CYBER SECURITY ARCHITECT - CHESTER (HYBRID)
KEY POINTS
Senior security leadership role reporting to the Head of Cyber Security
Lead Security Engineering across IAM, Cloud, Threat Modelling & Application Security
Hybrid working - minimum 2 days per week onsite near Chester
Competitive salary + strong benefits package
ABOUT THE CLIENT
We're partnering with a well-established UK organisation recognised as one of the best large companies to work for. With a strong people-first culture and continued investment in technology, they are now looking to appoint a Cyber Security Architect to shape and mature their enterprise security capability.
THE CYBER SECURITY ARCHITECT ROLE:
This is a senior, strategic position responsible for shaping the organisation's security architecture and embedding security by design across all IT and business change initiatives. You will lead the Security Engineering function, covering Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Threat Modelling, and Application Security. You'll work closely with both technical teams and senior business stakeholders to ensure secure solution design, influence strategic technology decisions, and maintain alignment with regulatory and business objectives. You will also drive architecture reviews for major programmes, define and maintain security reference models, evaluate emerging technologies, and mentor security professionals within the team.
CYBER SECURITY ARCHITECT ESSENTIAL SKILLS
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
DESIRABLE
Knowledge of secure development frameworks (e.g. OWASP)
Experience with Akamai
Understanding of Zero Trust principles
Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP or SABSA
TO BE CONSIDERED:
Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via .
For further information please call me on 01244 567 930 / 07833 460 873.
By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.
KEY SKILLS
Cyber Security, Security Architecture, IAM, Identity & Access Management, Azure, AWS, Microsoft, Threat Modelling, Application Security, Zero Trust, OWASP, CISSP, CCSP, SABSA
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