Cyber Security Architect (SC Clearance)

AMS is a global workforce solutions partner committed to creating inclusive, dynamic, and future-ready workplaces.

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We help organisations adapt, grow, and thrive in an ever-evolving world by building, shaping, and optimising diverse talent strategies.

Our Contingent Workforce Solution (CWS) is one way we support our clients.

Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

On behalf of our globally respected client who develop cutting-edge technologies that deliver clean, safe and competitive solutions to meet the planet's vital power needs we are looking for a Cyber Security Architect for a 12 Month contract based in Derby or Bristol (3 days per week on site).

The Role and Responsibilities: The Cyber Security Architect will ensure that all technology solutions, architectures, and security controls are designed to meet organisational, regulatory, and industry security standards.

Provide architectural leadership across projects, ensuring alignment with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, and internal security policies.

Work with the Cyber Architect and Assurance teams to design remediation and technical controls aligned to the relevant regulation for the programme.

Work closely with Cyber business stakeholders to align with Rolls-Royce Cyber strategy and tooling Work with the Compliance and Information Assurance lead and Project Security Officer to ensure Cyber solution meets the defined cyber security standards and controls for the programme.

Ensure the Cyber solution is in a position to be accredited by the regulatory authority, must understand accreditation process and Secure by Design principles.

Liaise and support architects in other project workstreams to ensure they are incorporating Cyber requirements and considerations.

Take overall responsibility for the Cyber Solution Architecture for the programme.

Understand Secure by Design principles and other compliance standards to help ensure they are being considered in the solution design.

Review design documentation created by the Cyber Architect team and assess suitability against the business requirements.

Provide technical guidance to ensure compliance with relevant policies, standards, and regulations.

Key Skills and Experience: Solid grasp of information security requirements and capabilities across different industries.

A depth of information technology and information security experience.

Ability to guide IT delivery partners through the deployment where required; ability to write and review reports, procedures, and standards.

Industry recognized security qualification (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CISMP, SSCP, CISA, ISACA, CEH, CompTIA Security, etc.) Demonstrable experience with security compliance regulations, such as UK Gov classification, GDPR, HIPAA, EAR / ITAR.

Practical knowledge and understanding of UK government protective marking standards; industry standards, including PCI-DSS, ISO/IEC 27001, NIST, CIS, CESG etc.

Awareness of common exploits and vulnerabilities and how these may be prevented.

Next Steps: We will only accept workers operating via an Umbrella or PAYE engagement model. xwzovoh

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

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