About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: SC clearance, with willingness to undertake DV clearanceProven experience in Security Architecture within government-cleared environmentsPractical hands-on experience in security architecture, design, and assessments within programmes, projects, or a product-centric organisationGood understanding of a broad range of industry-standard technologies, both proprietary and open source, across Microsoft and Linux-based deployments, including physical, virtual, and containerised computeExperience securing mobile devices and services, including device management (MDM), policies, and identity solutionsExperience working in an architecture function and developing vision, principles, and strategy for security architects across products, projects, and technologiesExperience working to, and assisting in the creation of, security standards, blueprints, reference architectures, roadmaps, transition states, and target solutions across multiple servicesDirect experience interacting with and influencing senior stakeholders and a wide range of people across large teams, departments, suppliers, and customersExperience as an effective process owner and team playerGood communication skills across all levelsExperience designing solutions using leading-edge security NDR, IDS, and IPS tools such as Corelight, Corvil, FireEye, and Cisco Secure Network AnalyticsExperience designing or assessing security architectures across modern deployment technologies, including Kubernetes, Docker Swarm/Enterprise, VMware, and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Azure DevOpsStrong networking experience, including mobile networks such as 4GExperience with non-Microsoft operating systems, including iOS for mobileExperience providing security design and architecture expertise across the development lifecycle using both waterfall and agile methodsExperience adopting security standards and frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Controls, and MITRE ATT&CK within public or private sector environmentsExperience creating and managing user and system usage policy documentation for government systems such as SyOps and ConOps Responsibilities: Deliver technical security design and/or provide assurance of technical security design, and justify and communicate design decisionsWork closely with the Security function to design architectures utilising leading-edge technologiesHelp deliver key enhancements and new services in the Tier 2/3 security spaceAssist in setting the strategic direction for security architecture, including developing and implementing frameworks to maintain acceptable levels of technical riskRecommend security controls and identify solutions that support business objectivesIdentify subtle security needs and understand the risk impact of vulnerabilities on existing and future designs and systemsAdvise on security-related technologies and assess the risk associated with proposed changesProvide specialist advice and recommend approaches across teams and stakeholdersManage stakeholders expectations, adapt to reactions, and reach consensusDrive and create necessary artefacts to help the client organisation deliver rapid changeAdvise and enable technical teams to make security decisions and provide guidance to ensure effective use of common tools and patternsProactively deliver secure systems and implement proportionate controls to enable successful business outcomes Technologies: AzureCI/CDCiscoDevOpsDockerSupportJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMobileNetworkSecurityVMwareiOSCloudArchitect More:
We are a specialist services company supporting a key government asset in London. This is an outside IR35 contract, working 4 days a week on site, with a day rate of (Apply online only). The role offers the opportunity to play a critical part in protecting some of the UKs most sensitive information and to make a real difference in an exciting, complex environment.
last updated 29 week of 2026