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# Lead Security Architect

- **Company:** Synapri Ltd
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Interoperability, Cloud Integration
- **Published:** May 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a3b5df87aed03e82

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Leadership?, * Leadership of security architecture for large scale cloud and workspace programmes in government or national security environments.

 * Experience securing systems at SECRET or above, including sovereign cloud and secure workspace deployments.

Cloud, Workspace, Infrastructure, and AI Expertise

 * Deep understanding of SECRET cloud hosting, workspace and endpoint security (DWS), identity federation, crypto, segmentation, isolation technologies, and high assurance gateways.
 * Strong knowledge of secure DevOps, CI/CD controls and IaC hardening.
 * Experience applying security controls to AI/ML components, including model hardening, safeguarding training data, preventing prompt or model injection attacks, and securing AI enabled features within SECRET environments.

Interoperability & Cross Domain

 * Experience securing solutions that span multi?domain environments and incorporate secure client endpoint and cloud integrations.
 * Prior work integrating with Defence, Law Enforcement or UKIC systems.

Technical Governance & Secure by Design

 * Proven experience leading security governance for cloud, device, and workspace platforms.
 * Strong systems thinking mindset applied across both hosting and end user environments.

Strategic Influence & Communication

 * Ability to explain complex security architecture decisions to senior stakeholders and engineering teams.
 * Experience shaping business cases, options, and assurance strategies across multiple technology domains.

## Description

Our client operates hybrid working 2-3 days into London, with occasional client site visits will be required into Glasgow.


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