An exciting opportunity has become available with our prestigious client who is a prominent government department. The client is seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Security Architectural Lead to join their welcoming team. The Senior Cyber Security Architectural Lead Role: Provide analysis of risks to information systems in order to inform risk owners and project managers to allow effective decision making Provide expert subject matter advice to CISO and other elements of the IS management chain Ensure IT projects are provided with timely technical security advice Develop and apply the overall security architecture of the organisation and the place within in it of key security controls Maintains and promotes high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player Work with functions, projects and the supply chain to assess the sources of Information Risk and make recommendations on how these are to be managed Provide the lead for maintaining awareness of HMG, MoD and industry best practice in Information Assurance and Information Risk Management Determine how the overall security architecture applies to projects under consideration and advise project solution architects on security requirements Review high and low level solution designs for compliance with overall security architecture, achievement of security requirements and overall efficacy of the security features and tools Facilitate the formal accreditation by MoD of the organisation’s corporate systems and of other specified systems Provide an interface between the organisation and the National Technical Authority (NCSC) Oversee IT Health Check and Vulnerability Assessments by approving scope of tests and overall testing programme Record and track assessments of information capability and projects supporting reviews and audits as necessary Provide technical risk assessment analysis Develop the professionalism of Information Risk Management within the organisation Attend project Security Working Groups and manage when appropriate What the Senior Cyber Security Architectural Lead Will Need: Strong Cyber Security Architect experience Experience with security tools Experience in a Defence / highly classified environments Hands on experience in security applications and/or appliances Working knowledge of Firewalls, DevOps, Cloud, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) Strong Technical background Endpoint detection experience Experience with SEAM, Darktrace, Sentinel – 365 Tools, Elastic/ELK Stack Minorities, women, LGBTQ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Interviews will take place this week, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract opportunity.