Cyber Security Architect in London

Since our establishment in 1990, Methods has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Our mission is to improve and safeguard public-facing services. We apply digital thinking to ensure the future of our public services is centred around our citizens.

Methods are experts in delivering secure, resilient cyber and information services - keeping systems and data safe. We help reduce risk and vulnerabilities from cyber-attacks by developing a security road-map tailored to your unique needs.

The Cyber Security Consultant will have the following responsibilities:

• Effective business acumen and an understanding of the cyber security challenges faced by clients, with the ability to interact with senior stakeholders across departments.
• Experience of identifying and applying security risk and familiarity with common control frameworks.
• Managing, delivering and leading cyber security and cyber risk assignments, including producing documentation, reports, recommendations and quality assuring the work produced by team members.
• Working as a subject matter expert in your particular field to support a team and managing a larger team in delivering engagements at scale.
• Maintaining awareness of key business and industry trends and understanding how they impact responses to cyber risk.
• Ability to research, articulate and pitch complex and innovative architecture and security advice, at both business and technical levels.
• Investigating major breaches of security and recommending appropriate control improvements.
• Contributing to development of information security policy, standards, procedures and guidelines.
• Be the point of escalation for architects in lower grade roles, with the ability to lead the technical design of systems and services.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• An experienced consultant with a background in Cyber Security.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Information Security related positions.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in security architecture.
• Certification in AWS or Azure for Architecture and Security or similar.
• Knowledge of secure network architecture and technical design.
• Experience providing expert strategy, risk and technical advice on cyber security.
• Broad range of cyber and information security skills, knowledge and experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management, presentation and communication skills.
• Must hold, or be able to hold, an HMG Security Check (SC) clearance.

Desirable Skills & Experience:

• Certification in AWS or Azure for Architecture and Security or similar.
• Security Certification e.g. ISC2 CISSP, ISC2 CCSP, ISACA CISM or similar.
• Experience working on central government, local government and public corporations projects.

We're looking for:

• Resilience
• Strong collaboration and team working
• Good communication skills
• A determined and tenacious approach to work
• A creative approach to problem solving
• Great stakeholder management

This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard.

By joining us you can expect:

• Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience.
• Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership.
• A supportive and collaborative environment.
• Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training.
• Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme.
• Flexible Working - including home working and part time.
• Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays.
• Pension - Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution.
• Life Assurance - of 4 times base salary.
• Private Medical Insurance - which is non-contributory.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay.