Cyber Security Architect

at  Leidos

REQUIRED SKILLS:

As a Cyber Security Architect, you will be able to work with minimal direction on a specific MOD programme. You will ensure that the solution security design meets the customer functional and non-functional security requirements and provides the necessary assurance to our client, highly likely to be backed up by rigorous assurance and certification processes, normally HMG standards (including MOD-specific JSP), NCSC and NIST 800 standards.
You will have responsibility for interfacing to security design partners across the programme, both customer and supplier representatives, and colleagues within our engineering, service, and business development teams. You will ensure that Leidos can establish and maintain an effective and efficient security architecture for the programme, and that the designs will be able to adapt as customer requirements, legislation and assurance standards change over the programme lifespan.
Within the programme, the role will primarily be responsible to a solution architect and Chief Engineer for developing and delivering the relevant elements of the solution, whilst understanding the whole. You will be required to work in both delivery and change proposal environments.
You will have a complete understanding of cyber risk and treatment approaches. Based on a strong ability to communicate risk and its proportionate management, you will know how this issue is addressed both in traditional ‘on-premise’ highly sensitive platforms, and in public cloud technologies. You will be experienced and accomplished in meeting the challenges associated with assuring systems in public and private cloud environments.
You will be required to develop high- and low-level security architecture designs for systems intended for secure/sensitive environments, with appropriate security based on detailed risk analysis. SABSA qualifications and experience would be desirable.
You will be required to hold security clearance under National Security Vetting processes.
You may need to work on customer locations or one of our secure development locations, or a mix of both, as well as an element of working from home.

PROCESS SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience of a taking a defence in depth and multi layered approach to security architecture
• Experience of applying commensurate detective and protective security controls to reduce risk to an acceptable level
• Understanding of the controlling processes for, and experience of a significant portion of, the systems engineering lifecycle (e.g. requirements management, configuration management)
• Understanding of different lifecycles/methodologies (incremental, SAFe agile, DevOps)
• Experience of the key engineering lifecycle reviews – e.g. System Requirements Review (SRR), Critical Design Review (CDR)
• Experience in performing design trade off working with other architects and engineers to deliver an integrated and coherent solution
• Understanding of service operations and security operational management planning
• Experience working in both delivery and proposal environments
• Experience of Defence Digital and relevant solutions and approaches across MOD

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Excellent understanding of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (CIA) and practical experience in applying that
• Experience in defining derived security requirements for a system, and managing traceability
• Experience of gaining and maintaining accreditation or assurance for secure/sensitive systems
• Experience in producing security assurance documentation sets (such as SyOPS, Security Management Plan, ISMS, and to support DART submissions)
• Experience of network and boundary protection technologies (firewalls, mail gateways, load balancers, anti-virus), including cross domain technologies.
• Experience of authentication and authorisation technologies (SAML, LDAP, PKI, etc)
• Experience of security infrastructure in Public and Private cloud, e.g. virtual network infrastructure, hybrid IaaS/PaaS/SaaS solutions.
• Experience of Virtualisation technologies.
• Understanding of MOD ISN 23/09 Secure by Design.
• Understanding of the implementation, operation and maintenance of SIEM products
• The ideal candidate will hold CISSP certification and other industry qualifications such as Risk or Public/Private Cloud certifications.

COMMUNICATION AND SOFT SKILLS:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and works well in a team environment
• Capable of developing and communicating a vision to meet the System Requirements
• Ability to communicate complex technical ideas across a wide range of different audiences
• A good level of commercial awareness that will support the bid and delivery environments

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Clearance to Start SC
• Clearance for Role DV

WHAT WE DO FOR YOU:

At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.

We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
• Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
• Dynamic Working

WHO WE ARE:

Leidos UK & EUROPE – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.
Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.

As a result of some exciting programme wins, we currently have a permanent vacancy for a Cyber Security Architect to support the development and transition into live of a new IT application and infrastructure solution providing support to a critical operational end user. Leidos is seeking an enthusiastic protective security specialist to lead the implementation and assurance of security within a key defence project.
You will possess specialist skills in all areas of protective and information security and have demonstrable experience of applying security frameworks such as Government Functional Standard 007.
You will be joining a team of highly skilled and highly motivated individuals who are working on one of the UKs leading programmes.