Customer Security Architect

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG; Mobile (AL); On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a Customer Security Architect in the UK to ensure security architectures meet standards and accreditation requirements across complex environments. You will collaborate with customer security teams, SMEs, accounts and service teams to deliver architecture assurance from pre-sales to in-life services.

You will influence technical decisions, embed secure design across solutions, and contribute to risk-based assessments while working with internal and external stakeholders

Qualifications

• Experience delivering enterprise security architecture and design.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to influence senior teams.
• Knowledge of security frameworks such as ISO, CIS, PCI-DSS, NCSC and NIST.
• Ability to obtain and hold Security Check (SC) clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide security architecture assurance across technology solutions.
• Embed secure by design principles into customer and internal solutions.
• Define and document security architecture principles, standards and artefacts.
• Review technical designs to identify and mitigate security risks.
• Support compliance, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Act as a Security Architecture SME and guidance on best practices.

Skills

Cyber security architecture

Enterprise security design

Security frameworks

NIST SP800 & JSP

Security design review

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Time-critical environments

Regulatory compliance

SC clearance

CCP IA Architect

SABSA

Public Sector experience

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Customer Security Architect

Location: UK - Mobile England | Job-ID: 220058 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: Cyber Security

Customer Security Architect

Life on the team
As a Customer Security Architect, you will be responsible for ensuring that technologies meet the necessary Security Architecture standards, secure by design principles, and fulfil customer accreditation requirements. You’ll work closely with customer security teams, technical SMEs, account teams and internal service teams to provide security architecture assurance across complex technology environments.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working with a wide range of stakeholders, influencing technical decisions and applying security best practice to deliver consistent, robust and compliant outcomes. You’ll be part of a collaborative environment where your expertise will help shape secure solutions across pre-sales, transition and in-life services.

What you’ll do

• Provide security architecture assurance across technology solutions.
• Embed secure by design principles into customer and internal solutions.
• Define and document security architecture principles, standards and artefacts.
• Review technical designs to ensure security risks are identified, understood and mitigated.
• Support compliance, regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Act as a Security Architecture subject matter expert, providing guidance on good practice, standards and frameworks.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to understand requirements, risks and opportunities.
• Provide security architecture support across projects, service teams and customer engagements.
• Attend Design Advisory Boards, Security Working Groups and stakeholder meetings.
• Support risk-based activities and provide clear technical justification for security recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with technical SMEs, customer security teams, account teams and service management colleagues.

What you’ll need

• Strong experience in cyber security architecture across a broad range of technical disciplines.
• Experience delivering enterprise-level security architecture and design.
• A good understanding of security frameworks such as ISO, CIS, PCI-DSS, NCSC, SOC II and NIST.
• Knowledge of NIST SP800 series and JSP guidance.
• Experience reviewing technical designs and creating security architecture standards.
• The ability to understand and design advanced security architectures to mitigate complex risks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and technical teams.
• An analytical approach to problem solving and risk management.
• Experience working in complex, time-critical technical environments.
• Knowledge of legislative and regulatory security requirements.
• Relevant cyber security certifications, affiliations or community involvement.
• The ability to hold Security Check (SC) clearance.
• CCP IA Architect certification.
• SABSA certification or experience.
• Experience working with Public Sector customers.

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 21,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers’ infrastructures.

We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.

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