Details Reference number 352280 Salary £75,000 - £117,000 Candidates should expect their salary upon appointment to be within the SCS PB1 range of £75,000 - £117,500 per annum. Existing Civil Servants will be appointed in line with the Civil Service pay rules in place on the date of their appointment. A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27% GBP Job grade SCS Pay Band 1 Contract type Permanent Type of role Architecture and Data Senior leadership Working pattern Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time Number of jobs available 1 Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location East Midlands (England), East of England, London (region), North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands (England), Yorkshire and the Humber About the job Job summary Our Deputy Director, Security Architecture is the Head of the Security Architecture profession, helping to protect the MoJs digital services. They work with the Security Architects and Technical Architects across the MoJs agencies to design robust Security solutions, manage and mitigate security risks, assess the overall threat landscape and test for vulnerabilities. The Deputy Director, Security Architecture works within the Chief Technology Office and alongside the Chief Information Security Officer, within an overarching MoJ Cyber Security Strategy to manage and mitigate risks, reducing the MoJ information security risk flight path and improving our cyber security capability maturity. The role is accountable for the design of security solutions and product selection of all digital security products, through appropriate technology governance. They determine appropriate approaches and controls to improve and protect MoJs digital services. Their decisions, judgement and solutions mitigate security risks and reduce the impact of any security incidents. The Deputy Director, Security Architecture provides mentoring within teams and provides peer support to other architects. There may be line management of resources. They have a good understanding of a broad range of technologies and cyber security products. They are able to converse easily with and translate between non-technical stakeholders and technical practitioners. This is a Nationally based role For full details about the Role, Key Responsibilities and Person Specification, please download and review the Candidate Information pack Person specification Acting as Head of Profession for Security Architects and providing leadership for Security Architecture. Working with the Chief Information Security Officer and Chief Technology Officer to refresh the overall MoJ Cyber Security Strategy. Establishing security principles and standards. Leading the design of security blueprints, patterns and solutions to protect MoJ services and limiting the impact of any compromise. Leading the design of solutions to improve detection of security compromises. Establishing appropriate processes and governance for critical services to meet the Governments Secure by Design framework. Holding overall ownership and management of the Security risks, including ensuring that mitigation steps are in place for the most critical risks Providing management of the MoJ Offensive Security (Red) Team and providing security status reporting. Acting as advisor, escalation point and authority on security infrastructure. Working with other Architects to encourage knowledge sharing and collaboration Engaging across the MoJ and government to share best practice. Guiding and influencing technical choices and seeking out opportunities for digital transformation. Assuring services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the broader strategy, standards and principles for the MoJ, and Supporting the recruitment process, including taking part in recruitment for both Security Architects, Technical Architects and other professions such as Software Developers. We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging. To find out more about how we do this visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity. Please view our candidate information pack for full details about the role, key responsibilities person specification, and the criteria you will be assessed against throughout the recruitment process. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, and feel that you meet the criteria, we would welcome your application. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Communicating and Influencing Leadership Seeing the Big Picture Making Effective Decisions Delivering at Pace Benefits Alongside your salary of £75,000, Ministry of Justice contributes £20,925 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Access to learning and development A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27% Annual Leave Public Holidays Season Ticket Advance For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page. Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience. For full details about the Role, Key Responsibilities and Person Specification, please download and review the Candidate Information pack Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This role has a minimum assignment duration of 3 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise. As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above. Security Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service