Job Description
Lead Security Architect
Location: UK (Hybrid) (London, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Edinburgh)
Salary: £120,000 – £140,000 + £6,500 car allowance + bonus
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Lead Security Architect to play a key role in shaping and delivering secure, enterprise-scale technology solutions across complex transformation programmes.
This is a senior leadership role combining strategy, architecture, and hands-on delivery, where you’ll define security direction, influence senior stakeholders, and ensure robust, scalable security architectures are embedded across major client engagements.
You’ll operate as a trusted advisor, helping organisations navigate evolving security challenges while enabling secure digital transformation.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Leading the design and delivery of enterprise security architectures across large-scale programmes
- Defining security strategies, frameworks, and roadmaps aligned to business objectives
- Embedding security-by-design principles across cloud, applications, and infrastructure
- Acting as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders on security strategy and risk
- Overseeing security across cloud environments, platforms, and enterprise systems
- Ensuring alignment with industry standards, compliance, and governance frameworks
- Supporting pre-sales and solution shaping activities on strategic opportunities
- Mentoring and developing security architects and engineering teams
- Driving continuous improvement and adoption of modern security practices and tooling
What We’re Looking For
- Strong experience in enterprise security architecture within complex environments
- Proven track record delivering secure solutions across cloud and on-prem environments
- Experience defining and implementing security frameworks and governance models
- Deep understanding of cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including C-suite interaction
- Experience working in consulting or large-scale transformation programmes
- Ability to balance risk, security, and business outcomes
Nice to Have
- Relevant certifications (e.g. CISSP, CISM, TOGAF)
- Experience across DevSecOps and secure SDLC practices
- Knowledge of Zero Trust, identity & access management, and modern security architectures
- Experience in regulated industries
What’s on Offer
- £120,000 – £140,000 base salary
- £6,500 car allowance
- Performance bonus
- Hybrid working model
- Opportunity to lead high-impact security transformation programmes
- Strong career progression within a senior architecture community