Security Architect – SC cleared

Overview

In this role you will provide security architecture expertise across complex, high-assurance programmes. You act as a senior security authority, embedding secure-by-design principles throughout delivery and offering architectural assurance for new and existing solutions. You’ll shape security standards, review multi-environment architectures, and translate threats into practical controls. The role combines hands-on architecture with mentoring and cross-functional collaboration in a secure, regulated context.

Responsibilities

• Design and assure secure architectures across complex technology environments
• Define security architecture principles, standards and design patterns
• Embed security into architecture governance and design processes
• Review cloud, hybrid and on-prem architectures for improvements
• Translate cyber threats and risk into practical controls
• Provide security architecture support to technical teams and transformation programmes
• Ensure alignment with security standards, frameworks and risk requirements
• Act as senior technical authority and mentor professionals

Key requirements

• Proven experience as a Cyber Security Architect
• Experience designing secure architectures in complex, high-risk or highly regulated environments
• Strong knowledge of NCSC CAF, ISO 27001 and relevant security frameworks
• Experience across cloud, hybrid and on-premises infrastructure
• Strong understanding of cyber threats, vulnerabilities and risk-based design
• Experience translating security and compliance requirements into technical architecture
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• TOGAF certification or equivalent enterprise architecture experience is desirable

• Stakeholder management
• Communication
• Mentoring/leadership
• NCSC CAF
• ISO 27001
• Cloud, hybrid and on-premises architectures

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