Introduction




Company cultures & job summary



Our client is looking for an experienced Security Architect to join their fast-growing security consultancy practice. You'll be working across complex public and private sector clients, designing and assuring secure solutions from strategic planning right through to technical implementation. A CISSP, CISM, or equivalent certification is essential for this one.




Working Patterns and location - Hybrid - 3 days on site per week




Key responsibilities



• Lead development of security architecture and design for complex IT requirements across full system lifecycles.



• Support clients through business-focused security requirement specification, definition, and design.



• Produce technical risk assessments and solution architecture documentation for client engagements.



• Lead workshops and engage with senior business leaders and diverse project stakeholders.



• Shape and align security policies, principles, and standards within enterprise and organisational contexts.



• Ensure full lifecycle traceability of stakeholder requirements and simplify complexity for senior audiences.



• Support business development activities including bid writing and presales engagement where required.



• Manage trade-offs between stakeholder needs, constraints, and security outcomes across parallel workstreams.




Skills & experience



• Proven experience designing security architecture for complex IT systems and environments.



• Strong ability to produce technical risk assessments and solution architecture documents.



• Experience supporting clients through security requirement specification and definition.



• Ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.



• Experience leading security workshops and engaging with senior business and technical stakeholders.



• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and ArchiMate or similar.



• CISSP, CISM, or another industry-recognised cybersecurity certification - essential.



• Experience working across security engineering and assurance tasks on parallel projects and workstreams.




The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:



• Full Membership of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec).



• Chartered or Principal status via the UK Cyber Security Council for Secure Systems Architecture.



• NCSC Certified Cyber Professional in Security Architecture.



• SABSA Chartered Security Architect qualification.



• IEng or CEng registration with a UK Engineering body, or BCS Chartership.




Additional benefits



• Bonus scheme.



• Car Allowance



• Employee assistance programme.



• Pension.



• Medical Insurance.



• Flexible benefits: childcare vouchers, flexi leave options, dental, travel insurance.




Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.




Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.




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