Lead Security Architect (Digital Architecture and Design)
Scottish Government · Posted Nov 9, 2026
- Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Senior
- £4K–£4K per month
Lead the security architecture design of nationally significant digital platforms and services, communicating and justifying key design decisions.
Compensation
£4,000.00 annual GDD pay supplement, which is paid monthly
Responsibilities
- Lead the security architecture design of nationally significant digital platforms and services, communicating and justifying key design decisions.
- Own and communicate the security architecture vision, principles and strategy, maintaining security standards and baselines across programmes.
- Influence senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams on security architecture decisions across projects, programmes and organisations.
- Decipher complex security requirements, balancing risk, usability and delivery needs to implement proportionate controls.
- Lead quality assurance activities and act as the escalation point for security architecture matters.