Job Title: Security Architect – Joint Design Team (JDT)
Contract Length: Initial 6 months (strong likelihood of extension up to 9 months)
Start Date: ASAP (subject to BPSS checks)
Engagement Type: PAYE / Inside IR35 only
Location: Secure site, South of Reading (onsite 5 days per week, full-time)
Security Clearance: HLC – active and transferable
Nationality Requirement: British Citizen
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Security Architect to join a Joint Design Team (JDT), reporting directly to the Design Team Security Lead. The role focuses on ensuring that Managed Service Provider (MSP) designs and implementations meet required security standards.
The successful candidate will play a critical role in reviewing solution designs, assessing security compliance, managing risk, and providing authoritative security guidance within a highly secure environment.
Key Responsibilities
* Review high-level and low-level designs to ensure alignment with security standards
* Review MSP security compliance tests and assessments
* Review and contribute to security cases, risk assessments, and design decisions
* Undertake formal security assessments
* Act as Risk Management Software (STREAM) Administrator, including ongoing maintenance
* Provide clear, pragmatic security advice and guidance to stakeholders
* Ensure security considerations are embedded throughout design and delivery phases
Security Clearance Requirements (Mandatory)
Candidates must hold active and transferable (NSV) clearance that meets the following criteria:
* Clearance must be:
* No more than 10 yrs old (or 7 years for DV)
* Have at least 12 months remaining before expiry (ideally 18 months)
* The individual must:
* Have taken up post within 6 months of the clearance being granted
* Have worked on a government contract or within a government department / Police Force in an NSV-cleared role within the last 12 months
* Not have resided overseas for more than 6 months during any break in government service
Nationality Requirements (Strict)
* Must hold only a UK/British passport
* No dual nationality permitted (including OCI, NICOP, or any other identity cards)
* Candidates not born in the UK must:
* Hold the required level of clearance
* Have formally renounced all rights to previous citizenships
* Proven experience in security architecture within secure or regulated environments
* Strong understanding of risk management, security assurance, and compliance
* Experience reviewing MSP designs and security solutions
* Familiarity with risk management tooling, ideally STREAM
* Ability to operate effectively in highly secure, on-site environments
* Strong stakeholder engagement and advisory skills
Additional Information
* This role is fully onsite due to the secure nature of the work
* Clearance eligibility will be strictly validated prior to submission
* Applications that do not meet clearance and nationality requirements cannot be considered
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