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Job Description

Security Architect

We are looking for an experienced Security Architect to join us here at Genomics England and help shape the security architecture that protects sensitive genomic data at national scale.

Within this role you’ll be supporting the Head of Information Security to deliver the Cyber Security Strategy and Roadmap. You will be our lead technical security engineering and architecture resource for both cyber security projects and BAU activities, including managing the security solutions Genomics England uses to protect data and services.

Your career to date will have seen you gain strong experience of working in the cyber security space with expertise in security technologies such as NGFW, SIEM, vulnerability scanners and incident response tools.

• Act as the technical lead on Information Security for Genomics England
• Design, develop and implement security solutions to reduce cyber risk in line with the risk management framework
• Own and evolve the existing Cyber Security solutions used across Genomics England
• Respond quickly and efficiently to security incidents when required

You will have experience in the following:

• Strong technical experience related to cybersecurity, preferably in a hybrid environment (AWS and on-prem)
• Experience of deploying and supporting security solutions such as NGFW, NGAV, SIEM, UEBA, vulnerability scanners and patch management
• Exposure to an environment with changing priorities or circumstances, and the ability to prioritise and balance competing demands
• Good planning and organisation skills
• Ability to clearly document processes and procedures for others to understand
• Experience of vulnerability and patch management
• Experience designing and securing cloud architectures

• Experience with Ansible, SALT, Terraform and development tools such as Git Lab, Confluence and Jira in a Dev Ops environment
• Experience in Linux (NB the environment is predominantly Linux)
• Experience delivering security solutions in a containerised environment
• CISM or CISSP certification
• Knowledge and understanding of Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO
  27001 and/or the NIST Security Framework
• Degree in computer science or software engineering or equivalent experience

This is a hands‑on Security Architect role where you will use your strong experience and expertise to shape how security is designed, built and operated across a high trust, data driven environment, with real impact on protecting genomic data at national scale.

There are no mandatory qualifications or membership requirements for this role, however any security certifications would be highly desirable.

Salary From: £89,900

Closing Date: Tuesday 28th July @23:00 (UK time)

Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including:

• Generous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, plus additional leave for long service, and also the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).
• Family-Friendly: Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.
• Pension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double‑matches up to 10%, however you can contribute more if you wish), Life Assurance 3x salary, and a Give As You Earn scheme.
• Learning & Development: Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).
• Recognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.
• Health & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.

Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity…