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Cloud Security Architect (SC Cleared)

Posted: 23/01/26
Recruiter:M4 DIGITAL GROUP LTD
Reference:3062299999
Type:Contract
Disciplines: Network Security
Salary:£750 Daily
Location:London
Description:

  • Secure by Design Architecture
  • cloud service resilience (Azure)
  • security governance, threat modelling, design reviews, and assurance
Cloud Security Architect

Overview

M4 Digital are a leading supplier of consulting and delivery services to central government.
To enhance an already existing delivery team we are seeking an experienced SC-cleared Cloud Architect to play a key role in reviewing and delivering recommendations
  • cloud service resilience (Azure)
  • security governance, threat modelling, design reviews, and accreditation assurance
This is a high-impact role operating in a sensitive, mission-critical environment, working closely with multiple stakeholders of an existing service that will scale significantly over the next 3 years.

Key Responsibilities

Secure by Design Architecture
  • Review existing service against HMG Secure by Design Framework
  • Identify and document gaps
  • Identify, prioritise and document future actions
  • Security architecture review including threat modelling
  • Develop and maintain reusable security patterns, ensuring alignment with GDS standards
  • Identify stakeholders and collaborate across the organisation

Security Assurance & Risk Management
  • Maintain and manage project security risk registers, escalating risks where appropriate.
  • Validate compliance against security policies, standards, and control baselines.
  • Review control effectiveness against assurance baselines and external assurance outcomes.
  • Contribute to Operational Readiness Reviews and working groups as required.
Cloud Service Resilience
  • RTO/RPO review and requirements
  • Current cloud service architecture review
  • Compare current service architecture with industry and cloud provider MS Azure) best practice
  • Document risk and impact of potential scaling of the service
  • Prioritise recommendations

Additional Key skills
  • Proven documentation and presentation skills
Deliverable
  • Paper(s) prioritising high level recommendations

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