Job type
ContractLocation
LondonWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Cyber SecurityIndustry
Government & Public ServicesPay
£700 - £800 a day Inside IR35Closing date
13 Oct 2025
Security Architect Opportunity | £700 - £800 a day Inside IR35 | Active Security Clearance Required
Your new company
A large government department working on trade and export.
Your new role
We are seeking a skilled Lead Security Architect to deliver secure design and development of solutions. You will play a key role in supporting senior architects and stakeholders, ensuring security design standards are met through hands-on operational involvement.
What you'll need to succeed
- 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 projects or technologies
- Work out subtle security needs
- Understanding the impact of decisions, balancing requirements and deciding between approaches
- Produce patterns and support quality assurance
- Support the technical design of systems and services
Skills and Experience
- Proven experience in security architecture, with expertise in designing secure solutions.
- Strong understanding of cyber risk management and cybersecurity policies.
- Ability to identify and safely implement emerging technologies.
- Excellent communication skills to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience mentoring or managing teams, with a focus on fostering best practices.
- Familiarity with NCSC guidelines and their application in architecture reviews.
What you'll get in return
This role is Inside IR35 up to £800 a day. You will need to be able to commute on-site 40% of the time to one of the locations below:
- Birmingham
- Manchester Salford
- London
- Cardiff
- Belfast
- Edinburgh
- Darlington
What you need to do now
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