Our public sector client is recruiting for an SC cleared Senior Security Architect that is technically proficient and capable of contributing to the design and implementation of secure systems-not just policy or risk frameworks. This is a 12 month contract offering up to £750 per day (Inside IR35). The role offers a flexible working arrangement of 60% onsite and 40% working from home. The onsite location is preferably Newcastle, however, the client would be open to the role being based at Leeds, Manchester or Blackpool locations.
CORE PURPOSE
The Senior Security Architect will:
- Engage with senior stakeholders across departments.
- Influence teams and communities across the organisation.
- Research and apply innovative security architecture solutions.
- Develop vision, principles, and strategy for security architecture.
- Balance security requirements and make informed design decisions.
- Lead technical design of systems and services.
- Support quality assurance and act as an escalation point for junior architects.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyse technical solutions and identify areas for improvement.
- Reuse analysis across similar problem sets.
- Communicate security and risk implications to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Design and review secure system architectures using patterns and principles.
EXPERIENCE
- Ability to monitor and drive technical analysis and feedback loops.
- Deep understanding of security concepts and ability to communicate them clearly.
- Experience in designing and reviewing secure architectures.
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) qualified
- Hands on experience in application security, database security and cloud security measures
- Experience with large-scale micro-service infrastructure.
- AWS Cloud
- MongoDB & PostgreSQL
- Systems that encrypt data