Security Architect

Our Future Health; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization in London is seeking a talented Security Architect to lead the development of its security architecture. The role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure secure integrations and systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud-native systems and security risk management. This opportunity offers a salary of £80,000 and generous benefits including a pension scheme and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Home & Tech Savings

£1,000 Employee Referral Bonus

Wellbeing Support

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Extensive experience architecting cloud native systems.
• Proven understanding of security risk management.
• Ability to communicate between technical and non-technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of enterprise and technical security architecture.
• Provide expert security guidance to squads.
• Drive consistency in security practices across the organization.

Skills

Cloud native systems architecture

Security risk management

Threat modelling

DevSecOps

Cloud security controls

Agile working

Education

Relevant certifications (CISSP, etc.)

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Microsoft Defender

Kubernetes

Azure services

Job description

We’re looking for a technically astuteSecurity Architectwho can bring clarity to complexity and confidence to cloud-first design. You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping secure architecture across our organisation; supporting squads, guiding integrations, and ensuring our approach to security is consistent, scalable, and aligned with business needs.

This is a hands-on role blendingenterprise and technical security architecture. You’ll collaborate with engineers, architects, and stakeholders to solve engineering puzzles, articulate risks, and drive secure-by-design principles, from high-level strategy to detailed implementation.

If you can communicate with clarity across technical and non-technical audiences, we want to hear from you.

At Our Future Health, our mission is to transform the prevention,detectionand treatment of conditions such as dementia, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. We’re looking for people to join us on our journey. If you’re looking for a new challenge where you can contribute to helping future generations live in good health for longer, then we’re keen to speak with you.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the development of enterprise and technical security architecture across projects and platforms.
• Providing expert security guidance to squads, including product managers, engineers, and data teams.
• Collaborating with Cloud and Application Security Engineers to embed security throughout system lifecycles.
• Partnering with technical and data architects to ensure architectural alignment and integration.
• Leading threat modelling activities and ensuring outputs are reflected in system designs.
• Ensuring our security architecture, and the controls that implement it, align to the threats we face and our organisation's objectives.
• Driving consistency and standardisation in security practices across the organisation.
• Communicating security risks and requirements clearly to diverse audiences.
• Contributing to key initiatives such as Participant Feedback, Engagement, and Recontact.
• Participating in wider engineering initiatives to evolve secure and effective ways of working.

What you won’t be doing

• Working in a siloed environment with no freedom to make decisions.
• Working in a place where you can’t see the impact your expertise makes.

To succeed in this role you will be able to demonstrate some of the following skills and experience:

• Extensive experience of securely architecting cloud native systems, both at a high-level and in the technical details.
• Extensive experience of developing security requirements.
• Experience of working with DevSecOps squads (or similar) in a ‘total ownership’ model.
• Experience creating enterprise security architecture artefacts.
• Experience with Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender suite, Microsoft Entra, Microsoft Purview and Azure security services (e.g. Key Vault, NSGs, WAF, etc.).
• Experience with Kubernetes (Azure Kubernetes Service) and data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake, Dagster).
• Proven understanding of security risk management.
• Excellent understanding of common security controls, in particular cloud security controls.
• Understanding of threat modelling.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 and other commonly used security standards.
• Understanding of modern cloud technologies.
• Exposure to Agile working.
• Ability to translate between technical and non-technical teams.
• Desire to be part of a small fast-paced team.
• Relevant certifications, such as: SABSA Chartered Security Architect, CREST Registered Technical Security Architect (CRTSA), CISM, CISSP, Microsoft certifications (MS-500, AZ-500, AZ-700, SC-200, SC-300), CompTIA Security+ and Cloud+, Cloud Security Alliance CCSK.

• Salary from £80,000 per annum.
• Generous Pension Scheme – We invest in your future with employer contributions of up to 12%.
• 30 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays – Enjoy a generous holiday allowance with the flexibility to take bank holidays when it suits you.
• Enhanced Parental Leave – Supporting you during life’s biggest moments.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – Save 25-39% on a new bike and accessories through salary sacrifice.
• Home & Tech Savings – Get up to 8% off on IKEA and Currys products, spreading the cost over 12 months through salary sacrifice
• £1,000 Employee Referral Bonus – Know someone amazing? Get rewarded for bringing them on board!
• Wellbeing Support – Access to Mental Health First Aiders, plus 24/7 online GP services and an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
• A Great Place to Work – We have a lovely Central London office in Holborn, and offer flexible and remote working arrangements.

Join us - let’sprevent disease together.

At Our Future Health, we recognise the importance of having a diverse workforce and ensuring that all candidates, regardless of their background, have equitable access to our application process. We proactively encourage applicants who identify as having a disability, neurodiversity, or long-term health conditions to let us know if they require any reasonable adjustments as part of their application process.

If you do require any reasonable adjustments, please email us at [e-mail]