M365 Security Architect at Sellafield Limited, Warrington/Remote, 12 Months, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)

Work at Sellafield Ltd, and you're not just building a career. You're embarking on a mission. Joining 11,000 people on a 100-year project transforming the Sellafield site for all the generations that follow.

This is to augment the M365 architecture and security architecture to ensure Sellafield can build a sustainable, secure and operable M365 service. The role will focus on M365 and work between the Project and Programme architecture and work with Operations to upskill and help support and implement the services that are being designed and delivered.

This role is critical in shaping and maintaining a secure enterprise M365 architecture, ensuring that security is embedded across all digital transformation initiatives, and aligning cyber strategy with Sellafield Ltd objectives.

As an M365 Security Architect your main responsibilities will be to:

• Establish M365 security controls (Conditional access, Purview, Continuous assurance, etc).
• Current State Understanding & Familiarisation to aid transitional such as Team to OS:SNI, Sharepoint migration, etc.
• Develop standard ways of working through Security Patterns, Standards & Guidance.
• Help to develop Security Architecture and Governance for M365.
• Assist with the capability uplift and knowledge sharing.

Essential:

• An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. (Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.) 
• Ability to act as a bridge between traditional solution architecture and security, operations and development practices.
• Able to provide independent advice on the study, design, specification and services related to speciality engineering functions.
• Knowledge of and experience adapting and applying Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and associated architecture patterns.
• Hands-on experience of all Azure, M365 and Power Platform portals, preferably making use of the features reserved from privileged roles.
• Extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Cyber Adoption Framework and Microsoft Cybersecurity Reference Architectures.
• Ability to design and implement DLP and security controls across all M365 services.

Desirable:

• Microsoft Power Platforms experience, security and/or architecture qualifications (SABSA, TOGAF).
• Relevant Microsoft Azure platform/security certifications.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Sellafield Ltd is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst its workforce.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, Sellafield guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

Sellafield guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different.