Senior Security Architect: Hybrid Cloud Security Lead

DWP Digital; United States; Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Generous leave 26–31 days and flexi‑t 

Professional development & mentoring

Award‑winning environment

Job summary

DWP Digital is seeking a Senior Security Architect to provide expert leadership on secure solution design and risk management across large digital services. You will shape architectures from discovery through live service, balancing user needs with business goals, and mentoring others in secure engineering practices.

You will influence strategy and governance, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help safeguard critical services against evolving threats in a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Experience operating as a Security Architect within large complex organisations.
• Strong expertise in cyber security risk management and threat mitigation.
• Knowledge of identity and access management technologies and security protocols.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills and ability to influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of secure solutions and resilient architectures from discovery to live service.
• Advise multidisciplinary teams and mentors across architecture and security communities.
• Develop governance artefacts, patterns and documentation to support enterprise standards.
• Contribute to strategy, standards and reusable patterns across the organisation.

Skills

Security architecture

Cyber security risk management

Identity and access management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

CISSP qualification

Master's in information security

Job description

DWP Digital is seeking a Senior Security Architect to provide expert leadership on secure solution design and risk management across large digital services. You will shape architectures from discovery through live service, balancing user needs with business goals, and mentoring others in secure engineering practices.

You will influence strategy and governance, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and help safeguard critical services against evolving threats in a hybrid working environment.