Managing Security Architect

Overview

In this role you will own the end-to-end SOC architecture, shaping platform designs, detections and controls to meet regulatory and client needs. You will influence service growth, embed secure-by-design culture, and work across teams to elevate security maturity and technology adoption. The position is hybrid with on-site work in Farnborough, and requires SC and DV clearance eligibility. You will act as the technical authority on client security designs and roadmaps. This is a mission-critical, impact-driven opportunity in security engineering.

Pay / Benefits

• Car allowance
• Private medical
• Life assurance
• Pension
• 25 days annual leave (+ option to buy extra)
• Hybrid working

Responsibilities

• Own the SOC architecture and ensure designs meet regulatory and assurance requirements
• Produce high- and low-level security control designs and define testing requirements
• Set and govern standards for detection content, rules, use cases and correlation logic
• Act as technical authority for client security designs and technology roadmaps
• Lead SOC maturity initiatives in support of CREST accreditation
• Identify and introduce technologies to enhance analyst effectiveness, including automation and AI

Key requirements

• Proven experience designing or owning security architectures within SOC, MSSP or complex security environments
• Strong understanding of detection engineering and SOC operations
• Ability to oversee security platforms and integrations holistically
• Knowledge of governance, compliance and accreditation frameworks such as CREST
• Experience assuring technical architectures using secure-by-design principles

• Stakeholder engagement
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Security architecture
• SOC operations
• Detection engineering
• Governance frameworks

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