Cyber Transformation Architect Cyber Security / Azure Cloud 450 per day, Outside IR35 2 Days per week in Edinburgh Initial 3 month Contract (likely extensions for 12 months) We are urgently looking to secure the services of an experienced Cyber Transformation Architect, on an Outside IR35 basis, to support the delivery of a high-profile programme in the Financial Services industry. Core tasks: Ensure there is a coherent security architecture across the projects within the programme Maintain a set of phased security architectures for the programme Develop and instill into the projects a set of common architecture principles and components Provide knowledge sharing on the programme architecture Provide Architecture Governance for the projects and set out the expected architecture deliverables Additional tasks: Provide guidance and support to the project architects in developing the project artefacts Provide guidance and support to the Project Managers to develop the project Plans and resolve solution issues Support the development of a Cybersecurity Resilience Blueprint for Change framework Skills required: Knowledge of Security technologies for Security Operations and IAM. Security Architecture frameworks and standards (e.g. NIST, Azure Architecture, Zero Trust, etc) Architecture methodologies and alignment with Project lifecycles. Good understanding of Microsoft Azure Cloud and Integration Good presentation and documentation skills Commercial awareness of Statement ..... full job details .....