Security Architect

Birmingham, West Midlands (County)

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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Security Architect to provide critical security architecture expertise across our diverse portfolio of customer engagements. In this role, you will ensure that secure-by-design principles, proactive cyber risk management, and rigorous information assurance remain integral throughout the entire solution lifecycle.

You will act as the vital bridge translating complex customer security requirements, threat intelligence, business goals, and technical constraints into coherent, highly secure architectures and control strategies. Your operating environment will span secure information exchange, cross-domain solutions, cloud services, networks, applications, data platforms, and high-assurance environments. You must have current SC clearance or recently lapsed SC Clearance.

Key Responsibilities

Security Architecture & Design: Embed secure-by-design principles, Zero Trust frameworks, and Identity & Access Management (IAM) across complex systems.
Technical Assurance & Quality: Maintain overall responsibility for security design quality, technical assurance, and the proportionate application of security controls.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Solution Architects, Technical Architects, Cyber Consultants, Engineers, Product Teams, and customer security stakeholders.
Domain Protections: Oversee and implement robust strategies for network and platform security, data security, cryptography, and security monitoring/detection.
Growth & Pre-Sales Support: Proactively support bid teams and pre-sales engineering with expert security insight.
Innovation: Drive technology development to keep our solutions ahead of emerging cyber threats.
Experience & Technical Skills

Professional Experience

Proven background in security architecture, cyber security, systems engineering, or a closely related technical discipline.
Experience designing robust security controls within highly complex, high-assurance technical systems.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary architecture and engineering teams.
Strong track record of producing clear, comprehensive security architecture and design documentation.
Proven success translating complex cyber risks into clear, actionable technical requirements.
Experience evaluating solution designs to identify security weaknesses and control gaps.
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to confidently engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Technical Proficiencies & Frameworks

Core Architectures: Secure-by-Design (SbD), Zero Trust, IAM.
Network & Data Security: Firewalls, VPNs, PAM, Encryption, Key Management, and Secure Information Exchange protocols.
Frameworks & Standards: Practical knowledge of NCSC guidelines, ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, MoD 05-138, and NIST.

Qualifications

A Degree, degree apprenticeship, or equivalent professional experience in a relevant technical discipline.
Possession of, or active progress towards, recognized industry certifications such as CISSP, SABSA, NCSC Certified, TOGAF, CCSP, or ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor

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