Overview
DWP’s Identity & Trust team is building a strategic platform that enables safe, secure and seamless communication between citizens and the services they rely on. We are looking for a Senior Security Architect to provide specialist security leadership, architectural direction and hands‑on guidance across a range of identity verification projects. This high‑impact role directly shapes how DWP protects citizens, services and data at a national scale.
Responsibilities
- Lead security architecture design and modelling techniques, tools and standards for identity verification platforms.
- Provide architectural guidance for application and cloud security across complex environments.
- Drive secure‑by‑default thinking, refine patterns and help teams make confident, informed security decisions.
- Influence long‑term identity solutions, strengthening trust and secure access in DWP and across public services in the UK.
Qualifications
- Security architecture design and modelling techniques, tools and standards.
- Application and cloud security across complex environments.
- Experience in enterprise‑scale IT, in at least one recent Security Architect role within a large, complex national or multi‑national organisation.
- Network security; strong understanding of network protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF) and experience securing routers, switches, firewalls and load balancers.
- Threat analysis and mitigation using tooling such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, and endpoint detection systems.
- Encryption & cryptography expertise (e.g. SSL/TLS, IPsec, Kerberos, VPNs, PKI) including securing data in transit and at rest.
- Strong knowledge of AuthN/AuthZ technologies such as OIDC, OAuth, JWT and SAML.
- Knowledge of cloud‑native technologies (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Istio) and CI/CD tooling (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab).
Details
Location: Digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield (hybrid model – some time at home, some in a hub). Hybrid working – spend time collaborating face‑to‑face in a hub.
Pay and Benefits
- Pay up to £83,917 (£57,946 salary + Government Digital and Data Allowance up to £25,971).
- Pension: 28.97% employer contributions, worth up to £16,786 per year.
- Holidays: 26 days rising to 31 days over time, plus up to 3 extra days off per month on flexi‑time and all public holidays.
Benefits Package
- Flexible working including flexible hours.
- Time off volunteering and charitable giving.
- Interest‑free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket.
- Sports and social activities.
- Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
Awards and Culture
- DWP recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards.
- Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024.
- Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025.
- Best Public Sector Employer at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards.
Process
The application and selection process is just two stages: Apply and Interview (a single stage online interview).
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