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Senior Security Architect
Ministry of Justice —Leeds
- £50,001 - £60,001 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Job details

Part-time | Full-time
£50,001 - £60,001 a year
13 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee discount
Flexible schedule
Childcare

Qualifications

Presentation skills
Cybersecurity
Communication skills

Full job description

This vacancy is only available to existing Civil Servant employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs). Please review the "Eligibility" section before you apply.

General Information

Salary

The national salary range is £58,511 - £65,329, London salary range is £63,343 - £70,725. Your salary will be dependent on your base location

Working Pattern

Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working

Vacancy Approach

Cross Government

Location

Leeds, London, Loughborough

Region

National

Closing Date

11-Jun-2026

Post Type

Permanent

Civil Service Grade

Grade 7

Number of jobs available

Reserve List

12 Months

Job ID

17956

Descriptions & requirements

Job description

About Judicial Digital Services (JDS)

Judicial Digital Services is a small, collaborative and friendly team within the Judicial Office, responsible for the development, integration and continuous improvement of digital products that support judges, legal professionals, and the public. The team also works ly with HMCTS and the Ministry of Justice to support cross‑organisational digital initiatives and integrations.

With a growing portfolio and a diverse pipeline of work, this is an exciting opportunity to join a digital function at the heart of improving services for the judiciary.

About Judicial Office (JO)

The Judicial Office (JO) reports to, and is accountable, to the Lady Chief Justice (LCJ). It was established in 2006 to provide support to the LCJ and to the wider judiciary in upholding the rule of law and in delivering justice impartially, speedily and efficiently, following the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.

In addition, we support, and are accountable to, the Senior President of Tribunals, whose responsibilities extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The JO is an interesting and unique place to work. Everything we do is in support of upholding the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. We work ly with HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and others across Government as well as with the legal professions.

We are an Arm’s Length Body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice. This creates an interesting and complex environment in which to work w we agree our priorities with the senior judiciary and receive our funding to deliver them from the Ministry of Justice. The Judicial Office has been through a period of significant growth resulting from an expansion of our remit and responsibilities.

See JO staff talk about working : https://design102.wistia.com/medias/uhgtmbtnlv

Role

The Senior Security Architect will lead on the secure design, development and ongoing assurance of a range of digital products and services for the Judicial Office.

The role will champion “Secure by Design” principles, ensuring cyber security is embedded from the outset of every project and throughout the technology lifecycle. This role is pivotal in aligning cyber security practices with MOJ and HMCTS’s risk management framework and strategic objectives.

The role will oversee the secure design function, guiding technical teams, influencing architectural decisions, and ensuring proportionate security controls are implemented to enable business outcomes. You will also lead the development of Judicial Office’s cyber secure design capability, working with a blended team of civil servants, ly aligned organisations throughout the MOJ and with a variety of suppliers responsible for the secure development of applications.

The role will support the JDS team and the Judicial Office to ensure that cyber security activities align with the department’s goals and risk management framework. Additionally the role will support the secure design and implementation supporting the implementation of technology required as a result of recommendations from the Independent Review of Criminal Courts (IRCC), and the Magistrates Uplift programme which will ensure we have the magistrates we need.

This is a fast‑paced and complex delivery environment involving business partners, service owners, technical teams, HMCTS/MoJ colleagues and external suppliers. The role offers the opportunity to influence and lead across a wide range of critical security priorities across the Judicial Digital Services. T are opportunities to work within a number of security communities and contribute to wider security boards. security

Key Responsibilities

Communicating with a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders in appropriate mediums to convey technical concepts and risks, as well as a deep security understanding whilst effectively responding to challenge.
Supporting the development and deployment of secure systems, by providing security input into the design of new systems and reviewing existing system architectures using defined patterns and principles.
Enabling and informing risk-based decisions, by working with risk owners, advising on risk impact and tolerance, whilst also able to describe different risk methodologies and proportionality of risk.
Leading yearly assurance activities on Judicial Office systems which include DPIA’s, scoping and management of ITHC’s / Pentesting, vulnerability remediation and reviewing existing security management plans.
Keeping actively informed of industry developments to make creative and cost-effective use of emerging technologies and tools, aligned with business goals and user needs and defining a secure configuration for the technology.
Understanding security architectures and identifying vulnerabilities to prevent and respond to cyber breaches, whilst also able to describe the effect of a vulnerability on a system design
you have needed to interpret and apply an understanding of policy and process, business architecture, and legal and political implications to assist the development of technical solutions or control.
Working with external suppliers and the JDS product and delivery managers to ensure security assurance and related documentation and governance is ongoing and up to date.

