Security Solution Architect

Description:

Play a key role in shaping secure digital solutions across a complex, critical national infrastructure environment. You will work at the intersection of business and technology, designing secure architectures that enable innovation while protecting the organisation from evolving cyber threats.

You Will
 

• Define security requirements for projects based on business criticality, data sensitivity, and emerging threat landscapes
• Design and recommend appropriate security controls aligned to enterprise standards, patterns, and regulatory requirements
• Work with delivery teams to embed security across the full project lifecycle, ensuring solutions are secure by design
• Act as a trusted advisor to business and IT stakeholders, clearly communicating risks and practical solutions
• Contribute to the development and evolution of enterprise security architecture, standards, and strategy
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, engineers, and third parties to ensure alignment with wider IT and security strategy
• Support continuous improvement by identifying new technologies, risks, and opportunities to enhance security capability
   

You have
 

• Experience translating business requirements into secure solution designs across cloud, on‑prem, or hybrid environments
• Strong understanding of security architecture principles, risk management, and common threat landscapes
• Experience working with recognised security frameworks and standards (e.g. ISO, NIST, NCSC CAF)
• Effective stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate at multiple levels
• A pragmatic, solution-focused mindset, with a focus on enabling the business securely