Highways Agency Vacancies – Identity and Access Management Security Architect in Leeds, UK

Overview

Position Title:Identity and Access Management Security Architect

Company:Highways England

Location:Leeds, UK

Job Description:

The Identity and Access Management Security Architect is responsible for the provision of security architecture services for identity and access management. They will align and coordinate with wider architect governance functions and ensure identity and access management security architecture reduces both the probability and impact of cyber-attacks to Highways England.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the management and optimisation of identity and access management security architecture ensuring end-to-end solutions are in place and communicated across the business.
• Produce and maintain appropriate technical security guidance documentation for identity and access management in support of wider security policies.
• Work alongside wider architectural governance functions to ensure all change initiatives are reviewed, supported and aligned with the identity and access management security architecture.
• Work with external partners to influence identity and access management related regulatory requirements and ensure that change initiatives are aligned with those requirements.
• Support wider security architecture activities outside of identity and access management when required.
• Maintain the effectiveness of core identity and access management security capabilities.
• Anticipate technology trends, future threats and capability requirements and support development to address these.
• Identify, decide mitigations for, resolve / escalate architecture related identity and access management security-related risks.

Requirements:

• Cyber Security Qualifications: To hold relevant cyber security qualifications to prove depth of knowledge and achieve credibility with stakeholders: BSc / MSc in Cyber Security, Computer Science or related subject; CISSP, GICSP, Senior CCP (Architect) or similar Security Architecture qualification; CCSP, CCSK or similar Cloud Security qualification.
• Architectural Methodologies: Experience of applying or relevant qualifications / certifications in: SABSA, TOGAF
• Software Development Lifecycles: Deep familiarity with contemporary DevOps methods and tooling, Experience of applying DevSecOps.
• Microsoft Azure: Extensive experience of deploying Azure related security controls.