Security Architect

Job Title: Principal Solutions Architect/Consultant

Job Type: Contract

Location: Fully Remote

Day Rate: 700-1100/day (OUTSIDE IR35)

Contract Length: 3 Months (with the view to extend)

Principal Solutions Architect/Consultant - Role & Responsibilities

• Requirements gathering
• Penetration testing & exploitation
• Consulting with customers
• Communicating and advising customers on vulnerabilities across systems & assets
• Security Architecture

Principal Solutions Architect/Consultant - Required Experience

• 8+ years in customer-facing Security Architecture / Consulting roles, presenting to Senior Stakeholders
• Experience in the telecommunications sector (ideally on a global scale), working to GSMA standards
• Advanced Security Architecture & Threat Modeling
• Vulnerability management
• Penetration testing & exploitation
• Cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP) and container security (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Network security (firewalls, SIEM, IDS/IPS, packet analysis)
• Secure software development & code review
• Incident response, digital forensics, malware analysis
• Identity & access management (IAM, Zero Trust, SSO/MFA)
• Security frameworks & compliance (NIST, CIS, SOC2)

Interviews: October/November 2025

Start Date: January 2026

How to Apply:

Apply to Gary Hargreaves at X4 Technology to learn more about the role or connect with me on LinkedIn to hear about regular job updates available with X4 Technology