Cyber Risk Solutions Architect Remote working or Corsham

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Job DescriptionCyber RiskSolutions Architect | Contract | Remote and Corsham SiteDuration :12 Months£550-£650 per dayClearance: SC Live SilverAt Atkins we advise our clients how to adapt to the fast-rising tide of digital disruption and realise the desired benefits from their transformational change programmes.Our consulting services are provided across the entire project lifecycle to our clients across sectors as diverse as aviation, defence, security, local and central government. We also work alongside our colleagues in the other parts of the Atkins businessworld-wide.The Role:We require an experienced Systems Architecture / Solutions Consultant who can help our client understand and respond to Cyber Vulnerabilities. Your role will be to help analyse and visualise complex security problems, identify suitable solutions and supporttheir delivery to stakeholders. It is pivotal to the reduction of our clients cyber risk in a high-tempo and highly agile project.You will be expected to demonstrate positive and effective communication skills - especially as you will be required to engage with Senior Staff.Your analytical skills will be required to be finely tuned as evidenced in your career to date as this will assist translating extraordinarily challenging technical issues to Stakeholders who are not overly familiar with the technical context of the issue(s)in hand.Responsibilities:Support the identification of valid intervention ideasClarify requirements with stakeholdersDevelop and assess solution options, cognisant of metrics used for prioritisation and non-technical constraints, such as procurement strategiesSupport the development of the specific procurement strategy for each intervention and define the preferred solution architectureSupport the technical aspects of the artefacts needed for procurement, such as Statements of Requirements, competition question sets, and Commitment CasesDevelop the technical aspects of more complex and involved interventions, for example by developing trial strategies and plans, and lead their delivery.Essential Skills:Strong stakeholder engagement skill, including eliciting requirements and briefing information, both verbally and in writing, to a wide range of stakeholders, including both Crown Servants and military personnel across a range of technical and programmaticdisciplines.Knowledge of and demonstrable experience of security designs, architecture patterns and principles.Knowledge of and demonstrable experience of complex delivery within an MOD environmentKnowledge of and demonstrable experience of complex systems integrationKnowledge of and demonstrable experience of complex procurements within the constraints of MODs procurement processes.Knowledge of and demonstrable experience of options analysis from a technical perspective.Desirable Skills:The project responds to stakeholder needs from across the enterprise. Therefore, a breadth of knowledge is desired over highly technical knowledge:A broad knowledge of how Defence Operates.A broad knowledge of MODs capabilities and subordinate technical systems.A broad knowledge of Security OperationsA broad knowledge of security and IT toolingPractical experience of Microsoft Security PortfolioKnowledge of Networking, Software Applications, Storage, CloudAbility to identify and quantify Cyber Security RiskPlanning and delivery of Alpha and Beta trials.