Senior Security Architect

Government Recruitment Service; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Birmingham is seeking a Security Architect to secure services used by millions of people against cyber threats. The role combines technical security knowledge with architecture design and requires collaboration with various teams. Candidates should have a CISSP certification or a Master’s degree in Information Security. Responsibilities include scoping IT health checks, risk assessment, and ensuring the security posture of cloud services.

Qualifications

• Experience in scoping IT Health Checks.
• Guidance in risk assessment roles.
• Checking cloud posture for vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Secure services against cyber threats.
• Provide advice for secure communication platforms.
• Build relationships with security teams and design authorities.

Skills

Technical security knowledge

Architecture design

Development skills

Education

CISSP certification

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.