Remote Security Architecture & Assurance Lead

Atos; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Pension Scheme 10% matched

Life Assurance

25 days paid leave

Job summary

Atos is seeking a Security Architect to join the BPS Security Architecture & Assurance capability in UK government and financial services contexts. You will provide security oversight across programmes, projects, services and third-party suppliers, ensuring architecture is secure by design and evidence-based.

The role emphasizes judgement, risk-based decisions, and collaboration with other architects and assurance managers to deliver defensible architecture and risk assessments that withstand

Qualifications

• Significant experience in information security, cyber security, or security architecture.
• Experience providing security assurance, architecture reviews, or governance oversight.
• Strong understanding of risk management and security control frameworks.
• Experience reviewing cloud, SaaS and enterprise architectures.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Architecture Review Boards and provide security sign-off per governance.
• Define and enforce secure architecture standards and controls.
• Review/approve security-relevant designs and major changes.
• Act as a security design authority across infra, platforms and apps.
• Conduct independent security reviews and assess designs against standards.

Skills

Information security

Security architecture

DevOps

Security governance

Stakeholder management

Education

CCSP

CISSP

CISM

ISO 27001

TOGAF (Foundation)

Job description

Atos is seeking a Security Architect to join the BPS Security Architecture & Assurance capability in UK government and financial services contexts. You will provide security oversight across programmes, projects, services and third-party suppliers, ensuring architecture is secure by design and evidence-based.

The role emphasizes judgement, risk-based decisions, and collaboration with other architects and assurance managers to deliver defensible architecture and risk assessments that withstand