Lead Cybersecurity Architecture Partner

Bain & Company; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Bain & Company seeks a senior Expert Associate Partner, Architecture (Cybersecurity) to lead cybersecurity architecture engagements for major transformations. You will own security workstreams, design architectures across cloud and hybrid environments, and work directly with CIOs and CISOs to shape strategy.

The role requires deep technical security expertise, hands-on advisory experience, and the ability to drive multi‑million security transformation programmes while mentoring junior staff and

Qualifications

• 15+ years in cybersecurity across hands-on and strategic roles.
• Experience designing security architectures in large, complex organisations.

Responsibilities

• Own cybersecurity architecture workstreams within large client transformation programmes.
• Design and deliver security architectures across cloud, hybrid, OT, and legacy environments.
• Lead engagements with CIOs/CISOs and shape security strategy.
• Represent security on project leadership teams and mentor junior staff.
• Review architectures and vendor proposals, stress-test assumptions.

Skills

Security architecture

Client workshops

Executive briefing

Cloud security

Hybrid architectures

Threat modelling STRIDE

Security governance

AI platform security

CIO/CISO dialogue

Programme leadership

Security architecture leadership

Consulting leadership

Budget/scope management

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

CI/CD security gates (SAST/DAST)

Job description

Bain & Company seeks a senior Expert Associate Partner, Architecture (Cybersecurity) to lead cybersecurity architecture engagements for major transformations. You will own security workstreams, design architectures across cloud and hybrid environments, and work directly with CIOs and CISOs to shape strategy.

The role requires deep technical security expertise, hands-on advisory experience, and the ability to drive multi‑million security transformation programmes while mentoring junior staff and