Job Description

Salary

62,011 - 68,625 + 28.97% employer pension contributions

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full time

Region

National

Job category/type

FLS Net Zero

Date posted

16/09/2025

Job reference

REQ1057



Working at Forestry and Land Scotland is all about 'People, Pride and Purpose.' Join us and take pride in supporting the economy, protecting and enhancing the environment by managing Scotlands National forests and land.

The Lead Security Architect is responsible for ensuring secure design and development of digital solutions, supporting the Head of Digital Services and leadership team to embed strong security practices across all digital operations and projects. This role combines security design, cyber risk management, and policy work, and involves working with others to use new technologies safely and create strong system designs and standards.

Our

Digital Services team

plays a key role in delivering technology, infrastructure and data solutions that support sustainable land management, enable innovation, and underpin our Net Zero ambitions.

To be successful in this role you will have practical experience in helping to design and review secure systems, including both high-level and detailed technical designs, following clear design guidelines and best practices.

for more information please see the and Success Profile.