Senior Cyber Security Architect - MOD

We’re partnering with a leading defence and national security organisation delivering a major transformation programme supporting UK military capability.

This is a high-impact opportunity for a Senior Cyber Security Architect to shape secure systems at scale within a complex, mission-critical environment.

The Rol

eYou’ll lead the development of security architecture across a major programme, ensuring systems are secure by design and aligned to both business and operational needs

.You’ll operate across the full lifecycle—from strategy and design through to assurance and implementation—while engaging with senior stakeholders across engineering, delivery, and customer teams

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Key Responsibiliti

• esDefine and delive r security architecture strategy and roadma
• psLea d threat modelling, risk assessments, and assurance activiti
• esEmbe d security into system design and architectu
• reDriv e secure-by-design principles across programm
• esInfluence stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadersh
• ipEvaluate and implement ne w security technologies and contro

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What We’re Looking

• ForProven experience as a Security Architect or Cyber Archit
• ectStrong background in Information Assurance and risk managem
• entExperience in defence, government, or regulated environme
• ntsKnowledge of TOGAF / security frameworks (ISO27001, NI
• ST)Exposure to cloud architectures and DevSecOps practi
• cesAbility to communicate complex security concepts clea

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Desir

• ableCISSP, CISM, CRISC or sim
• ilarExperience working in MOD or classified environm
• entsUnderstanding of secure systems within operational environm