Security Architect – Defence

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About the Opportunity

We are looking for an individual to join our team supporting ICT system design activities for a UK defence project. You will play an integral role in safeguarding the integrity and confidentiality of our client’s data and systems, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining security architectures that protect against a wide range of cyber threats.

Key responsibilities:

• Designing Security Architecture. This is the core responsibility, involving the creation and oversight of robust security architectures for the ICT capabilities we are designing for our client. This includes planning, designing, building, and maintaining the overall security framework in line with SbD.

• Strategic Alignment. Ensuring that security architectures align with the client's overall business strategy and technology goals. Translate business needs into security requirements.

• Threat and Vulnerability Management. Identifying, assessing, and communicating current and emerging security threats and vulnerabilities. This involves performing or supervising risk analyses and security assessments (including ITHC).

• Security Solution Design and Evaluation. Researching, evaluating, and recommending security technologies, tools (e.g., firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, EDR, SIEM, SOAR), and solutions to mitigate identified threats and address security needs.

• Policy and Procedure Development: Defining, implementing, and maintaining corporate security policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with industry regulations, legal requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA), and best practices.

• Incident Response and Management: Playing a key role in developing incident response plans and coordinating efforts to detect, analyse, and respond to security incidents and breaches.

• Stakeholder Communication and Collaboration: Effectively communicating complex security concepts, risks, and recommendations to diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior management.

Here’s What You’ll Need  

• Deep understanding of computer systems, networking, and cybersecurity principles. They should possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to think critically and creatively to identify and address potential security vulnerabilities.

• Hands-on experience with security technologies, such as firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and encryption

• Knowledge of cybersecurity standards and best practices

• Ability to design and implement security architectures

• Communication and collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams

• Ability to stay up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity threats and trends

• Customers/sectors: Experience working within the UK MOD

• Multiple year experience working on Defence systems

• Qualifications: CISSP [desirable]

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Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.  

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

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