Security Architect

Security Architect

• Salary: £70,000 - £82,000 + benefits
• Type: Permanent
• Working model: Hybrid in Solihull

Security Architect Overview

This role will be joining a leading Midlands based organisation who are looking for an experienced Security Architect to play a key role in designing, assuring and evolving secure technology solutions across the enterprise.

This is a senior technical role where security is embedded by design and by default, enabling innovation while protecting confidentiality, integrity and availability of information assets.

About The Security Architect Role:

As Security Architect, you will act as a technical authority for security architecture, working closely with architecture teams, delivery teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders. You will translate policy, risk and regulatory requirements into practical, scalable security architectures across systems, platforms and integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define, maintain and evolve security architecture principles, standards and patterns
• Design and assure security controls for new and existing systems, platforms and integrations
• Conduct security architecture reviews, risk assessments and threat modelling
• Provide pragmatic guidance to engineering teams, architects and third-party suppliers
• Ensure alignment between security architecture, enterprise architecture and technology roadmaps
• Support compliance with frameworks such as ISO27001 and GDPR
• Contribute to supplier selection and procurement, ensuring security requirements are met
• Support incident response activities and post-incident remediation
• Stay current with emerging threats, vulnerabilities and security technologies

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Strong background in security architecture or senior technical security roles
• Broad technical knowledge across areas including:
  • Cloud, hybrid and network security
  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • Encryption and key management
  • Secure application and API design
  • Logging, monitoring and SIEM
  • Infrastructure, platform and endpoint security
• Experience working with security and compliance frameworks such as ISO27001, GDPR, NIST or CIS
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, able to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Pragmatic, risk-based approach with strong analytical skills
• Experience working with third-party suppliers and service providers

Desirable:

• Security or architecture certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF)
• Cloud security certifications (AWS / Azure)
• Experience within regulated environments
• Exposure to SAP security architecture

What's on Offer:

• £70,000 - £82,000 base salary
• Permanent role
• Hybrid working model
• Strong benefits package
• Opportunity to work in a complex, high-impact environment where security is business-critical

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