Senior Security Architect
Location: UK-wide, hybrid
Salary: Up to £120k
About the Role
An opportunity has opened for a Senior Security Architect to join a leading digital transformation consultancy delivering secure, mission-critical platforms across public sector, healthcare, defence and commercial environments.
This role would suit an experienced Security Architect who enjoys working closely with agile delivery teams, shaping secure cloud services, advising customers, and helping engineering teams embed security throughout the software development lifecycle.
Projects can range from national-scale public services through to healthcare platforms, financial systems and enterprise cloud transformations.
Key Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
* Leading the secure design of new cloud-based services and platforms
* Reviewing existing system designs and identifying practical security improvements
* Advising delivery teams on secure software engineering, cloud security and continuous security practices
* Working with senior stakeholders, engineers and architects to balance risk, cost and usability
* Applying security standards such as NCSC, ISO, NIST, PCI, GDPR and related frameworks
* Supporting security across areas such as cloud, data, AI/ML, M365 or application architecture
* Coaching, mentoring and developing more junior security professionals
* Sharing knowledge across internal teams and customer environments
Key Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate will have:
* Strong experience as a Security Architect, Cloud Security Architect or similar
* Experience designing secure cloud services or enterprise platforms
* Background in application architecture, infrastructure architecture or software development
* Knowledge of security standards and regulations such as NCSC, ISO, NIST, SoC, PCI or GDPR
* Understanding of OWASP, web application security, network security, PKI, TLS and cryptographic controls
* Experience with CI/CD, DevSecOps or continuous security practices
* Experience testing security across software or infrastructure
* Strong stakeholder communication skills
* Experience mentoring, coaching or managing others
Desirable Experience
* Identity and access management experience
* Experience across public sector, healthcare, defence or commercial sectors
* Broader security lifecycle experience, including GRC, operational security, supply chain security or secure user management
* Penetration testing background or certifications
* Experience in AI, ML, data, cloud or M365 security
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to work on high-impact digital services used by large numbers of people, while joining a people-focused consultancy with a strong engineering culture. You will have the chance to shape secure solutions, influence delivery teams, and play a visible role in the growth of a security architecture capability.