Security Architect

Job title: Security Architect

Location: Glasgow, New Malden, Frimley and Portsmouth. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Up to £ 87,000 (depending on skills and experience)

What you’ll be doing:

• Recommending security controls and solutions to meet business requirements
• Assessing the risk associated with proposed system changes and recommending important security-related controls and technologies
• Providing specialist security advice and recommending approaches
• Acting as a consultative function to ensure all solution designs adhere to standards and baselines; taking the lead in security-focused solution designs
• Maintaining a view of the security architecture across our application, information and operational technology environment
• Ensuring Naval Ships security posture is robust and our risks and required mitigations are clearly understood and documented
• Establishing standards for security architecture and providing security architectural governance across all technology platforms throughout the organisation

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Background in IT infrastructure and systems design / operations and knowledge of IT Security activities within the defence sector, other highly regulated environments or large organisations.
• Cyber security infrastructure technologies, including implementation and configuration
• Conversant with security best practices (e.g. ISO27001 or NIST 800-53) and relevant security legislation
• Experience working with internal and external service providers to deliver IT systems in a regulated / accredited environment

Desirable:

• Experience of working in a complex, multi-site, federated and decentralised organisation
• IT Security Architecture experience including TOGAF and/or SABSA
• CISSP, GIAC, or CompTIA Security+ (or equivalent)

Degree qualified or equivalent experience, likely to be in a technology, engineering, science or IT related discipline. Some disciplines may require a Masters level education. Chartered Engineer, or other relevant, equivalent professional registration. Member of appropriate professional institution, ideally working towards Fellow.

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Cyber Security team:

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our Cyber team and develop your skills in security technology, design, architecture, analysis, communications, research and innovation. You will be able to build your specialist knowledge, providing expert advice and recommending security approaches across multiple teams and stakeholders. You will gain exposure across the organisation and build opportunities to develop your network, inspire junior members of the team and help influence security principles. BAE Systems also offers support for career development and growth whether that be future progression opportunities or through gaining further qualifications.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 3rd April 2025. Interviews for this position will take place W/C 14th April.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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