Cyber Security Consultant

La Fosse; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

La Fosse is seeking Cyber Security Consultants / Solution Architects in the West Midlands to support a broad portfolio of business and technology projects. You will provide security architecture expertise that enables delivery while managing risk effectively, balancing pragmatic advice with security requirements.

This hands-on role requires design reviews, stakeholder engagement from engineers to senior leadership, and the ability to embed security across change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Hands-on security architect capable of delivering pragmatic guidance
• Ability to review and assure technical designs and solutions
• Engages with engineers to senior leadership to balance security with business needs

Responsibilities

• Design secure solutions across multiple projects
• Provide architecture assurance and risk-based guidance
• Embed security across technology and business change initiatives

Skills

Security architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Security design review

Risk management

Job description

Looking to speak with Cyber Security Consultants / Solution Architects to support a large portfolio of business and technology projects, providing security architecture expertise that enables delivery while managing risk effectively.

We're particularly interested in candidates with experience in:

• Security solution architecture across complex change programmes
• Providing pragmatic security advice on business and technology projects
• Reviewing and assuring technical designs and solutions
• Engaging with stakeholders at all levels, from engineers through to senior leadership
• Balancing security, operational and business requirements
• Managing multiple concurrent projects in fast-paced environments

This isn't a role for someone who works purely from standards or theory. The business needs a hands‑on Security Solution Architect who can quickly understand new challenges, build strong relationships and provide practical, risk‑based guidance that helps teams deliver securely.

Key priorities include supporting a broad portfolio of projects, designing secure solutions, providing architecture assurance and embedding security across both technology and business change initiatives.

Hybrid (1x weekly in West Midlands)

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