Security Architect

· Lead development of security architecture and design for complex IT requirements across full system lifecycles.

· Support clients through business-focused security requirement specification, definition, and design.

· Produce technical risk assessments and solution architecture documentation for client engagements.

· Lead workshops and engage with senior business leaders and diverse project stakeholders.

· Shape and align security policies, principles, and standards within enterprise and organisational contexts.

· Ensure full lifecycle traceability of stakeholder requirements and simplify complexity for senior audiences.

· Support business development activities including bid writing and presales engagement where required.

· Manage trade-offs between stakeholder needs, constraints, and security outcomes across parallel workstreams.

Our client is looking for an experienced Security Architect to join their fast-growing security consultancy practice. You’ll be working across complex public and private sector clients, designing and assuring secure solutions from strategic planning right through to technical implementation. A CISSP, CISM, or equivalent certification is essential for this one., · Proven experience designing security architecture for complex IT systems and environments.

· Strong ability to produce technical risk assessments and solution architecture documents.

· Experience supporting clients through security requirement specification and definition.

· Ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

· Experience leading security workshops and engaging with senior business and technical stakeholders.

· Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and ArchiMate or similar.

· CISSP, CISM, or another industry-recognised cybersecurity certification - essential.

· Experience working across security engineering and assurance tasks on parallel projects and workstreams.

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

· Full Membership of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec).

· Chartered or Principal status via the UK Cyber Security Council for Secure Systems Architecture.

· NCSC Certified Cyber Professional in Security Architecture.

· SABSA Chartered Security Architect qualification.

· IEng or CEng registration with a UK Engineering body, or BCS Chartership.

RECOMMEND A FRIEND: If you have professional friends/colleagues who would be interested in one of our roles and our excellent levels of service too, we’d like to recognise your recommendations with a ‘thank you’ of our own. For every friend you refer who then starts a role through Datasource either Contract or Permanent, we will send you £200 of Love to Shop Gift Vouchers & gift your friend £100 in Love to Shop Gift Vouchers as well!