1st Floor, Centre House, Chichester Street, Belfast, County Antrim, BT1 4JR, United Kingdom
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.
As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.
Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.
We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.
Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.
PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. We combine strategic thinking, customer-centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world.
* Join our Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.
* Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust-based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have the option to progress with us on a technical career track.
* Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week.
* Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same.
* Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge-sharing and peer-level support, coaching and mentoring.
* Deepen your expertise through our culture of learning and growth – you’ll have budget to take courses (technical and non-technical training), plus gain certifications.
What you can expect:
* Defining end-to-end security architecture and delivering solutions for projects or programs, creating Conceptual, Logical, and Implementation Architecture views.
* Designing secure system architectures using patterns and principles to manage business and security risks.
* Reviewing and enhancing clients' current security measures by applying innovative security architecture solutions.
* Work to agile best practices and cross-functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders.
* Live in-person whiteboarding sessions to problem solve as a team, alongside asynchronous communication on Teams.
* Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week.
* An environment that deeply cares about its values.
Qualifications
Essential requirements:
* You have a solid foundation in information security.
* You hold relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, IISP/CCP, TOGAF, SABSA).
* You bring a background of delivering security solutions for large-scale infrastructure or integration projects.
* You thrive in problem-solving and analytical thinking.
* You enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
To rise to the challenges this Security Architect role brings, academic excellence should be backed by sound and broad information security knowledge, relevant qualifications, and a track-record delivering security solutions for large-scale infrastructure or integration programmes.
We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today by completing our online application.
Additional information
Please note that the interview stages may be subject to change based on the specific requirements of the role.
* Quick call with one of our Tech Recruiters – to discuss your application, the role and PA.
* Round 1: Either a competency or technical interview (60 mins).
* Round 2: Either a competency or technical interview, whichever you didn’t do at first round (60 mins).
* Final round: Meeting with a PA leader - a discussion around your client-centricity (45 mins).
Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose-led meaningful work.
We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:
* Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family.
* 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
* Generous company pension scheme.
* Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives.
* Annual performance-based bonus.
* PA share ownership.
* Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).
We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
Adjustments or accommodations: Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com.
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