Brookwood Recruitment Ltd
Security Architect
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Senior Security Architect
Fixed Term Contract: 18 months
Salary: £65,000 + Benefits
Location: Kidlington (Hybrid / Flexible working arrangements available)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Senior Security Architect to join the Information Assurance Team within Joint ICT. This is a critical senior role focused on providing specialist security architecture expertise to ensure all Force IT systems remain compliant with national and local security policies and standards. You will play a key role in shaping secure-by-design solutions across a wide range of technologies, supporting ICT transformation programmes, and ensuring that security is embedded from concept through to operational deployment. This is a high-impact role requiring strong technical depth, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while balancing operational needs and security risk.
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide expert advice on the design and development of security architectures aligned to secure-by-design principles
- Lead security design reviews, risk assessments, and architectural assurance activities
- Ensure security controls are embedded throughout the lifecycle of technology solutions, aligned to Force risk appetite, national standards, and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- Provide specialist guidance across infrastructure, cloud platforms, applications, and identity management systems to ensure resilience against emerging cyber threats
- Identify security vulnerabilities and recommend effective mitigation strategies aligned to risk appetite and compliance requirements
- Support Incident Response teams by providing security architecture expertise during cyber incidents
- Ensure alignment with ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management and other relevant national and regulatory frameworks
- Advise senior stakeholders on security risks and architectural decisions in clear, non-technical language
- Mentor and develop team capability to strengthen secure engineering practices across the organisation
- Collaborate across ICT, business units, and external regulatory bodies to embed security controls consistently across both Forces
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Essential Experience & Knowledge
- Security architecture within complex ICT environments
- ICT transformation programmes and enterprise-scale delivery
- Secure-by-design principles and security risk management
- Cloud, infrastructure, application, and identity security domains
- Threat modelling and complex risk assessments
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