Lead Security Architect

Archer Recruitment; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 98,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% Bonus

Job summary

Archer Recruitment is seeking a Lead Security Architect to shape security strategy across an enterprise-scale transformation, with hands-on architecture in cloud, identity, network, data and platform domains. You will mold architecture standards and drive secure-by-design practices in collaboration with engineering and infrastructure teams.

You will influence senior stakeholders and provide expert guidance across multiple domains, with strong emphasis on AWS security and enterprise references.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Security Architect within large enterprise environments.
• Strong cloud security expertise, particularly in AWS.
• Experience with threat modelling and Secure-by-Design principles.
• Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST and ISO27001.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture across enterprise-wide transformation programmes.
• Define and maintain security standards, reference architectures and design principles.
• Conduct threat modelling, risk assessments and security design reviews.
• Drive Secure-by-Design practices across cloud and application delivery teams.
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure and architecture teams to embed security from inception through delivery.
• Provide architectural guidance across cloud, identity, network, data and platform security domains.
• Support security tooling strategy, vendor evaluations and technology roadmaps.
• Influence senior stakeholders and provide expert security guidance across the organisation.

Skills

Security architecture

AWS cloud security

Threat modelling

Zero Trust

Architecture documentation

NIST ISO27001

Job description

Fully Remote | UK & Ireland | Enterprise Security Architecture

This is an opportunity to join a globally recognised organisation undertaking a large-scale security transformation across cloud, infrastructure, applications and enterprise platforms.

As Lead Security Architect, you will play a key role in shaping the organisation's security strategy, defining architecture standards, and ensuring security is embedded across major technology initiatives.

You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, engineering teams, and architecture functions to drive secure-by-design principles and influence security decisions at enterprise scale. This role remains highly hands-on from an architecture perspective and would suit someone who enjoys solving complex security challenges across cloud, identity, network, data and application domains.

The Role

• Lead security architecture across enterprise-wide transformation programmes
• Define and maintain security standards, patterns, reference architectures and design principles
• Conduct threat modelling, risk assessments and security design reviews
• Drive Secure-by-Design practices across cloud and application delivery teams
• Partner with engineering, infrastructure and architecture teams to ensure security requirements are embedded from inception through delivery
• Provide architectural guidance across cloud, identity, network, data and platform security domains
• Support security tooling strategy, vendor evaluations and technology roadmaps
• Influence senior stakeholders and provide expert security guidance across the organisation

What you Bring

• Proven experience as a Security Architect within large enterprise environments
• Strong cloud security expertise, particularly in AWS
• AWSExperience designing and reviewing security architecture across cloud, identity, network and data domains
• Strong understanding of Zero Trust, threat modelling and Secure-by-Design principles
• Experience producing security designs, reference architectures and architecture documentation (HLDs/LLDs)
• Knowledge of security frameworks such as NIST and ISO27001

Why Join?

• Fully remote position in the UK
• Enterprise-scale security transformation initiatives
• Opportunity to shape security strategy and architecture standardsBroad exposure across cloud, infrastructure, data, application and emerging technology security
• High-impact role with significant influence across technology and business teams
• Up to £110,000 + 20% bonus & strong benefits package