DV-Cleared Security Architect: Platform & Endpoint Security

Synergize Consulting; Salisbury; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergize Consulting in the United Kingdom seeks a Contract Security Architect to support the design, build and assurance of backend platform and endpoint security within secure, air‑gapped environments.

You will operate at both architectural and hands‑on levels, applying NIST CSF principles and MOD security policies to deliver secure capabilities for a UK Government environment. Hybrid remote work in Salisbury is offered.

Qualifications

• DV clearance is essential for this role.
• Experience across endpoint protection, Antivirus/EDR and vulnerability management.
• Strong background in platform security and secure environments.
• Knowledge of NIST Cybersecurity Framework and MOD security policies.
• Experience designing for offline/air-gapped environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design and implementation of endpoint and platform security solutions.
• Design security controls aligned with MOD policies, NIST CSF and NCSC guidance.
• Develop vulnerability management capabilities including scanning and remediation.
• Create security solutions for offline and air-gapped environments with controlled updates.
• Establish secure data transfer and threat intelligence ingestion in disconnected environments.
• Define vulnerability scanning regimes and remediation processes.
• Advise on endpoint hardening, firewall rules and security controls.
• Produce penetration testing scopes for backend platforms and endpoints.
• Document high/low level designs and security SOPs.

Skills

Endpoint protection

EDR

Vulnerability management

Platform security

Air-gapped environments

Threat intelligence

Security architecture

NIST CSF

MOD policies

Job description

Synergize Consulting in the United Kingdom seeks a Contract Security Architect to support the design, build and assurance of backend platform and endpoint security within secure, air‑gapped environments.

You will operate at both architectural and hands‑on levels, applying NIST CSF principles and MOD security policies to deliver secure capabilities for a UK Government environment. Hybrid remote work in Salisbury is offered.