Our world-leading Time & Frequency department seek a Principal Enterprise Security Architect to lead cyber security architecture, assurance, and operational services.
This is an exceptional opportunity to join the global authority in precision timing at a defining moment for UK digital infrastructure.
Backed by a government investment of £180 million in the National Timing Centre (NTC) programme, we are developing a world-first resilient time distribution capability that will provide industry with a robust complement to satellite systems (such as GPS) – which are increasingly vulnerable to disruption from solar storms, jamming and spoofing. This will underpin essential services, including
* Telecommunications,
* Online banking,
* Emergency response,
* Transport networks, and
* Wider digital and data-driven operations.
Together, these services form the backbone of modern society - and your leadership will help ensure they remain secure, reliable and robust even if global navigation satellite systems fail.
Key Responsibilities:
This leadership role is responsible for delivering secure technology solutions aligned with enterprise security strategy, government standards, and organisational risk appetite. As Security Pillar Lead, you will oversee design, delivery, and operationalisation of complex security solutions, risk management, and implementation/monitoring of Security assurance.
* Lead the Cyber Security architecture and design function across NPL’s PNT programmes, to deliver at national scale
* Oversee design, delivery, and running of Cyber Operational capability, and develop an enterprise architecture aligned with NPL's guiding principles
* Lead the technical Cyber Security design of systems and services across several PNT programmes and technologies (at an organisational / inter-organisational level)
* Research, identify, validate and adopt new security tech, architecture, and methodology
* Lead engagement with NPL’s customers (across both UK Government and the private sector) on security risk and decision-making
* Communicate current / emerging threats, whilst designing security architecture to mitigate against them