Security Architect - Zero Trust
Security Architect - Zero Trust - 6 months - Coventry (3 days and hybrid) - £545
A senior security leader with deep expertise in Zero Trust, Cloud Security, Identity Security, and Security Architecture, capable of partnering with executive stakeholders and leading enterprise-wide security transformation initiatives across Azure and AWS environments. The individual should possess both strategic leadership capability and strong technical depth to influence architecture decisions at the highest organisational level.
Required Experience
- Solid Information Security and Cyber Security experience.
- 5-7+ years in Security Architecture leadership roles.
- Proven experience leading enterprise-scale Zero Trust transformation programmes.
- Extensive experience securing Azure and AWS cloud environments.
- Demonstrated experience delivering complex security architecture programmes within large enterprises.
- Experience advising senior executives, architecture boards, and security governance forums.
- Strong experience managing security architecture teams and mentoring architects and engineers.
Technical Expertise
Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Defender for Cloud
- Microsoft Sentinel
- Azure Firewall
- Azure Policy
- Azure Key Vault
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Conditional Access
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Amazon Web Services
- AWS IAM
- AWS Organizations
- AWS Security Hub
- AWS GuardDuty
- AWS Inspector
- AWS KMS
- AWS WAF
- AWS Shield
- Amazon EKS
- Amazon VPC
Security Domains
- Zero Trust Architecture
- Cloud Security Architecture
- Identity & Access Management
- Privileged Access Management
- Network Security
- Data Security
- Security Operations
- Threat Modelling
- DevSecOps
- Kubernetes Security
- Risk & Compliance
Security Technologies
- Microsoft Defender Suite
- Microsoft Sentinel
- CrowdStrike Falcon
- Splunk
- Prisma Cloud
- Wiz
- CyberArk
- BeyondTrust
- SailPoint
- Saviynt
Leadership & Business Competencies
- Executive stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
- Experience presenting security strategy to CIO, CISO and Board-level stakeholders.
- Strong commercial awareness and risk-based decision-making.
- Ability to lead globally distributed teams and large transformation programmes.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and consulting skills.
- Strong mentoring and people leadership capabilities.
Preferred Certifications
- CISSP
- CCSP
- Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
- AWS Certified Security - Specialty
- AWS Solutions Architect - Professional
- CISM
- SABSA Practitioner or Chartered
- TOGAF Practitioner
- Certified Zero Trust Practitioner (CZTP)
Typical Deliverables
- Enterprise Zero Trust Strategy & Roadmap
- Azure & AWS Security Reference Architectures
- Cloud Security Governance Frameworks
- Security Architecture Standards & Patterns
- Identity Security and PAM Strategies
- ZTNA/SASE Solution Designs
- Cyber Resilience Roadmaps
- Executive Security Briefings
- Security Risk Assessments
- Regulatory Compliance and Audit Reports