Senior Security Architect

Summary: The Lead Security Architect will be responsible for analyzing and assessing cyber vulnerabilities within the Public Sector, developing guidance for stakeholders, and implementing Secure by Design principles. This role requires strong stakeholder engagement to address vulnerabilities and improve the organization's cyber risk management capabilities. The architect will also train team members and leverage threat intelligence to enhance vulnerability mitigation strategies. The position demands expert knowledge of current cybersecurity threats and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse technical audiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze and assess cyber vulnerabilities for business impact.
• Develop and maintain a knowledgebase for addressing cyber vulnerabilities.
• Engage with Public Sector stakeholders to prioritize and fix vulnerabilities.
• Support the implementation of Secure by Design principles.
• Identify capability gaps and improve team operations to reduce cyber risk.
• Train and upskill team members to establish a functioning capability.
• Assist public sector bodies in understanding and acting on vulnerability information.
• Plan and prioritize vulnerability addressing using a risk-based approach.
• Enhance the vulnerability management life cycle for public sector bodies.
• Leverage threat intelligence for strategic vulnerability mitigation.
• Identify gaps in monitoring capability and expand vulnerability data scope.

Key Skills:

• Analysis
• Communication (security architect)
• Designing secure systems
• Enabling and informing risk-based decisions
• Research and innovation
• Security technology
• Vulnerability Management
• Knowledge of current cyber security threats, vulnerabilities, and risks
• Expert knowledge of security advantages and vulnerabilities of commodity products
• Ability to capture and quantify business impact of cyber attacks
• Specification and implementation of security controls and design patterns
• Ability to interact with diverse technical audiences
• Ability to write actionable cybersecurity advice
• Professional qualifications/accreditations (e.g., CCP, CREST, BCS, ISC(2), ISO27001)

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London Area

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT