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# Cyber Security Architect

- **Company:** Rolls-Royce
- **Location:** Castle Donington, UK
- **Salary:** £69,000.0 - £90,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cyber Security
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2859576000-cyber-security-architect

## About the Role

* Significant experience delivering security architecture across complex business and technology environments.
 * Experience designing secure solutions across cloud, enterprise and integrated technology platforms.
 * Experience with Azure and/or AWS environments.
 * Proven ability to influence technology strategy, shape architectural direction and provide governance across multiple initiatives.
 * Strong understanding of security architecture principles, enterprise architecture concepts and secure-by-design approaches.
 * Experience engaging senior stakeholders and collaborating effectively across technical and business teams.
 * Beneficial qualifications include BCS Architecture certifications, CISSP or equivalent industry-recognised certifications., Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:
 * Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
 * Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
 * Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check

## Description

In this context, we're looking for a Cyber Security Architect to provide security architecture leadership across a diverse technology landscape. Working closely with Engineering, Manufacturing, Programme Delivery, Digital & IT and Cyber Security teams, you will help shape secure-by-design solutions that support the delivery of one of the UK's most ambitious engineering and industrialisation programmes.

This is a highly influential role that combines technical leadership, architectural governance and strategic engagement to ensure technology decisions align with business objectives, customer expectations and regulatory requirements.

We'll need you to:

 * Lead security architecture activities across Enterprise, Engineering, Manufacturing and Programme Delivery initiatives.
 * Influence business and technology decisions to ensure solutions are secure by design from concept through delivery.
 * Develop and maintain security architecture standards, patterns and reference architectures that support consistent and scalable delivery.
 * Provide architecture assurance, threat modelling and design governance across strategic programmes and technology initiatives.
 * Collaborate with business, engineering, manufacturing and technology stakeholders to align security architecture with organisational objectives.
 * Support the secure adoption of new technologies, platforms and ways of working whilst balancing business, customer and regulatory requirements.
 * As you can see, this is a high-impact role where you'll bring a collaborative mindset, architectural leadership and strong communication skills, as well


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