On behalf of the MOD we are looking for a Lead Security Architect (Inside IR35) for a 5 month contract (until 29/03/25). Hybrid working with 2 days per week in London or Corsham.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is a central government department with a mission to protect our country and provide the ultimate guarantee of its security and independence, as well as helping to protect its values and interests abroad.
As a Lead Security Architect your main responsibilities will be to:
1. Interact with senior stakeholders across departments.
2. Reach and influence a wide range of people across larger teams and communities.
3. Research and apply innovative security architecture solutions to new or existing problems and be able to justify and communicate design decisions.
4. Develop vision, principles and strategy for security architects for one project or technology.
5. Work out subtle security needs.
6. Understand the impact of decisions, balancing requirements and deciding between approaches.
7. Produce particular patterns and support quality assurance.
8. Be the point of escalation for architects in lower-grade roles.
9. Lead the technical design of systems and services.
Essential:
1. An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this position, as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks.
2. Extensive knowledge of Risk Based Security Architectures in Defence and/or Central Government.
3. Good stakeholder communication skills with the ability to understand and document risk appetites, sensitivities & functional constraints.
4. Be able to work as part of a RAIDO forum to manage Cyber risks and report to core teams as necessary.
5. In-depth understanding of application layer attack surfaces, exploits and vulnerabilities as well as awareness of security agency support outputs Research Across (NIS/OWASP/NCSC/SANS/ISO etc.).
6. Experience of producing security patterns/definitions which can be used in obtaining mandates through common approval processes & boards (SDA/TDA etc.)
7. Proven knowledge of security technologies across development stacks and technology models.
Desirable:
1. Ability to produce common security architecture artefacts and support the creation of enterprise architecture outputs from a security standpoint.
2. Ability to advise stakeholders on cyber security best practice including production & presentation in workshops and security forums.
3. Be able to work across projects in an agile fashion, leveraging tools such as Jira and Confluence, SharePoint & M365 Apps.
4. Able to seek clarity where ambiguity is apparent, creating clear statements of intent.
5. Knowledge of other security domains (Social Engineering, Physical etc.).
Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.
Disability Confident
As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the MOD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following: "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different."
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