SC Cleared Security Architect

On behalf of the Met Office, we are looking for a Security Architect (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract based in Exeter office once per month.

As the Security Architect within the Security Operations team of the Met Office's Cyber Security Department, you will design and implement security solutions that protect Met Office digital services. You'll advise on enterprise security initiatives to further enhance our cyber security posture, safeguarding systems that are essential to public safety and national security. This role requires close collaboration with our Security Operations Center and Vulnerability Management teams to continuously improve our security services.

This role will specifically support the deployment of our Network Detection and Response solution.

As a Security Architect, your main responsibilities will be:
. Design and implement enterprise security solutions for on-premises and cloud-based systems by applying technical architecture, risk management, and threat analysis to create solutions that are resilient from attack
. Assess and improve security postures to address evolving cyber threats, keeping our operational defences proactive and effective by identifying risks and closing gaps
. Develop security solutions that enhance our ability to protect, detect and respond to, and recover from cyber incidents
. Lead and coach teams on cyber security practices, technical excellence, while fostering a culture of collaboration and personal development
. Assess risks related to proposed changes and recommend security controls that support business objectives

Essential:
. Experience in designing and successfully delivering technical designs from concept to completion using standardised control frameworks (such as 27001/2) appropriately
. Ability to develop and communicate security concepts (vision, principles, and strategy) that manage security risks to information, systems, and processes that support the delivery of balanced and cost-effective risk management decisions
. Experience communicating security and risk effectively, apply security principles to business requirements to provide confidence
. Ability to lead and coach personnel across departments on cyber security best practice to ensure common tools and patterns are used effectively to deliver secure solutions with proportionate controls to enable business outcomes.
. Knowledge of industry security solutions including network detection and response, security information and event management, extended detection and response, threat intelligence and vulnerability management.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, the Met Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".