Lead Security Architect
| Posting date: | 18 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £74,480 to £85,964 per year |
| Additional salary information: | This post is part of the Scottish Government Digital, Data and Technology (DDAT) profession, as a member of the profession you will join the professional development system. This post currently attracts a £5,000.00 annual DDAT pay supplement, applicable after a 3-month competency qualifying period. The payment will be backdated to your start date in the role. Pay supplements are reviewed regularly and there is one currently underway. Changes will be communicated when the review is concluded. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 August 2025 |
| Location: | G2 8LU, EH6 6QQ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Scottish Government |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1417 |
Summary
Do you want to help shape the future of secure digital public services in Scotland?
The Scottish Government’s digital strategy, A Changing Nation: How Scotland Will Thrive in a Digital World, sets out specific actions for transforming government, aligned to the National Performance Framework. Of most relevance to this role is the aim to build a suite of common platforms to be adopted across the public sector.
This role sits within the Digital Components & Infrastructure Division, part of the Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate. The division brings together three key programmes Digital Identity, SG Payments, and the SG Cloud Platform—focused on achieving this strategic outcome. All three are aligned with the 2021 Digital Strategy’s commitment to developing common platforms and component technologies to improve efficiency in the delivery of public services across Scotland’s public sector.
As a divisional role, this post will initially be part of a multi-disciplinary SG Cloud Platform Service team working to transform how the Scottish Government facilitates cloud hosting across the Scottish public sector and the Digital Identity team providing people with a secure and simple way to access public services online.
Both services are central to the wider common platforms' objective outlined in the Digital Strategy. They play a key role in ensuring that valuable public services are delivered securely, efficiently, and accessibly.
In addition to supporting the development and operation of these platforms, as Lead Security Architect you will contribute to the wider division’s efforts and help promote the adoption of common platforms across the Scottish public sector. Working at scale and with a wide variety of public service users, our work is technically complex, varied, and rewarding—offering a real sense of pride in making a positive, tangible difference in people’s lives.
The Scottish Government’s digital strategy, A Changing Nation: How Scotland Will Thrive in a Digital World, sets out specific actions for transforming government, aligned to the National Performance Framework. Of most relevance to this role is the aim to build a suite of common platforms to be adopted across the public sector.
This role sits within the Digital Components & Infrastructure Division, part of the Scottish Government’s Digital Directorate. The division brings together three key programmes Digital Identity, SG Payments, and the SG Cloud Platform—focused on achieving this strategic outcome. All three are aligned with the 2021 Digital Strategy’s commitment to developing common platforms and component technologies to improve efficiency in the delivery of public services across Scotland’s public sector.
As a divisional role, this post will initially be part of a multi-disciplinary SG Cloud Platform Service team working to transform how the Scottish Government facilitates cloud hosting across the Scottish public sector and the Digital Identity team providing people with a secure and simple way to access public services online.
Both services are central to the wider common platforms' objective outlined in the Digital Strategy. They play a key role in ensuring that valuable public services are delivered securely, efficiently, and accessibly.
In addition to supporting the development and operation of these platforms, as Lead Security Architect you will contribute to the wider division’s efforts and help promote the adoption of common platforms across the Scottish public sector. Working at scale and with a wide variety of public service users, our work is technically complex, varied, and rewarding—offering a real sense of pride in making a positive, tangible difference in people’s lives.