Remote Senior Cybersecurity Architect - Security Leader

Placements24; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Executive health benefits

Competitive bonus package

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Architect to design, build and oversee secure architectures protecting global digital assets in a remote-first setting.

The role requires 10+ years in information security, with 5+ years in architecture, plus strong cloud security experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) and expertise in NIST/ISO 27001 frameworks. Leadership and strategy are essential for this executive position.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• 10+ years of information security experience, with 5+ years in a cybersecurity architecture role.
• Experience designing and implementing security solutions for large-scale cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Deep understanding of network security, application security, data protection, and IAM.
• Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST and ISO 27001.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure enterprise cybersecurity architectures and strategies.
• Evaluate and recommend security technologies and solutions to address threats and business needs.
• Provide technical leadership on security for cloud environments, applications, and infrastructure.
• Develop and maintain security standards, blueprints, and reference architectures.
• Collaborate with engineering, IT, and business stakeholders to integrate security into the development lifecycle.
• Lead threat modeling and risk assessments for new and existing systems.

Skills

Cybersecurity architecture

Cloud security

Threat modeling

Security leadership

Security standards

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Cybersecurity Architect to design, build and oversee secure architectures protecting global digital assets in a remote-first setting.

The role requires 10+ years in information security, with 5+ years in architecture, plus strong cloud security experience (AWS/Azure/GCP) and expertise in NIST/ISO 27001 frameworks. Leadership and strategy are essential for this executive position.