Senior Security Architect

Government Recruitment Service; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in the UK is seeking a Security Architect to enhance the security of services used by millions against cyber threats. You will leverage your technical security knowledge, architecture design, and development skills to provide guidance on IT Health Checks and security risk assessments. Ideal candidates will have a CISSP certification or a Master’s degree in Information Security. This role requires collaboration with various teams to build secure communication platforms.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical security and architecture.
• Strong skills in risk assessment and IT health check scoping.
• Ability to check cloud posture management for vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance for scoping IT Health Checks.
• Assess security risks and provide recommendations.
• Advise on secure communication for services.

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.