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ICT Security Architect
| Posting date: | 14 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,254 to £56,632 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 November 2025 |
| Location: | CF99 1SN |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Senedd Cymru (Welsh Parliament) |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SC-044-25 |
Summary
We are looking for a strategic leader with deep technical expertise in operational cyber security management, and a clear understanding of how to apply it across a complex, multi-site organisation.
It is a dynamic and high impact role where you will provide expert advice to Senedd Members and Commission Staff on technical security requirements helping shape and deliver the Senedd ICT strategy.
Your work will directly support the integrity of our democratic processes by ensuring robust compliance and governance across the organisation.
You will lead on the design and delivery of a technical architecture that controls and mitigates our cyber security risk. Through this, you will ensure that we satisfy any related legal and regulatory responsibilities and deliver a compliant environment that can continue to evolve in line with the Senedd requirements.
Job Specific criteria:
1. Proven experience in designing and implementing security architecture within a large, multi-site organisation, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to stakeholders at all levels—including translating architectural decisions into business-relevant language for non-technical audiences.
2. Deep technical understanding of cyber security principles, threat landscapes, and mitigation strategies, with the ability to apply these effectively to the organisation’s infrastructure, applications, and operational processes in alignment with strategic objectives.
3. Demonstrable experience in leading end-to-end improvements to ICT security architecture, including the design, delivery, and integration of secure systems and services, as well as managing project lifecycles and ensuring smooth service transition into operational environments.
It is a dynamic and high impact role where you will provide expert advice to Senedd Members and Commission Staff on technical security requirements helping shape and deliver the Senedd ICT strategy.
Your work will directly support the integrity of our democratic processes by ensuring robust compliance and governance across the organisation.
You will lead on the design and delivery of a technical architecture that controls and mitigates our cyber security risk. Through this, you will ensure that we satisfy any related legal and regulatory responsibilities and deliver a compliant environment that can continue to evolve in line with the Senedd requirements.
Job Specific criteria:
1. Proven experience in designing and implementing security architecture within a large, multi-site organisation, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to stakeholders at all levels—including translating architectural decisions into business-relevant language for non-technical audiences.
2. Deep technical understanding of cyber security principles, threat landscapes, and mitigation strategies, with the ability to apply these effectively to the organisation’s infrastructure, applications, and operational processes in alignment with strategic objectives.
3. Demonstrable experience in leading end-to-end improvements to ICT security architecture, including the design, delivery, and integration of secure systems and services, as well as managing project lifecycles and ensuring smooth service transition into operational environments.
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