Cyber Security Architecture Lead

Job Title: Lead Cyber Security Architect

Location: Glasgow or Edinburgh

Salary: Circa £85,000 + Up To 20% Bonus + Family Medical Cover + Car Allowance + Double Match Pension

Important:
The role requires that the successful candidate can obtain UK Government Security Clearance.

Cyber security is one of the defining topics of our age, and cyber risk represents one of the most significant strategic risks to the UK’s critical national infrastructure. At Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) you will have the opportunity to approach this risk head on. SPEN has invested significantly in an ambitious security transformation programme to reduce risk, achieve compliance with NIS regulations, and deliver a cyber‑resilient business.

Reporting into the Head of Cyber Security Architecture, the Lead Cyber Security Architect role is a critical role in ensuring delivery against the strategic security vision and the development and maintenance of associated security standards and documentation. The role will also ensure that all functions that rely on network and information systems are protected, resilient and prepared against cyber incidents.

• Lead the delivery of the Security Architecture Plan and the development of associated roadmaps, identifying new security capabilities to support overall NIS compliance, and taking responsibility for the development of these capabilities into fully defined cost‑effective security services.
• Provide effective leadership, motivation and task direction for security architecture domains including, but not limited to, Data, Application, Identity and Access, AI and Cloud.
• Feed into the SPEN security strategy, ensuring alignment between security architecture frameworks and standards with overall business strategy.
• Participate in the sourcing strategy and work in close collaboration with SPEN Procurement and Legal teams to procure the required services to meet the Security Architecture Plan.
• Customer‑focused with a demonstrable track record of building relationships with senior and executive stakeholders, and building strong and collaborative relationships with all key stakeholders inside and outside the organisation.
• Ensure that security architecture supports each stage of the delivery of new projects as indicated by the ‘Secure by Design’ process.
• Take key ownership for the creation of security design documents and architecture artefacts.
• Interface with the relevant Design Authorities, providing security guidance at all times.
• Ensure consideration of asset management and data security best practice in relation to NIS regulations.
• Drive the adoption of secure designs, patterns and best practices.
• Keep abreast of the latest intelligence from sources of cyber threat information and brief stakeholders with actionable information.
• Contribute to security investment governance processes.
• Manage performance and development of up to four direct reports.

• Demonstrated experience in managing relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Information risk assessment and risk management.
• Protective security and understanding of threats to OT.
• Identification, prioritisation and leadership of key security technology opportunities.
• Experience of understanding and managing aspects of cyber risk, including the assessment, analysis and reporting of cyber risk in a business context.
• Knowledge and experience of delivering one or more of the following areas: enterprise architecture, infrastructure, or application architecture.
• Experience in defining and/or implementing security controls across multiple layers of the IT architecture stack.
• Motivational skills for team management.
• Ability to analyse problems, identify core issues and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Recognised cyber security qualifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, NCSC CCP, M.Inst IISP).
• Recognised architecture qualifications (e.g. SABSA, TOGAF).

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

• 36 days annual leave.
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your…