Summary: The role of Security Architect at DWP involves developing and validating design proposals to meet business needs, particularly in the context of security architecture within a large government department. The position requires collaboration with suppliers and stakeholders to ensure effective risk management and strategic alignment of IT changes. This is a 6-month contract with hybrid working arrangements, requiring presence in specific UK cities. The role is classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conceptionally develop and agree design proposals with the supplier to meet business (DWP and AP) needs.
• Validate and assure design solutions.
• Support the business in determining priority based on understanding of the drivers for change and the deliverability of change.
• Undertake impacting of policy and business change proposals to determine the IT impacts and strategic fit of change.
• Production of enterprise and reference architecture documentation as a model to informing business, security and strategy change.
• Analysis and presentation of risk in relation to the IT environment supporting Health Assessments and making recommendations for risk reduction.

Key Skills:

• Security Architecture experience within a large government department.
• Risk identification and security management skills.
• Previous experience of presenting technical solutions for Architecture Governance at Design Authorities.
• Ability to produce detailed Architecture design artifacts like Solution Overview documents.
• CISSP Qualification.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT