Senior Security Architect — Hybrid, Generous Pension & Growth

DWP Digital; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 89,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Great work-life balance

Professional development support

Job summary

DWP Digital is seeking a Senior Security Architect to provide expert leadership across the Corporate Centre Services function. You will apply secure-by-design principles and cloud security knowledge to influence strategic decisions and guide multidisciplinary teams.

With experience in large digital environments, you will shape standards, governance approaches and security roadmaps, mentoring others and strengthening capability across architecture communities. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Experience operating as a Security Architect within large complex organisations.
• Strong expertise in cyber security risk management and threat mitigation with experience identifying vulnerabilities, assessing risks and implementing effective security controls.
• Knowledge of identity and access management technologies and security protocols.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence decision-making, provide expert security guidance and develop capability across multidisciplinary teams and architecture communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on secure solution design, risk assessment and vulnerability management.
• Lead development of resilient architectures, ensuring security from discovery through live service.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects and agile teams to develop secure, cost‑effective solutions aligned with standards and roadmaps.
• Produce architecture artefacts, patterns and documentation to support governance and secure engineering throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Security architecture

Cyber risk management

IAM concepts

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud security

Education

CISSP qualification

Master's in information security

Job description

DWP Digital is seeking a Senior Security Architect to provide expert leadership across the Corporate Centre Services function. You will apply secure-by-design principles and cloud security knowledge to influence strategic decisions and guide multidisciplinary teams.

With experience in large digital environments, you will shape standards, governance approaches and security roadmaps, mentoring others and strengthening capability across architecture communities. Hybrid working is available.