Cyber Security Architect

Rolls-Royce SMR; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 69,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus: Up to 12.5%

Benefits Allowance: £2,200

Pension: 12% employer / 6% employee

Holidays: 28 days + public holidays +

Private Medical Insurance: BUPA

Life Assurance: 6x pensionable pay

£250 home office allowance

Job summary

Rolls-Royce SMR is seeking a Cyber Security Architect to provide security architecture leadership across Enterprise, Engineering, Manufacturing and Programme Delivery. You will shape secure-by-design solutions that support a major UK engineering and industrialisation programme.

This high-impact role requires collaborative leadership, governance and the ability to engage senior stakeholders while ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and business objectives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering security architecture across complex environments.
• Experience designing secure solutions across cloud, enterprise and integrated platforms.
• Experience with Azure and/or AWS environments.
• Ability to influence technology strategy and provide governance across initiatives.
• Strong understanding of security architecture principles and secure-by-design approaches.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders across technical and business teams.
• BCS Architecture certifications or CISSP or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture activities across Enterprise, Engineering, Manufacturing and Programme Delivery initiatives.
• Influence business and technology decisions to ensure secure by design from concept through delivery.
• Develop and maintain security architecture standards, patterns and reference architectures.
• Provide architecture assurance, threat modelling and design governance across strategic programmes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align security architecture with objectives.
• Support the secure adoption of new technologies while balancing requirements.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

Azure/AWS environments

Strategic governance

Stakeholder engagement

Security principles

Certifications (CISSP/BCS)

Job description

Role: Cyber Security Architect

Location: Hybrid, based from one of our offices in Derby, Manchester or Warrington

Salary: We anticipate paying a salary in the range of £69,000 - £90,600

Our mission is to deliver clean, affordable energy for all. Our Small Modular Reactor (SMR) provides a British solution to a global energy challenge, positioning us to become a world leader in SMRs and one of the UK’s premier green export technologies.

Our Digital & IT function is central to enabling secure, scalable and innovative capabilities that support the growth of our SMR programme. As our business continues to evolve, we are strengthening how security is embedded across Enterprise, Engineering, Manufacturing and Programme Delivery activities.

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 as:

Essential skills

• 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.

What’s in it for you

You’ll be joining a growing organisation that values innovation, transparency and technical leadership, with opportunities to shape the secure foundations of a nationally significant engineering and manufacturing programme.

You’ll influence how security is embedded within future engineering, manufacturing and digital capabilities, working alongside experts who are helping to deliver a new generation of clean energy technology.

We anticipate a salary of £69,000 - £90,600 dependent on the skills, values and experience you bring.

We also offer excellent benefits including:

• Bonus: Performance-related bonus of up to 12.5%

• Benefits Allowance: £2,200, enabling you to create a bespoke package

• Pension: 12% employer and 6% employee contributions

• Holidays: 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days

• Private Medical Insurance: BUPA single cover healthcare
• Life Assurance: 6x pensionable pay
• £250 one-off payment for home office purchases

Pay Range:

£60,000.00

£78,750.00

Security Screening Requirements

• 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

Why Join Us?

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector‑jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.