Senior Security Architect

Senior Security Architect

Help us ensure Security Architecture considerations are integrated into DWP Digital solution designs at the earliest opportunity

Pay between £52,412 - £70,000, plus 27.9% employer pension contributions worth over £17,000, hybrid working, and great work life balance. Includes flexi-time with up 3 extra days off a month.

Location

Your choice of Blackpool & Manchester. We work a hybrid model: some time in an office, some time at home.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year, to support millions of daily users.

Do you want to help support millions of our claimants by designing secure, user-friendly digital services?

In this role you will design deliver and support the technical and Security Architecture design elements for DWP Digital projects and initiatives, as we fundamentally transform the way public services work in the UK>

You'll collaboratively design secure, modern IT architectures for of the most digital transformations in Europe. You'll help us build better services for millions of users.

Designing World-Class Protections.

DWP maintain and modernise services that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives.

We'll need you to engage with key projects from the Discovery phase and throughout the life cycle through to disposal. Millions of people access our services every day - we need to be a Security Architecture exemplar.

Our Security Architects need a blend of technical security knowledge, architecture design, and development skills. You will have a deep knowledge and experience in Security.

You also need to be adept and communication, influence and leadership and you communicate and advocate for Security Architecture design and decision making with senior leaders, forums and governance boards.

Your Essential Skills:

• Application Architecture design and modelling techniques, tools, and standards.
• Application Security Testing e.g., OWASP and Secure Code Assessment tools, and security of container/cluster based solutions e.g. Docker, Kubernetes.
• Identity Management and federation including SSO.
• Cloud Acceleration, SD-WAN, DDoS and network based controls.
• Cloud based assurance and risk models and their application, including NIST and other associated frameworks.
• Information Security innovation as part of the future of Application Reference Architecture.

It is also beneficial to hold 1 or more of the following (or equivalent) when starting the role but this is not essential:

• Azure/AWS Architecture certified.
• CCSK Certified /CCSP Certified.
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

Details. Wages. Perks.

In return for your skills, we pay £52,412 - £70,000 per annum.

You'll also get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions to 27.9% - that could be worth over £17,000 in your pension pot each year.

Plus, a generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising over time to 31 days.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and family-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

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