Cyber Security Architect

We have an exciting opportunity available for a Cyber Security Architect to join our team. This role will be based at our state-of-the-art Headquarters in Southampton. However, all our people, where they can are currently working from home. As such we are open to applications that can deliver work remotely where appropriate. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £60,690 - £71,400 per annum.

Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.

We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Cyber Security Architect:

- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus

- Competitive pension

- Flexible working options including part-time

- 25 days annual leave (30 days after five years), plus bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas

- A suite of excellent additional benefits

About the role:

Cyber security is a crucial enabling element in maintaining the trust of our stakeholders. It underpins our ambitions to deliver world-class geospatial digital services. To support this, we are currently recruiting an experienced Cyber Security Architect to help lead the evolution of our cyber security capability and architecture.

As the Cyber Security Architect, you will develop our cyber strategy, policies, principles, reference models, and standards across all architectural domains, including those that support the ambitions of a global managed service provider in digital geospatial services. As an experienced Architect, you will be a key member of OS’s technology architecture team providing leadership and direction.

This is an important role in bridging the gap between managing risk and the deployment of proportionate controls. You will be expected to provide expert and authoritative advice to architecture and development teams to ensure solutions comply with relevant policies, reference models, regulations, and best practices.

What we’re looking for in our Cyber Security Architect:

-  Proven experience working as a Cyber Security Architect

-  Experience of delivering and assessing security and enterprise architecture designs

- Knowledge of security standards and frameworks, such as ISO 2700x, NIST, and NCSC guidance

- Working knowledge of securing critical systems in the cloud (especially Azure)

- Knowledge of deploying cyber platforms – such as SIEM, WAF, Malware Defences, and IAM

- Experience of business and cyber security risk management 

- Knowledge across the “towers” of an ICT enterprise – such as Azure, EUDs, platforms, networks, mobile, and applications 

- Ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels 

Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services. 

If you would like to be part of this, please click apply now to be considered as our Cyber Security Architect – we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date: Sunday 14th March 2021