Senior Security Solutions Architect

NATS is the UK’s leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2.4 million flights each year. We provide air traffic control services from two control centres and at airports around the UK. Our people are at the heart of our purpose to advance aviation and keep the skies safe.

Closing Date: Thursday 25th September

Job Purpose

To provide Security Threat assessment, design and Assurance in support of Operational systems for UK Air-Traffic Management services. Leading end-to-end security Assessment and assurance activities for Centralised security services across the organisation

Other Duties Include

• Develop and implement robust security designs tailored to CNI environments, ensuring compliance with CAA regulatory standards.
• Supporting principal cyber security architect in driving cyber strategy and roadmap aligned with overall NATS’s vision for cyber safe operational services.

Job Scope

• Be able to identify short term Design assurance that can resolve Programmatic challenges in a way that does not undermine the Safety assurance or undermine the Roadmap for the Service.
• Negotiate on a national and international scale with organisations such as ICAO, European Union and Eurocontrol to further NATS business interests for Technical Design.
• Develop technology strategies in conjunction with the Service Owners, Service Delivery Managers to meet NATS business objectives.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Degree in a relevant Business or IT technical qualification or equivalent of knowledge acquired through experience, other qualifications, and training/development.
• Subject Matter Expert in a wide range of security technologies, with working knowledge of their integration, configuration, and data needs.
• Excellent internal and external stakeholder management.
• Relevant architectural experience, including an understanding of NIST, SABSA, TOGAF and Zachman or equivalent frameworks.
• Able to assimilate and consider issues from the technical, contractual and business perspective, supported by a pragmatic attitude to the implementation of security in a complex and diverse organisation.
• A good understanding of the approaches required to identify, quantify, and address information security or cyber vulnerabilities in an organisation.
• Demonstrable experience in negotiation and influencing internal and external stakeholders.
• Makes sound and pragmatic decisions that affect long-term delivery, taking account of risk effects.
• Ability to articulate complex issues and concepts to a wide range of recipients both written and verbally.
• Strong, credible impact, with a demonstrated capability to resolve conflict; build, maintain and utilise relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to achieve optimum business goals.
• Collaborative working style with a clear focus on delivering outcomes.
• Track record of design and delivery of secure IT solutions.

Desirable

• Experience of the development and implementation of appropriate risk mitigation plans, policies, processes, and technical controls.
• Certified to CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CCISO or equivalent professional certification.

Additional Vacancy Information

We are proud to offer a fantastic total reward package to help you thrive both personally and professionally - for more information on what NATS can offer you please visit - Why NATS? 

We have adopted agile working to provide greater flexibility and increased choice over working arrangements, with the opportunity for this role to work in our modern office facilities as well as remotely. Find out more here

If you share our passion to advance aviation and keep the skies safe – we would like to hear from you whatever your age, sex, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, visible or invisible disability. Individuals that bring different perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds help us be at the forefront of our industry.