Location: UK - London, UK - Birmingham, UK - Edinburgh, UK - Hatfield, UK - Manchester, UK - Milton Keynes, UK - Nottingham, UK - Reading | Job-ID: 214262 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: IT Consulting
Life on the team
At Computacenter, we support enterprise-scale organisations in securing their digital operations and advancing their security strategies. As part of our Group Professional Services (GPS) division, you’ll join a network of over 1,000 technology professionals who collaborate across borders to deliver industry-leading solutions.
This role offers the opportunity to shape and deliver cutting-edge security architectures that span Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), identity and access management, cloud security, and data centre protection. As a Technology Architect (Security), you'll work directly with major enterprise customers, playing a strategic role in advisory, design, and technical delivery.
What you'll do
1. Provide expert guidance across SASE/SSE, PAM, detection, and data centre security technologies
2. Lead customer engagements, providing advisory services, architecture guidance, roadmap planning, and solution governance
3. Define and document high-level solution designs, technical requirements, and delivery frameworks
4. Act as Technical or Design Authority for enterprise-scale customer programmes
5. Engage in strategic customer meetings to translate business needs into technical strategy
6. Collaborate with vendors and partners (notably Zscaler) to stay current on product developments and influence future solutions
7. Support opportunity qualification and technical costing in pre-sales engagements
8. Create and present white papers or thought leadership content around evolving security architectures
9. Identify opportunities for new services or propositions alongside Solution Sales teams
10. Deliver robust governance and due diligence throughout the solution lifecycle
What you'll need
11. Proven experience leading security architecture engagements at the enterprise level
12. Expertise in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Secure Service Edge (SSE), especially with Zscaler
13. Experience in at least three enterprise Zscaler SSE/SASE projects
14. Ability to provide presales advisory, requirements gathering, and high-level solution design
15. Strong understanding of Zscaler architecture and troubleshooting
16. Broad knowledge across IAM, SSO, MFA, PAM, and IDaaS
17. Strong background in core security technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, and encryption
18. Comfortable working with cloud platforms and designing secure architectures across Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
19. Ability to lead technical conversations, influence customer decisions, and deliver trusted advisory services
20. Existing SC clearance or eligibility to apply
Desirable Skills & Certifications
21. Familiarity with industry security frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls)
22. Cloud security experience across major hyperscalers
23. Required Certifications:
24. Zscaler Certified Architect (ZCA)
25. Zscaler Certified Engineer (ZCE)
Advantageous Certifications
26. Palo Alto Networks Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCSE)
27. Palo Alto Certified Network Security Consultant (PCNSC)
28. Palo Alto Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE)
29. CyberArk Certified Delivery Engineer (CDE)
Be the driving force behind enterprise security innovation—join Computacenter and make a lasting impact on our customers’ digital resilience.
Ready to take the next step? We’d love to hear from you.