Job Title: Principal Solutions Architect/Consultant
Job Type: Contract
Location: Fully Remote
Day Rate: £700-1100/day (OUTSIDE IR35)
Contract Length: 3 Months (with the view to extend)
Principal Solutions Architect/Consultant - Role & Responsibilities
* Requirements gathering
* Penetration testing & exploitation
* Consulting with customers
* Communicating and advising customers on vulnerabilities across systems & assets
* Security Architecture
Principal Solutions Architect/Consultant - Required Experience
* 8+ years in customer-facing Security Architecture / Consulting roles, presenting to Senior Stakeholders
* Experience in the telecommunications sector (ideally on a global scale), working to GSMA standards
* Advanced Security Architecture & Threat Modeling
* Vulnerability management
* Penetration testing & exploitation
* Cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container security (Docker, Kubernetes)
* Network security (firewalls, SIEM, IDS/IPS, packet analysis)
* Secure software development & code review
* Incident response, digital forensics, malware analysis
* Identity & access management (IAM, Zero Trust, SSO/MFA)
* Security frameworks & compliance (NIST, CIS, SOC2)
Interviews: October/November 2025
Start Date: January 2026
How to Apply:
Apply to Gary Hargreaves at X4 Technology to learn more about the role or connect with me on LinkedIn to hear about regular job updates available with X4 Technology