Lead Cyber Security Architect

Job summary

We are looking for a Lead Security Architect to work within the Cyber Security Architecture Delivery team. It is an exciting, fast-paced role that will drive strategic change across the organisation both in terms of data and analytic capability, and culture.

UKHSA�s Cyber Security Architecture Delivery team is responsible for defining cyber security technical standards for the organisation, providing technical guidance and consulting to help service teams to deliver against those standards, and supporting the selection of security tools and technology.�

As Lead Security Architect, you will be responsible for overseeing the secure delivery of projects and data platforms; ensuring architectural design reviews (High Level Design HLD/Low Level Design LLD) and threat models are carried out to a high standard.�

Job description

As Lead Security Architect you will:
�Work closely with security architects, overseeing their work and providing assurance that architectural design reviews and threat models are carried out consistently to the required standard.
�Ensure the team have the appropriate blueprints, guidance, policies and standards required to complete their work.
�Develop and communicate meaningful security policies.
�Identify and promote best practices for multidisciplinary teams to deliver resilient, secure and scalable services.

Person specification

The Cyber Security Architecture Delivery team is a mix of permanent civil servants (two Lead Security Architects and Head of Department) and contract Security Architects (6 to 10).
As Lead Security Architect you will:
�Work closely with security architects, overseeing their work and providing assurance that architectural design reviews and threat models are carried out consistently to the required standard.
�Ensure the team have the appropriate blueprints, guidance, policies and standards required to complete their work.
�Take a risk based and outcome driven approach to secure architecture.
�Develop and communicate meaningful security policies.

�Identify and promote best practices for multidisciplinary teams to deliver resilient, secure and scalable services.
�Identify, own, and respond to security risks and issues as they arise.
�Cultivate and maintain relationships with other security teams within UKHSA, Cabinet Office, NCSC and the rest of government.

Essential criteria
�Can demonstrate cyber security knowledge in a previous hands-on role.�
�Have experience of security management and information assurance practices.
�Can demonstrate a sound understanding of how to securely architect a cloud infrastructure (Saas, Paas and IaaS) environment.�
�Understands security end-to-end, from security considerations in the design of services, through to architecture reviews, threat modelling, controls and remediation.
�Builds strong relationships and communicates effectively with senior stakeholders and colleagues, ensuring that security considerations are well accounted for and built into ways of working.

Desirable criteria
�Experience of working within big transformational programmes of work.
�Experience with modern software engineering practices.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �51,824, UK Health Security Agency contributes �15,013 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversityA with an average employer contribution of 27%