects with high strategic impact for the organization.
• Maintain updated Cyber Reference Architecture.
• Influence key organizational decisions with senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate team outcomes and manage interdependencies.

Skills

Expertise in security architecture

Certified in CISSP, GICSP, GRID, SABSA, TOGAF

Practitioner in information risk assessment

Experience in Cyber Security within Critical National Infrastructure

Collaborative working experience

Experience in the Energy sector

Job description

Overview

Principal Cyber Security Architect with SC Clearance required for a well-known government organization.

Inside IR35, £750 per day. 6 month contract. Hybrid role, requiring minimum two days per week in the London office.

This is a strategic role where the successful individual will use their security expertise to develop and maintain solutions that align with the organization. You will support the improvement of cyber resilience for the organisation and identify key programme and technical risks, leading the design of mitigating security architectures. The CyberSecurity Architect will deliver 1st Line Security Architecture and be involved in activities such as threat modeling, security impact assessments, risk assessments, security architecture (Within HLD, LLD), DPIA, CHECK ITHC scoping.

Skills Required

• Expertise in security architecture and applied security capability. (LEAD)
• Certified to one, more or equivalent: CISSP, GICSP, GRID, SABSA, TOGAF. (LEAD)
• Practitioner in information risk assessment and risk management.
• Experience of working in Cyber Security within Critical National Infrastructure.
• Extensive experience working collaboratively with diverse colleagues.
• Have experience in the process of developing and managing a range of options and decisions that aligns with your organization’s priorities.
• Develops, plans and delivers work outcomes, including clear and transparent work objectives, milestones and success metrics.
• Preference will be given to candidates with experience of the Energy sector.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead projects with high strategic impact, setting a strategy that can be used in the long term and across the whole organisation.
• Ensure the CTO function and teams have a constantly updated repository of best practice resources available to reduce cyber risk whilst transforming towards Secure By Design.
• Leverage a variety of sources to continuously maintain Cyber Reference Architecture with principles, requirements, patterns, anti-patterns, implementation, engineering and operational maintenance options.
• Influence key organisational and architectural decisions, and interact with senior stakeholders across organisations to reach and influence a wide range of people across larger teams and communities. To support the team deliverables, that utilise your expertise to ensure successful outcomes across team members and collaborating teams
• Provide clear and transparent work objectives, milestones and success metrics in your area of expertise to oversee and co-ordinate successful team outcomes.
• Collaborate closely with other teams to manage interdependencies, risks and resourcing to support portfolio delivery.

If you feel you have the skills required for this role, please send your CV for the attention of ALISON CALDER.