Principal Security Architect

Frontier Resourcing LTD; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive car allowance

Up to 10% discretionary bonus

Competitive pension scheme

Electric vehicle scheme

Private healthcare

Flexible and hybrid working

Additional paid leave for Reservists

Job summary

Frontier Resourcing LTD seeks a Principal Security Architect to join a growing security consultancy delivering solutions for secure environments in National Security and Government. You will lead engagements, shape secure designs, and align solutions with business objectives, risk appetite and security standards.

You will operate across strategic and detailed design, mentoring peers and contributing to proposals and business growth within a collaborative security team.

Qualifications

• Chartered through the UK Cyber Security Council for Secure Systems Architecture.
• Industry certifications such as CISSP or CISM are required.
• Experience delivering security architecture across complex systems or programmes.
• Excellent client engagement and ability to explain complex concepts to varied audiences.
• Experience providing architectural leadership, assurance and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture engagements with direction, governance and assurance.
• Design and review secure architectures translating business needs and risk into controls.
• Act as trusted adviser to clients and engage with senior stakeholders.
• Review architecture deliverables, challenge assumptions and manage risks and trade-offs.
• Mentor and support other architects to maintain high standards.
• Contribute to client proposals, bids and solution development.

Skills

Client engagement

Architecture leadership

Security architecture

Governance

Communication

Education

Chartered through UK Cyber Security Council

Tools

TOGAF

SABSA

ArchiMate

Job description

Principal Security Architect

We’re looking for an experienced Principal Security Architect to join a growing security consultancy, delivering security solutions for secure environments in National Security/ Government.

This is an opportunity to provide technical leadership across high-profile security architecture engagements, advising clients, shaping secure designs and ensuring solutions align with business objectives, risk appetite and recognised security standards.

You’ll work across strategic enterprise architecture and detailed technical design, supporting clients throughout the system lifecycle while helping develop the wider security architecture capability.

The Role

• Lead security architecture engagements, providing technical direction, governance and assurance.
• Design and review secure architectures, translating business needs and risk requirements into effective technical controls.
• Act as a trusted adviser to clients, engaging with senior stakeholders and design authorities.
• Review architecture deliverables, challenge assumptions and manage risks, dependencies and design trade-offs.
• Mentor and support other architects, promoting high standards and consistent delivery.
• Contribute to client proposals, bids, solution development and business growth.

What We’re Looking For

Essential

• Chartered through the UK Cyber Security Council in Secure Systems Architecture.
• An industry-recognised cyber security certification, such as CISSP or CISM.
• Strong experience delivering security architecture across complex systems, programmes or transformation initiatives.
• Excellent client engagement and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to varied audiences.
• Experience providing architectural leadership, assurance and governance.

Desirable

• Full membership of the Chartered Institute of Information Security (CIISec).
• IEng or CEng registration, BCS chartership or SABSA Chartered Security Architect status.
• Experience with architecture frameworks and modelling approaches such as TOGAF, SABSA and ArchiMate.
• Experience supporting bids, pre-sales and consultancy business development.

Why Join?

• Work on challenging security projects across diverse sectors.
• Flexible hybrid working, with part-time and term-time arrangements considered.
• Clear career progression and investment in professional development.
• Collaborative culture with opportunities to influence technical direction and make a real impact.

Benefits

• Competitive car allowance.
• Up to 10% discretionary performance bonus, subject to successful completion of probation.
• Competitive pension scheme.
• Electric vehicle scheme.
• Private healthcare.
• Flexible and hybrid working.
• Additional paid leave for Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.