Essential Skills & Experience:

Strong understanding and working knowledge of Cyber Security Policies and Frameworks.
An ability to inspire and coordinate a diverse team of security specialists, helping them to be their best both as individuals and as part of a wider team.
Ability to prioritise team activities effectively across a range of complex and urgent tasks.
Work with team members to identify risks and communicate them effectively to decision makers. Help inform prioritisation of wider departmental work to ensure security improvements are given due consideration.
Specific technology and security understanding – with a good knowledge of system architectures.
Able to understand and articulate the impact of vulnerabilities on existing and future designs and complex systems and can articulate an appropriate response, often conveying these complex matters to a wide-ranging audience.
Be able to articulate and be an effective communicator across a range of formats, able to convey complex topics with ease to a variety of audiences and persuade others of the importance of security matters.

Desirable Experience:

Secure by Design - Knowledge of Secure by Design principles and their practical application
Analysis - Able to apply the approach to real problems and consider all relevant information. Applies appropriate rigour to ensure a full solution is designed and achieves the business outcome.
Understanding security implications of transformation - Can interpret and apply understanding of policy and process, business architecture, and legal and political implications to assist the development of technical solutions or controls.
You will also benefit from knowledge of the different approaches to delivery across digital and technology teams, and how security practices can integrate / clash with these working practices.
Hold either a full Membership of Charted Institute of Information Security or Principal membership of the UK Syber Security Council.

Application process:

The following areas of Success Profile Framework will be used to assess and score your application during the sift, and interview.

Experience – As demonstrated in your application form.
Technical - As demonstrated in your application form.
Presentation - You will/may be required to prepare a short presentation. Details will be provided when invited to/or on the day of the interview).
Strengths – The interview will involve a discussion around 2 strengths.

Behaviours – You will be required to provide evidence of the following key behaviours

Seeing the Big Picture - Skill: Analysis

Making Effective Decisions – Skill: Enabling and informing risk based decisions

Working Together - Skills: Communication

Managing a Quality Service - Skill: Designing secure systems

The GDD skills map to the G7 behaviours
(Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework)

For further information refer to:

Success Profiles: Civil Service behaviours - GOV.UK

The following areas of Success Profile Framework will be used to assess and score your application during the sift, and interview.

Clearance - SC

Additional Information

Working Arrangements & Further Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements w business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.

Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.

For nationally advertised roles: All successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) – See Map. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity).

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer.

All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet.

Flexible working hours

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, w they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

T is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Training

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. T are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Eligibility

Staff on fixed term appointments must have been recruited through fair and open competition.

Vacancies advertised “cross-government” are only open to all Civil Service employees and employees of accredited non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) who were appointed on merit following a fair and open competition; or were appointed to a permanent post through an exception in the Civil Service Commissioners' rules.

Support

A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
For moves to or from another employer or moves across the Civil Service this can have implications on your eligibility to carry on claiming childcare vouchers. You may however be eligible for alternative government childcare support schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. More information can be found on www.www.GOV.UK or Childcare Choices. You can determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

To Transformative Business Services (0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [email protected]);
To Ministry of Justice Resourcing team ([email protected]);
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As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace. MoJ are able to offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns.

You will be able to request reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process within the application form. If you need additional help completing the application form, please contact the TBS Recruitment Enquiries Team.

For more information on applying for a role as a candidate with a disability or long-term condition, please watch our animated videos.

Diversity & Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wver it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy.

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ is committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ is able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidates will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

Civil Service Nationality Rules

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

Reserve list

A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.

Contact Information

MoJ:

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [email protected]

Please quote the job reference: 17956

HMPPS

If you require any assistance please call 0345 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail [email protected]

Please quote the job reference:

Allowance

Specialist GDD pay allowance.

Government Digital and Data (GDD) Profession Capability Framework and Success Profiles Frameworks.

Using GDD Framework we will determine if you will be paid an additional allowance, on top of your basic salary.

This role is within the Architecture family and is a Security Architect role at Security Architect level but carries the title but carries the title Security Architect in DTS.

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Application form stage assessments

Behaviours

A sift based on the lead behaviour, Managing a Quality Service, may be held if a large number of applications are received. If a large number of applications remain after the initial sift, your application will be progressed to a full sift, w all behaviours will then be considered.

Behaviours Application Form Question Word Limit

250

Managing a Quality Service

Making Effective Decisions

Experience

We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods

CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

Evidence of Experience

CV or Work History, Statement of Suitability

Interview stage assessments

Interview Dates

Interviews expected w/c 22/06/26, but this could be subject to change.

Behaviours

Managing a Quality Service

Making Effective Decisions

Seeing the Big Picture

Working Together

Strengths

Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance. To learn more about Strengths and how they are assessed .

Other Assessments

Which assessment methods will be used?

Presentation

Level of security checks required

Security Clearance (SC)

Use of Artificial Intelligence (Al)

Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. W plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

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