Security Architect

Malvern Panalytical; Malvern; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

Malvern Panalytical is seeking a Security Architect to define and govern enterprise security architecture across IT, cloud, digital, and OT. You will translate high-level requirements into practical standards and guardrails, ensuring secure by design delivery and influencing cross-functional teams globally.

This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on architectural leadership, guiding risk assessments, architecture reviews, and governance activities to continually improve security posture.

Qualifications

• Experience in Security Architecture or senior security engineering.
• Strong understanding of cloud, identity, network, application, and data security.
• Experience applying security-by-design methodologies and Zero Trust concepts within complex environments.
• Knowledge of security governance, risk management, and architecture assurance processes.
• Experience conducting architecture reviews, threat modelling exercises, and risk assessments.
• Ability to develop security standards, frameworks, and architectural patterns that can be adopted across multiple teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with practical delivery requirements.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can evolve.
• Relevant security certifications (CISSP, SABSA, TOGAF, Azure Security, or equivalent) would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as a central security design authority, ensuring security is embedded by design and by default across all technology environments.
• Apply and promote key principles such as Zero Trust, least privilege, and defence in depth to create scalable and resilient security architectures.
• Translate security policies and business requirements into practical standards, design patterns, and implementation guardrails.
• Bridge the gap between security, architecture, and delivery teams to ensure security requirements are both effective and achievable.
• Provide architectural leadership, challenge, and assurance across strategic technology initiatives and major design decisions.
• Lead and contribute to architecture reviews, risk assessments, and governance activities to identify and address security risks early.
• Shape and evolve target-state security architecture roadmaps, driving continuous improvement and innovation.
• Influence stakeholders across engineering, cloud, digital, and operational teams to embed security into everyday delivery practices.
• Balance technical depth, strategic objectives, and business priorities to enable secure technology transformation.
• Contribute to strengthening Malvern Panalytical's overall security posture while maintaining robust governance and control frameworks.

Skills

Security Architecture

Security Engineering

Cloud security

Zero Trust

Threat modelling

Governance

Stakeholder management

Architectural patterns

Security standards

Education

Security certifications (CISSP, SABSA, TOGAF)

Job description

Job title – Security Architect

Job Type – Full time

Location – Home working/Hybrid/Office based (Madrid, Spain or Malvern, UK) – Spain/UK

Role benefits – Competitive Salary + Benefits Package and more

Become part of making the impossible possible.

About the role:

As a Security Architect, you will play a pivotal role in defining, governing, and evolving Malvern Panalytical's enterprise security architecture across IT, cloud, digital, and operational technology (OT) environments.

Acting as the central security design authority, you will ensure that security is embedded by design and by default, applying key principles such as Zero Trust, least privilege, and defence in depth. You will help shape scalable and resilient security architectures that protect our technology landscape while enabling business growth and innovation.

Working closely with engineering, cloud, digital, operations, and business stakeholders, you will bridge the gap between security strategy, architecture, and delivery. You will translate high-level security requirements into practical standards, patterns, and guardrails that teams can adopt consistently, ensuring security is integrated into every stage of the technology lifecycle.

This is an exciting opportunity for a security professional who combines strategic thinking with technical expertise and enjoys influencing change across a global, technology-driven organisation.

What you'll be doing:

• Act as a central security design authority, ensuring security is embedded by design and by default across all technology environments
• Apply and promote key principles such as Zero Trust, least privilege, and defence in depth to create scalable and resilient security architectures
• Translate security policies and business requirements into practical standards, design patterns, and implementation guardrails
• Bridge the gap between security, architecture, and delivery teams to ensure security requirements are both effective and achievable
• Provide architectural leadership, challenge, and assurance across strategic technology initiatives and major design decisions
• Lead and contribute to architecture reviews, risk assessments, and governance activities to identify and address security risks early
• Shape and evolve target-state security architecture roadmaps, driving continuous improvement and innovation
• Influence stakeholders across engineering, cloud, digital, and operational teams to embed security into everyday delivery practices
• Balance technical depth, strategic objectives, and business priorities to enable secure technology transformation
• Contribute to strengthening Malvern Panalytical's overall security posture while maintaining robust governance and control frameworks

About you:

• Experience in Security Architecture, Senior Security Engineering, or a similar enterprise security leadership role
• Strong understanding of cloud, identity, network, application, and/or data security principles
• Experience applying security-by-design methodologies and Zero Trust concepts within complex environments
• Knowledge of security governance, risk management, and architecture assurance processes
• Experience conducting architecture reviews, threat modelling exercises, and risk assessments
• Ability to develop security standards, frameworks, and architectural patterns that can be adopted across multiple teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with practical delivery requirements.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can evolve
• Relevant security certifications (such as CISSP, SABSA, TOGAF, Azure Security, or equivalent) would be advantageous

What's In It For You

• Exposure to broad and complex security challenges across cloud, IT, digital, and operational technology environments
• Opportunity to shape and influence enterprise security strategy and architecture.
• Work alongside talented global teams that value collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Make a visible impact on the organisation's security maturity and long-term resilience.
• Benefit from ongoing learning, professional development, and a comprehensive rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and success.

Travelling Nationally And Internationally May Be Required.

About us - Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps.

Together we are a powerful and highly complementary combination of market leading technologies.

We are the toolmakers for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories. We are their partners in discovery.

Malvern Panalytical instruments analyze the chemical, physical and structural nature of materials, from proteins to polymers and semiconductors to minerals. Our leading technologies measure particle size, shape, concentration and zeta potential, biomolecular interactions and stability, elemental concentrations and crystallographic structure.

Micromeritics manufactures systems for the characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials for a wide-range of end markets including catalysts, chemicals, building materials, clean-tech and battery. Our leading technologies measure surface area, porosity, density, adsorption and particle activity.

SciAps specializes in portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-based (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) analyzers to measure any element in any environment. SciAps is the Center of Excellence for our handheld instruments.

We have a global footprint with R&D and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

We are more than 2,500 employees in a customer-focused organization with sales and service offices in 20 countries, all committed to delivering expert and responsive customer support.

We are part of Spectris. Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. Precision is at the heart of what we do - our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive.

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics & SciAps Your Partners in Discovery.

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. Changing the world isn’t something you can do on your own, or with a single way of thinking; it takes a wide collection of experiences, stories, knowledge, and expertise. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. Although we always select the most qualified applicant for each role and make all decisions without regard to race, sex, age, or any other protected class, we are an inclusive, equal opportunity organization that prizes diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.