DDaT Cyber Security Architect - Government Legal Department

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We are a non-ministerial government department and the government's principal legal advisers. We do this by providing legal advice to the majority of central government departments on the development, design and implementation of government policies and decisions, drafting secondary legislation and working with Parliamentary Counsel on primary legislation, and representing the government in court.

We have around 2,900 employees, more than 2,200 of whom are barristers, solicitors or paralegals. We are a national organisation, but with a concentration of employees in Westminster, and a presence in Bristol, Croydon, Leeds and Manchester.

This is an unprecedented time for digital, data and technology specialists as the government harnesses digital technologies, skills and tools to transform public services. There have never been more opportunities to work collectively and creatively as a profession to respond to the changing needs and expectations of millions of people and deliver services that are simple and easy to use.

The digital, data and technology profession comprises 15,000 colleagues across government, and is rapidly scaling up nationwide in line with our strategy.

What you'll do

In your capacity as Cyber Security Architect at GLD you will join a network of digital, data and technology professionals that has developed into an essential forum for co-ordinating and driving transformation across government.

With your senior colleagues from other government departments, you will set standards and maintain a shared vision to deliver transformation. You will share best practice and drive collective efficiencies wherever possible; support and guide our cross-government programmes to build digital, data and capability; and make government a destination of choice for digital, data and technology professionals.

And you will be a role model and a relentless champion of government as a place where everyone can thrive and where diversity can flourish; a place that reflects the public we serve.

The potential to shape our society's future is enormous and our purpose is to ensure the profession is equipped and inspired to deliver real, meaningful change for users; to do the work of transformation that makes government work better for everyone.

Who you are

We are building a Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) enabled organisation at GLD and will be at the forefront of government by showcasing best practice when dealing with data, digital and technology. Our more modern, insight-driven, innovative approach to DDaT will provide outstanding experiences at the right cost, quality and pace for the whole of GLD and ensure staff and wider government clients receive a top-quality and cost-effective digital & technology service.

The role of Cyber Security Architect will report into the Head of Service Design and Assurance and will support GLD to grow and transform into a digital business through delivering digital value and outcomes. It will support the renovation of DDaT, accelerate change and orchestrate our Digital, data and technology management. GLD requires a consistent and strategic approach to the application of DDaT across the organisation, and DDaT needs to provide a consistent, transparent and efficient approach to the way that it delivers value to the business.

Selection Process

To be considered for the role you must demonstrate the following:

Technical 

Demonstrable knowledge of designing secure systems and managing cyber risk in a digital, data and technology environment that is going through change. Understanding of NCSC Guidance and Cabinet Office Standards and how these relate to ensuring control in a digital work space.

Essential Criteria

Analysis. You can provide direction and lead on change with regards to factors that feed into analysis. You can monitor changes in the technical environment and assess whether risks are still at acceptable levels or whether previous decisions need to be revisited. You can direct and influence others on best practice and policy. 

Communication skills (security architect). You have an expert understanding and can apply security concepts to a technical level, at the highest levels of risk complexity. You can effectively translate and accurately communicate security and risk implications at the most senior levels across technical and non-technical stakeholders. You can respond to challenge. You can manage stakeholders' expectations across high-risk and complexity or under constrained timescales. 

Design secure systems. You can lead design and review solutions to complex problems with system architectures by defining and challenging patterns and principles. You can create precedents and set direction.

Enabling and informing risk-based decisions. You can act as a point of escalation. You will be trusted by senior risk owners as an expert in security. You can apply risk methodologies at the most complex levels of risk. 

Specific security technology and understanding. You have strong knowledge of system architectures. You can understand and articulate the impact of vulnerabilities on existing and future designs, systems and how easy or difficult it will be to exploit these vulnerabilities. You are recognised as an expert by peers in the broader security industry. 

Research and innovation. You can contribute to and inform developments on security properties in technology. You can identify new technologies and design the use of these in the business context across the organisation. You can engage with the broader security community.

Understanding security implications of transformation. You can challenge and lead changes to policy and processes to support business outcomes, business architecture, and legal and political implications.