Summary: The role of Security Architect for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) involves a 6-month contract focused on developing and validating security architecture solutions to meet business needs. The position requires hybrid working, with two days per week in specified UK cities. The architect will play a crucial role in risk management and the production of architecture documentation to support the DWP's objectives. This position is classified as inside IR35, indicating specific tax implications for contractors.

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