Principal Security Architect

Principal Security Architect  Inside IR35  Hybrid, London  Active DV Clearance is advantageous  Key Responsibilities: Lead strategic, long-term projects across the organization. Define the vision, principles, and strategy for security architecture. Recommend security designs for various projects and technologies. Maintain deep technical expertise and act as a role model. Influence key business and architectural decisions. Research and adopt new technologies and methodologies. Solve unprecedented issues and share best practices.Skills Required: Analysis: Lead change, monitor technical environment, and influence best practices. Communication: Translate and communicate security concepts to senior stakeholders. Designing Secure Systems: Lead design and review of complex system architectures. Enabling and Informing Risk Based Decisions: Act as a point of escalation and being trusted by Senior risk owners as an expert is Security Research and Innovation: Identify new technologies and design the use of these in the business context and contribute to and inform developments on security properties Security Technology: Understand and articulate the impact of vulnerabilities on existing and future design systems and demonstrating strong knowledge of system architecturesSector Experience required: Strong cloud Technology Skills and Understanding Understanding and knowledge of policing including, including a clear understanding of policing relationships to Government, security and intelligence agencies and legislative process including their governance arrangements Experience of working on large scale Business Change and IT enabled Transformation Programmes Experience of working in a complex high profile political environment Experience of working in Central Government within Central Government Projects Must be able to show ability to manage multiple suppliers including large IT Service providersSkills Experience required:  Experience in test management of ICT projects within complex stakeholder/business environments Proven track record of managing a team Experience of working within secure technology-based projects and programmes enabling business change Ability to work under pressure and to turn-round communications to meet tight deadlines; Ability to manage stakeholders of all levels and deliver their complex business requirements Experience of developing and working with audit processes and challenge functions; An understanding of the commercial, operational, technical and supply infrastructure in which successful programmes and projects are delivered. Experience with government procurement processes. Experience of delivering test activities within an agile environment A record of successfully supporting and delivering secure national projects on time and on budget in a complex environment which uses both in-house and supplier based delivery method Experience and knowledge of the security accreditation processes at a national level at all Government security Classification (GSC) levels. Understanding of the Cabinet Office Security Policy Framework (SPF). Project management qualification e.g. PRINCE, Safe Agile, APM