Security Architect - SC Cleared - Inside IR35

The Security Architect will validate and complete the security architecture for the programme, ensuring designs are Secure by Design, supported by discovery-phase outputs, and taken through to verified high-level and low-level designs ahead of beta., * Verify and develop security architectural artefacts, including high-level and low-level designs, building on discovery-phase outputs, using programme architecture tooling, aligning to governance processes and developing Secure by Design (SbD) artefacts

• Identify and close gaps in discovery outputs required to complete security designs
• Engage directly with programme stakeholders and the wider community to gather information, run options analysis, workshop solutions and analyse documentation
• Engage with the PPPT and wider Home Office security community to ensure solutions are compliant and informed by wider Home Office knowledge and experience
• Develop security architectural artefacts compliant with programme and wider organisational standards, including Secure by Design processes
• Validate security options and recommendations through programme peer engagements, design forums and technical design authorities
• Work hands-on with alpha-phase development and DevOps resources to explain agreed architectures and incorporate feedback as architectures evolve
• Support requirements development for future procurements and development activity, informed by discovery and alpha-phase hypothesis testing

• Security architecture delivery across large, complex IT landscapes in a regulated, critical environment
• Broad experience across security architecture styles (e.g. cloud, distributed, monolithic)
• A pragmatic approach to picking up architecture work started by previous resources, quickly assessing what is needed and driving to conclusions
• Excellent stakeholder management, including influencing senior stakeholders and negotiating contentious architectural issues to reach consensus
• Experience managing and recording key design decisions
• Good understanding of programme reference architecture and governance processes
• Able to manage people, navigate conflict, problem-solve, distil key discussion points, organise work and communicate effectively