DV Cleared Security Architect — Defence Cyber Strategy

Sanderson Government and Defence; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pension

Private medical insurance

Flexible working

Professional development

Defence mission-critical projects

Job summary

Sanderson Government and Defence is seeking a Security Architect with DV clearance to design and implement comprehensive security architectures for defence and aerospace IT environments in Farnborough, UK. The role focuses on enterprise strategies, programme implementations and compliance with MOD security requirements, demanding expert knowledge in security architecture and risk management.

You will lead architecture reviews, develop threat-informed solutions and ensure secure cloud and

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years information security experience with 5 years in architecture role.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale security architectures.
• Strong background in defence, aerospace or government security programmes.
• Expertise with security operations, incident response and threat management.

Responsibilities

• Design holistic security architectures balancing people, processes and technology.
• Lead security strategy development aligned with Defence Security Policy.
• Architect defence-in-depth solutions across network, application, data and endpoints.
• Lead security architecture reviews and risk assessments.
• Design zero-trust models and continuous verification frameworks.
• Oversee threat-informed security architectures and vulnerability management programmes.

Skills

Security architecture

Defence security standards

Threat modelling

Risk management

Cloud security

Tools

SIEM

EDR

DLP

WAF

Job description

Sanderson Government and Defence is seeking a Security Architect with DV clearance to design and implement comprehensive security architectures for defence and aerospace IT environments in Farnborough, UK. The role focuses on enterprise strategies, programme implementations and compliance with MOD security requirements, demanding expert knowledge in security architecture and risk management.

You will lead architecture reviews, develop threat-informed solutions and ensure secure cloud and