Job Title: PAM Security Solution Architect Location: Sheffield (on-site 3 days per week) Salary/Rate: £492 per day inside IR35 Start Date: 09/10/2025 Job Type: Contract until end of the year with potential extension Role Description: Our client is working on a strategic Identity and Access Management programme and is re-shaping the way Authentication, Federation, Privileged Access Management, Access Governance, Secrets Management and API Security is done across the bank. One of the pillars of that programme is Privileged Access Management (PAM). Our client is working on uplifting controls and capabilities in privileged access for the Group and introducing the strategic password vaulting solution that will enable to meet strategic requirements. Security Solution Architects manage end-to-end solution design and are responsible for delivering architecture design documents in line with functional and non-functional business requirements, strategies, principles, standards, and patterns. They will be responsible for the creation of high-level and low-level designs, documenting key design decisions, design deviations, and technical risks and issues where appropriate. Security Solution Architects should be comfortable presenting and sharing solutions at design authorities and senior leadership & stakeholders as well as working with global teams to both explain the design and agree designs related to the Password Management of new Technologies. Company Introduction: We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading consultancy clients! They are currently looking for an experienced Security Solution Architect that can complement an existing team of Solution Architects to progress with designs of different components of the PAM solution and other supporting systems it will need to integrate with as part of the end-to-end journey. Job Responsibilities/Objectives: You will be responsible for designing and delivering secure, end-to-end architecture solutions within the Privileged Access Management (PAM) domain, producing both high- and low-level designs, documenting key technical decisions and risks, and ensuring integration with broader Identity and Access Management systems - while collaborating with global teams, supporting governance processes, and aligning solutions with business needs, cybersecurity standards, and regulatory requirements. Architecture & Design: ? Produce, manage, and update end-to-end solution designs in line with reference architecture & business requirements including low-level / detailed designs. ? Articulate and publish key design decision records and options to ensure all solutions follow a logical, transparent decision-making process. ? Articulate, publish, and ensure approval of any design deviations resulting in technical debt. ? Ensure any technical risks or issues arising from a solution design are recorded and mitigated. ? Produces, manages and translates the requirements into the architecture for that solution, ensuring technology and services meet the customer needs and expected business outcomes. ? Ensures the design of the solutions are efficient, timely and cost effective throughout the project lifecycle. ? Clear understanding of both the motivations of the business and technical security. ? Promote strong documentation and clerkship. Risk and Dependency Management: ? Effectively manages and escalates both technical and project risks or issues. ? Articulates solutions and remediation steps to technical risks & issues. ? Ability to map design decisions to resultant technical risks & issues to articulate the cause and rationale which leads to any negatively impacting change. Required Skills/Experience: The ideal candidate will have the following: Cybersecurity Expertise: ? Experience as a Solution Architect with knowledge of identity & access management, and especially PAM. ? Strong experience documenting High-Level and Low-Level designs. ? Broad background across information technology with the ability to communicate clearly with non-security technical SMEs at a comfortable level. ? Experience working in large-scale IT transformation programmes. ? Experience working with PAM solutions such as CyberArk, Centrify, Delinea / Thycotic and OneIdentity. Platform & Technology: ? BizzDesign, Archi, or generic UML visualisation experience for high-level designs. ? Working proficiency in Jira for project & tasks management. ? Working proficiency in Confluence for documentation. Teamwork: ? Willingness and ability to work across information technology as a cybersecurity SME. ? Experience of performing peer reviews of the PAM team?s designs. ? Collaborate with members of the Engineering and Test teams within the programme. General: ? Excellent knowledge of English both spoken and written. Desirable Skills/Experience: Although not essential, the following skills are desired by the client: Qualifications & Certifications: ? CISSP/CISM certification or other broad cybersecurity industry-recognised certificate. If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format. Disclaimer: Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.