Lead Software Security Architect

Sepura; Waterbeach; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sepura, based in Waterbeach, Cambridge, is seeking a Software Security Architect to own the delivery and ongoing improvement of software security across our product line. You will provide technical leadership turning security objectives into practical architecture, engineering standards and secure products.

Working across the lifecycle, you will collaborate with engineering teams to embed security from concept through design, development, verification and release, with hands-on influence.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience owning software security across multiple teams.
• Strong software architecture and engineering background delivering security in complex products.
• Deep understanding of secure development lifecycle, threat modelling and testing.
• Experience embedding automated security controls into CI/CD workflows.
• Ability to assess risk and communicate trade-offs to engineering and business.

Responsibilities

• Own product-line software security strategy and roadmap.
• Define security gates across development lifecycle.
• Guide security design, trust boundaries, authentication and cryptography.
• Coordinate security testing and remediation across releases.
• Provide security position for major releases, with residual risks.
• Coach engineers and establish security communities of practice.

Skills

Software architecture

Threat modelling

Secure SDLC

CI/CD security

Influence stakeholders

Security leadership

Vulnerability management

Secure design

Education

A relevant technical degree

Job description

Sepura, based in Waterbeach, Cambridge, is seeking a Software Security Architect to own the delivery and ongoing improvement of software security across our product line. You will provide technical leadership turning security objectives into practical architecture, engineering standards and secure products.

Working across the lifecycle, you will collaborate with engineering teams to embed security from concept through design, development, verification and release, with hands-on influence.