Job title: Principal Enterprise Security Architect (Cyber Security)
Job Type: Permanent
Start date: Subject to clearance
Location: Richmond Upon Thames, London
Hours of work: 40 Hours Per Week / Hybrid Working 3/2 Split between Site & Working From Home
Role
As Principal Enterprise Security Architect you will be leading & delivering secure technology solutions aligned with enterprise security strategy, government standards, and organisational risk appetite. As Security Pillar Lead, you will oversee design, delivery, and operationalisation of complex security solutions, risk management, and implementation/monitoring of Security assurance. Reporting to the Head of Cyber Security, you will enjoy providing enterprise-wide risk consultancy, stakeholder engagement, and leadership.
Responsibilities
- Leading the Cyber Security architecture and design function across the clients programmes, to deliver at national scale
- Oversee design, delivery, and running of Cyber Operational capability, and develop an enterprise architecture aligned with clients guiding principles
- Lead the technical Cyber Security design of systems and services across several programmes and technologies (at an organisational / inter‑organisational level)
- Research, identify, validate and adopt new security tech, architecture, and methodology
- Lead engagement with client customers (across both UK Government and the private sector) on security risk and decision‑making
- Communicate current / emerging threats, while designing security architecture to mitigate against them
Qualifications
- Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP)
- SABSA Chartered Security Architect (SCF)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Referenceable, in‑depth knowledge and experience in Cyber Security and IT (including business process design)
- Understanding of IT networking and virtualisation technologies
- Ability to define architecture roadmaps and associated strategies (including design analysis)
- In‑depth assessment of IT systems, cloud offerings and IT Security controls, to provide an independent view of their compliance and effectiveness with Security Policy, IT Security standards, and regulatory requirements
- Ability to assess architectural designs to determine whether the relevant Security controls have been identified; in‑line with business objectives and risk mitigation
- Experience of cross‑security domain approaches and solutions
All candidates MUST either hold UK Security Clearance (SC Level) or be eligible to obtain security clearance.
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