Salary: £35,000 - 75,000 per year Requirements: Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise security architectures Strong expertise in Identity & Access Management principles and technologies Experience within predominantly Microsoft environments Cloud security expertise (Azure essential, AWS desirable) Threat modelling and secure design review experience Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills Ability to influence and embed security best practice across diverse teams Experience leading and mentoring security engineers Knowledge of secure development frameworks (e.g. OWASP) - Desirable Experience with Akamai - Desirable Understanding of Zero Trust principles - Desirable Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP or SABSA - Desirable Responsibilities: Shape the organisations security architecture and embed security by design across all IT and business change initiatives Lead the Security Engineering function, covering Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Threat Modelling, and Application Security Work closely with technical teams and senior business stakeholders to ensure secure solution design Influence strategic technology decisions and maintain alignment with regulatory and business objectives Drive architecture reviews for major programmes and define and maintain security reference models Evaluate emerging technologies and mentor security professionals within the team Technologies: AWS Azure Cloud OWASP Security Architect IAM More: We are a well-established UK organisation recognized as one of the best large companies to work for. With a strong people-first culture and continued investment in technology, we offer a competitive salary and a strong benefits package. This senior role requires a hybrid working arrangement, with a minimum of 2 days per week onsite near Chester, to shape and mature our enterprise security capability. last updated 12 week of 2026