Lead Security Architect - Department for Work and Pensions - G6

This role may be located in one of the following locations; Blackpool, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield.

Please find further information on the Corporate hub locations here.

Please note that for candidates requesting to work in Newcastle, the role will initially be based at Benton Park View. It will then move to 1 Pilgrim Place in Newcastle city centre by the end of 2027.

Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see 'Selection process details'.

Are you excited about the opportunity to protect critical citizen facing services from cyber attacks at scale and already hold a CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) or a Master's in Cyber Security?

Do you want work collaboratively designing modern IT security architecture for some of the largest digital transformations in Europe?

Do you want to help support millions of our claimants by designing and governing user friendly and secure digital services, serving as the last line of defence to protect our systems and users?

If so, this role may be perfect for you!

We are looking for Lead Security Architects who are confident working on products and services in a complex digital environment, where you'll be supporting major initiatives.

You will collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across DWP Digital to support the delivery of secure solutions, creating options and recommendations, and providing expert advice to drive security technology choices.

The roles will include the design, oversight and architecture governance of IT security solutions that support DWP customers.

This is an exciting time to join us. You'll shape the future and support our mission to deliver exceptional products and services that work for everyone.

Please note that you will be asked to provide documentation of your qualification upon request.

A lead security architect works on services of high complexity and risk, making decisions to enable the business to achieve its needs.

At this role level, you will:

• Work across projects with high strategic impact, setting a strategy that can be used in the long term and across the breadth of the organisation.
• Communicate with a broad range of senior stakeholders and be responsible for defining the vision, principles and strategy for security architecture.
• Recommend security design across all DWP projects and technologies.
• Have a deep and evolving level of technical expertise, so you can act as an exemplar.
• Make and influence important business and architectural decisions.
• Research, identify, validate and adopt new technologies and methodologies.
• Be a recognised expert and demonstrate this expertise by solving unprecedented issues and problems.
• Further the profession, demonstrating and sharing best practice within and outside the organisation.

Please note: As part of the role, you may be required to travel to the other digital hubs. The frequency of this will be discussed further, should you be successful.

When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below:

• Security Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards.
• Presenting architecture design to technical governance forums.
• Shaping and supporting technology initiatives, projects, programmes and portfolios.
• Technical authoring skills, particularly for the production of technical design and specification documents.
• Being the security lead in technical governance forums.

If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) or a Master's in Cyber Security.