Urgent Search! Principal Cyber Security Architect

Description Principal Cyber SecurityArchitectLocation: Farnborough, UK - You may need to work oncustomer locations or one of our secure development locations, or amix of both, as well as an element of working from home.Looking foran opportunity to make an impact?Role Overview:Leidos is expandingin the National Security and Defence domain and are looking for aPrincipal Cyber Security Architect to support new pursuits, bids,captures and existing delivery programmes based in the UK workingat our Farnborough site and remotely.Come join our team and furtherdevelop your skills as we deliver and support systems key to thedefence of the UK and partner nations.What Will you Be Doing?Leidoshas an exciting opportunity for a Principal Cyber SecurityArchitect to join its successful and expanding National Securityand Defence division.This role will shape and define securityarchitectures across new captures, spearhead our approach to Secureby Design and develop security strategies, documentation andapproaches.As the Principal Cyber Security Architect, you will beable to work with minimal direction on a specific MOD programme orbid or across a range of bids. You will ensure that the solutionsecurity design meets the customer functional and non-functionalsecurity requirements and provides the necessary assurance to ourclient, highly likely to be backed up by rigorous assurance andcertification processes.You will have responsibility forinterfacing to security design partners across the programme orbid, both customer and supplier representatives, and colleagueswithin our engineering, service, and business development teams.You will ensure that Leidos can establish and maintain an effectiveand efficient security architecture for the programme or bidsolution, and that the designs will be able to adapt as customerrequirements, legislation and assurance standards change over theprogramme lifespan.Within the programme or bid, the role willprimarily be responsible to a solution architect and Chief Engineerfor developing and delivering the relevant elements of thesolution, whilst understanding the whole.You will have a completeunderstanding of cyber risk and treatment approaches. Based on astrong ability to communicate risk and its proportionatemanagement, you will know how this issue is addressed both intraditional ‘on-premise’ highly sensitive platforms, and in privateand public cloud technologies. You will be experienced andaccomplished in meeting the challenges associated with assuringsystems in public and private cloud environments.You will berequired to develop high- and low-level security architecturedesigns for systems intended for secure/sensitive environments,with appropriate security based on detailed risk analysis.What doesLeidos need from me?Due to the sensitive nature of the work, soleBritish National and DV clearance are a must, along withsignificant experience in similar roles across Cloud/IT basedsolutions for Defence customers. Deep knowledge of HMG standards(including MOD-specific JSP), NCSC and NIST 800 standards is agiven, along with how to apply these across a variety of differentsolution spaces. This role will be a key leadership position,interacting with senior levels of internal, supplier and customerstakeholders.You will be required to hold security clearance underNational Security Vetting processes.Technologyskills/Experience:Excellent understanding of Confidentiality,Integrity and Availability (CIA) and practical experience inapplying thatExperience in defining derived security requirementsfor a system, and managing traceabilityExperience of gaining andmaintaining accreditation or assurance for secure/sensitivesystemsExperience of security infrastructure in Public and Privatecloud, e.g. virtual network infrastructure, hybrid IaaS/PaaS/SaaSsolutions.Understanding of MOD ISN 23/09 Secure by DesignExperiencein producing security assurance documentation sets (such as SyOPS,Security Management Plan, ISMS, and to support DARTsubmissions)Experience in producing security bid artefacts (such assecurity responses to PQQ/ITN questions, creation of ProjectSecurity Management Plan, System Security Architecture Design,Through Life Security Management Plan, Cyber RiskAssessments)Experience of network and boundary protectiontechnologies (firewalls, mail gateways, load balancers,anti-virus), including cross domain technologies.Experience ofauthentication and authorisation technologies (SAML, LDAP, PKI,etc)Experience of securing microservice architectures within acloud environmentExperience of Virtualisationtechnologies.Understanding of the implementation, operation andmaintenance of SIEM productsThe ideal candidate will hold CISSPcertification and other industry qualifications such as Risk orPublic/Private Cloud certifications.Communication and SoftSkills:Excellent verbal and written communication skills and workswell in a team environmentCapable of developing and communicating avision to meet the System RequirementsAbility to communicatecomplex technical ideas across a wide range of different audiencesAgood level of commercial awareness that will support the bid anddelivery environmentsStrong bid response writing skillsClearanceRequirements: Clearance to Start DV - British non-dualNationalClearance for Role DV​Intrigued? We’d love to hearfrom you...What we do for you:At Leidos we are PASSIONATE aboutcustomer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make adifference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, acollaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all whilenurturing a healthy work-life balance.We provide an employmentpackage that attracts, develops and retains only the best intalent. Our reward scheme includes:•    ContributoryPension Scheme•    Private MedicalInsurance•    33 days Annual Leave (including publicand privilege holidays)•    Access to Flexiblebenefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gymmemberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to workscheme)•    Dynamic Working Commitment toDiversity:We welcome applications from every part of the communityand are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives andcontributions, and providing equal access to opportunities andresources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need anyreasonable adjustments during the application and selection stagesplease let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fitsyour needs.Who We Are:Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make theworld safer, healthier, and more efficient throughtechnology, engineering and science.Leidos is a growingcompany delivering innovative technology and solutions focused onsafeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontlineservices, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing someof the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government,safety and security, and transportation.What Makes UsDifferent:Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidosto keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront ofmachine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using yourskills in the technology frontline by helping to build a saferworld.  You can inspire change.Collaboration: havingflexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enablingyou to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have beenempowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether youwork from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give youthe digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and alignyour needs andours.          People:Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves andgives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilstdeveloping. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunitiesto grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we investin technical academies, career rotations and a career developmentplans that enhance your future.Original PostingDate:2025-01-08While subject to change based on business needs,Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remainopen for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of noearlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listedabove.Pay Range:The Leidos pay range for this job level is ageneral guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation orsalary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include(but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education,experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internalequity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement(if any), or other law.#Featuredjob