Senior Security Architect & DevSecOps Lead

DXC Technology Company; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DXC Technology is seeking a Security Engineering Lead to drive secure architectures for on-prem and cloud environments in Hampshire, onsite five days a week. You will lead DevSecOps, governance, and incident readiness, ensuring alignment with UK security requirements and national standards.

You will guide engineers on secure coding, risk management, and data protection while collaborating with accreditors and stakeholders to meet demanding compliance deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging accreditors, Risk Owners and project leadership.
• Education and foundational benchmark in information security or CS.
• Professional information security certifications (CISSP/CISM) and cloud security credentials.

Responsibilities

• Security Architecture: lead design and implementation of security controls, IAM, and threat-mitigation across cloud and hybrid infra.
• DevSecOps Integration: embed automated security scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA, container) into pipelines.
• Risk & Governance: navigate security case approvals and risk management with accreditors and leadership.
• Technical Guidance: direct engineers on remediation, secure coding, and incident response readiness.
• Deep knowledge of secure networking, encryption, IAM, and zero-trust architectures.
• Hands-on cloud security experience (AWS / Azure) and IaC security tooling.
• Communicate clearly with technical teams and national security stakeholders under tight deadlines.

Skills

Cybersecurity experience

Secure systems architecture

Technical security leadership

Accreditors engagement

NCSC guidelines experience

Cryptographic risk frameworks

Education

NVQ Level 4 in Cyber/IT or degree in Information Security or Computer Science

CISSP certification

CISM certification

CCSP / AWS/Azure Security Specialty

Job description

DXC Technology is seeking a Security Engineering Lead to drive secure architectures for on-prem and cloud environments in Hampshire, onsite five days a week. You will lead DevSecOps, governance, and incident readiness, ensuring alignment with UK security requirements and national standards.

You will guide engineers on secure coding, risk management, and data protection while collaborating with accreditors and stakeholders to meet demanding compliance deadlines.