Lead Architect (Remote) in Guildford, Surrey

hackajob is partnering directly with BAE Systems Digital Intelligence to hire for this role. BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments.

Guildford, Frimley - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Join BAE Systems and you'll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you'll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. The information, systems and networks to be protected will be a mix of Microsoft Cloud services and on-premises data centres straddling multiple regions and classification levels.

This is a senior role and the individual will be expected to shape solutions across Services, People, Policy and Process, Technology and Physical Infrastructure layers to meet requirements and achieve objectives.

The role will range from advising on design, deploying and configuring new solutions, assessing existing deployments and client capabilities to make improvements and improve overall maturity. This role is situated within our Defence Business unit and requires a minimum of SC clearance, ideally DV clearance.

• Conceptualise and Architect SOC solutions (across service, people, process, technology and physical layers) including CONOPS and contribute to high level designs, low level designs and deployment level designs.
• Support the design of a range of security tools, such as: Splunk and Sentinel SIEM, Nessus Vulnerability management, Microsoft XDR and others as appropriate.
• Solution architecture of Security Operations Centre solutions to meet specific customer requirements, across solution conceptualisation, architecture, design, build, deployment and operation covering Services, People, Policy and Processes, Technology and Physical Infrastructure layers.
• Knowledge and experience of design, build and deployment of SOC technology including at least two of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence, to identify signs of an intrusion.
• Good understanding of industry best practice in Security Operations for Services, People, Policy and Process, Technology and Physical layers.
• Proficiency in risk assessment and vulnerability management.
• Knowledge of OnPrem architectures & design.
• Understanding how to design scalable and resilient architectures.
• Knowledge of Cloud security architectures & designs.
• Experience working across a variety of delivery styles e.g. agile, lean, iterative/incremental, waterfall.

We encourage people to speak up if they want to rotate to a new project. You'll be part of an inclusive culture which values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under-represented within our industry including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence: We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence.