Senior Security Architect

Government Recruitment Service; Belfast; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental agency in Belfast is seeking a skilled Security Architect to secure services against cyber threats. The ideal candidate will blend technical security knowledge and architecture design, providing essential guidance on IT Health Checks and risk assessments. This role involves working with online identity verification and building relationships across teams. A CISSP certification or Master’s degree in Information Security is highly desirable. Join us to make a significant difference in securing millions of users.

Qualifications

• Strong technical security knowledge for architecting secure services.
• Experience in development and design for security solutions.
• Ability to perform IT Health Checks and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on IT Health Checks and cloud vulnerability assessments.
• Advise on online identity and verification strategies.
• Collaborate with security community and design authority.

Skills

Technical security knowledge

Architecture design

Development skills

Risk assessment

Education

CISSP certification or Master’s degree in Information Security

Job description

Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see 'Selection process details. We’re recruiting for two roles in our Health & Disability team and Identity & Trust team.

As our Security Architect, you will use a blend of technical security knowledge, architecture design, and development skills to help secure services used by millions of people against cyber threats.

DWP is a huge and complex organisation. We have unique architectural and security challenges that you won't find in other roles.

This role will involve identity for DWP through online channels.

A CISSP certification or a Master’s degree in Information Security is highly desirable.

The Security Architect will provide guidance, ranging from scoping IT Health Checks, providing guidance in risk assessment, providing security guidance, and checking the cloud posture management platform for vulnerabilities.

Projects may involve online identity and verification, telephone based identity and verification.

DWP is looking to provide a strategic platform that will allow secure and safe communication for its users with its services. This role will provide advice and guidance to either Health & Disability and Identity & Trust.

The team is made of a few architects and relationships will need to be built with other teams, the security community and the design authority.