Overview
We are seeking an experienced Cyber Security Architect to join a major MOD project focused on the evolution and security of the New Style of IT (NSOIT) platform. This is a contract role based in Corsham with hybrid working available. The role sits inside IR35 and requires active SC clearance as a minimum.
Key Responsibilities
* Collaborate with the Solution Design Authority to provide expert security input into the NSOIT roadmap and High–Level Design (HLD).
* Analyse interoperability, dependencies, and system interactions from a security perspective across infrastructure, platforms, and software environments.
* Develop and document Intermediate Level Design (ILD) security architectures, ensuring alignment with MOD standards and solution coherence.
* Review and approve Low–Level and Detailed–Level Designs (LLD/DLD), ensuring compliance with security policies and best practices.
* Identify and assess vulnerabilities in proposed or existing designs and propose effective mitigation strategies.
* Evaluate third–party services for alignment with MOD security policy and industry best practices.
* Contribute to the definition of the security architecture runway, influencing the direction for platform and cyber teams. This includes areas such as:
o Logging
o Antivirus (AV)
o Cyber defence tooling
o Firewall configuration
o Other key security infrastructure components
Essential Skills & Experience
* Proven experience in cyber security architecture within secure/government environments.
* Strong understanding of MOD security standards and policies.
* Experience designing secure IT systems across all architecture layers.
* Ability to communicate complex security concepts to technical and non–technical stakeholders.
* Active SC Clearance (minimum).
Desirable
* Experience working on MOD projects, especially NSOIT or similar.
* Knowledge of architectural frameworks such as TOGAF or SABSA.
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