Cloud Security Architect

Overview

In this role you will own cloud security architecture and governance for multi-cloud environments, advising financial services and public sector clients. You will translate complex threats into actionable guidance and drive security roadmaps with executive stakeholders. You contribute to a security-centric culture by shaping reference architectures, policies, and compliant programmes. This is a high-impact consulting position that blends deep technical skill with strategic risk management and client-facing leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design and own cloud security architecture across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP with reusable reference patterns
• Define enterprise security policies, controls frameworks, and governance documentation aligned to standards
• Lead risk assessments, threat modelling, and security posture evaluations for cloud and SaaS environments
• Drive compliance programmes (ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, PCI DSS)
• Support DevSecOps adoption and integrate security tooling into CI/CD pipelines
• Engage executives with security risk reporting, remediation guidance, and roadmaps
• Lead or contribute to Security Champions communities of practice
• Provide security assurance for software development and third-party onboarding (SSPM tooling, SaaS security)
• Architect secure identity solutions (centralised and federated models)
• Support incident response planning and business continuity for cloud services
• Contribute to FinOps activities from a cybersecurity cost and sustainability perspective

Key requirements

• Cloud Security Architect or Senior Security Consultant experience
• AWS Certified Security – Specialty required; CISSP/CRISC/CCSP preferred
• Hands-on experience securing workloads on AWS and/or Azure (GCP helpful)
• Experience in financial services and/or public sector security architectures
• ISO 27001 and/or Cyber Essentials Plus experience or accreditation
• Terraform and secure CI/CD pipeline design
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, IPSEC
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication to senior audiences
• Mentoring, security communities involvement, enabling secure innovation
• Eligible for UK Security Check clearance

• stakeholder engagement
• clear communication
• analytical mindset
• AWS; Azure; GCP security
• ISO 27001; Cyber Essentials Plus; PCI DSS
• Terraform; Infrastructure as Code; CI/CD security

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