Senior Security Architect
Posted 1 week ago by Advance TRS
£750 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Summary: The Senior Security Architect role involves engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing teams to develop innovative security architecture solutions. The position requires leading the technical design of systems while balancing security requirements and making informed design decisions. The role is based in Newcastle with some flexibility for other northern hubs and requires SC security clearance. The contract is for 12 months and falls inside IR35 regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Analyse technical solutions and identify areas for improvement.
- Communicate security and risk implications to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Design and review secure system architectures using patterns and principles.
Key Skills:
- Experience in designing and reviewing secure architectures.
- Hands-on experience in application security, database security, and cloud security measures.
- AWS cloud experience.
- Experience with database applications such as MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
- Experience with systems that encrypt data.
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) qualification.
- Ability to communicate security concepts clearly to various stakeholders.
- Ability to monitor and drive technical analysis and feedback loops.
Salary (Rate): £750/day
City: Newcastle upon Tyne
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Job Title: Senior Security Architect
Contract: 12 months
Location: Newcastle Hub (40% on-site, increasing to 60% from September). Open to other northern hubs (Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool) with occasional travel to Newcastle.
Pay Rate: Up to £750/day (inside IR35)
Security Clearance: SC required
Contracting Authority: Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
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.
Summary of the Role and key responsibilities:
- interact with senior stakeholders across departments
- reach and influence a wide range of people across larger teams and communities
- research and apply innovative security architecture solutions to new or existing problems and be able to justify and communicate design decisions
- develop vision, principles and strategy for security architects for one project or technology
- work out subtle security needs
- understand the impact of decisions, balancing requirements and deciding between approaches
- produce particular patterns and support quality assurance
- be the point of escalation for architects in lower grade roles
- lead the technical design of systems and services
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.
Technical Skills required:
- monitor the analysis of a technical solution and ensure analysis is reused for similar problem sets
- review solutions and identify areas for change
- drive the collection of information that is used and analysed
- feed back on policy and requirements
Analysis: Ability to monitor and drive technical analysis and feedback loops.
Communication: Deep understanding of security concepts and ability to communicate them clearly.
Designing Secure Systems: Experience in designing and reviewing secure architectures.
Communication:
- demonstrate a deep understanding of security concepts and can apply them to a technical level
- effectively translate and accurately communicate security and risk implications to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Designing Secure Systems: design and review system architectures through the development of patterns and principles
Knowledge and Experience required:
- e.g. Previous experience of working for a government dept.
- We are seeking a highly experienced individual that has worked with complex large-scale micro-service infrastructure.
- AWS cloud experience is essential
- Working with db applications such as Mongo DB & PostgreSQL experience is essential
- Working with systems that encrypt data is essential
Experience with large-scale micro-service infrastructure.
Essential:
- AWS Cloud
- MongoDB & PostgreSQL
- Systems that encrypt data
Additional Information:
A pre-interview call with the hiring manager and senior architect will be conducted to assess candidate suitability.
Clarification Based on Previous Feedback
To better align with expectations, please note the following refinements:
- Broader Security Expertise Required
Candidates must demonstrate hands-on experience in:
- Application security
- Database security
- Cloud security measures
Mandatory Certification
All candidates must hold the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) qualification. This is a non-negotiable requirement.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.