Cyber Security Architect - Security Cleared

Summary: The role of Cyber Security Architect involves developing and influencing security architecture within a complex digital environment for a prestigious consultancy firm. The position requires valid Security Clearance and mandates an onsite presence in London five days a week. The architect will be responsible for recommending secure technical solutions, overseeing security elements of CI/CD pipelines, and advising on Azure and Microsoft O365 security tooling. The role also includes resolving complex problems and serving as a subject matter expert in relevant technical domains.

Key Responsibilities:

• Influencing and developing security architecture in support of a complex digital environment.
• Recommending and developing secure technical solutions, products, and/or approaches in support of the programme scope.
• Oversight of security elements of CI/CD pipeline for solutions following a DevSecOps approach.
• Reviewing and providing security artifacts to assure solutions into production and security accreditation.
• Reviewing and supporting secure API configurations.
• Advising Azure and Microsoft O365 security tooling to support and integrate with complex systems, including authorisation and authentication options.
• Aiding the development of policy and procedures to support OS deliveries, including change management.
• Resolving highly complex problems using significant application of technical knowledge, conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation.
• Serving as a subject matter expert within relevant technical domain areas.
• Providing other support as directed.
• Perform any other related duties as may be required.

Key Skills:

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in developing complex system security architecture and engineering in a Microsoft environment, including Firewalls and VNETs.
• Excellent knowledge of information security principles.
• Experience in defining security requirements for complex systems and managing traceability.
• Experience of developing security architecture for complex systems and building authorised environments to security accreditation framework.
• Experience of security infrastructure in Public and Private cloud, e.g., virtual network infrastructure, hybrid PaaS/SaaS solutions.
• Experience in producing security assurance documentation sets (such as SyOPS, Security Management Plan, ISMS).
• Experience of network and boundary protection technologies (Firewalls, mail gateways, load balancers, anti-virus).
• Experience of authentication and authorisation technologies (SAML, OIDC, PKI, etc).
• Hold industry cyber security qualification to support the deliverables.

Salary (Rate): £500 daily

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: on-site

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT