SC Cleared Solution Architect at Damia Group LTD, England, 6 Months, £550-£650 per day

SC Cleared Solution Architect - £550-650pd Outside IR35 - REMOTE, UK

Looking for an SC Cleared Solution Architect with MS Defence and MS Purview to work on projects, collectively support clients strategic objectives to protect its estate, enhance cyber resilience, and ensure compliance across Legacy and modern technology platforms. The managed service will provide Solution Architecture support across the following portfolio initiatives:

• Enterprise Security Risk and Resilience
• Security Operating Centre
• F-SIEM
• Detection Engineering
• Monitoring and Incident Management
• Security Data and Analytics
• Security Consulting Services
• Secure Customer Records
• Protective Security
• Corporate Identity Access Management
• HSEC Corporate
• Cross Cutting Delivery of these workstreams requires a strong blend of technical expertise, architectural governance capability, and organisational awareness.

In particular, the service must demonstrate:

• In-depth understanding of the estate, including Legacy technology environments, cloud-hosted services, and associated operational and security constraints.
• Familiarity with the central gov Enterprise Architecture policies, standards, and governance processes, ensuring all architectural outputs align to organisational requirements.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities, with the ability to communicate complex technical architecture clearly and succinctly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• To support the delivery of the portfolio, Solution Architects must also bring the following essential technical knowledge:
• EDR and cloud discovery technologies, including deployment and integration of CrowdStrike.
• Continual Security Compliance tooling, specifically Tenable.SC and Tenable.ONE.
• Experience working within Crown Hosting, AWS, and Azure environments.
• Understanding of current and future SIEM capabilities, including Splunk and associated Security Incident & Event Management tooling.
• Data lake and AI knowledge.
• Detection Engineering.
• Understanding and knowledge of Insider Threat/risk management tools.

This managed service will ensure the client can deliver consistent, high-quality architectural outcomes that support long-term cyber security strategy and maintain the security and resilience of critical systems and data.

This temporary contract is outside IR35 and will be delivered on a statement-of-work basis. The supplier will determine the method, resources, and approach to deliver the agreed outcomes

This temporary contract requires the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting at SC/DV level. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, reserved post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Due to the secure nature of the position and working environment, you must have, or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance

More details relating to UK Security Clearance can be found here:

United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK

List of national security vetting clearance levels with guidance on who requires clearance and what checks are completed.

Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Should the role require the successful candidate to undergo and be eligible for UK Security Vetting. Clearance sponsorship will be provided where required. Due to the nature of the work, candidates should meet the relevant residency requirements. If applicable, Reserved Post nationality restrictions will be confirmed by the client. Damia is committed to inclusive recruitment and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.