Security Architect

Sellick Partnership; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known client in the North East is seeking a Security Architect to define security solutions and provide leadership within their Security Operations team. The role involves managing complex protective security strategies and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in security solutions and relevant certifications, with exciting career development opportunities available.

Benefits

Excellent Benefits

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a complex environment focused on security solutions.
• Ability to analyze technical designs for security assurance.
• Broad knowledge of cloud and managed service architectures.

Responsibilities

• Manage security blueprint solutions for data and physical assets.
• Provide security leadership for digital services development.
• Present security solutions to management and governance boards.
• Ensure updated security design for infrastructure.

Skills

Experience implementing security solutions

Analysis of technical designs

Knowledge of infrastructure and cloud architectures

Understanding of security controls

Security certifications (CISSP, CISMP)

Tools

Architecture frameworks and components

Job description

Security Architect

Permanent
Newcastle upon Tyne
£55,000 - £62,000
Hybrid working
Excellent Benefits

Sellick Partnership are delighted to be partnering with our well‑known client in the North East to recruit a Security Architect on a permanent basis.

The Security Architect will join a Security Operations team who have accountability for defining security solutions across the organisation as well as service architecture for infrastructure, information and applications to support ongoing IT transformation.

The Security Architect will provide advice to technology teams to ensure project deliverables remain in alignment with the organisational roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility for security blueprint solutions for complex protective security for physical and data assets.
• Provision of security leadership to develop and deliver the organisations digital services whilst working with other architects and SME's to lead the design of the solution.
• Presenting security solutions to senior management and architecture governance boards with the ability to communicate and engage with a range of stakeholders.
• Ensuring infrastructure security design remains updated and appropriate elements are phased out, ensuring business continuity at all times.

What we are looking for

• Experience implementing and developing security solutions and design strategies in a complex environment.
• Ability to undertake analysis of technical designs and provide the organisation with security assurance of supplier proposals and designs.
• Broad working knowledge of infrastructure, cloud, managed service architectures and web applications in a complex environment.
• Detailed understanding of the security implications and appropriate security controls of hosting sensitive information in large scale cloud based cloud infrastructure environments.
• Security industry recognised certifications such as CISSP, CISMP, IOS Standards etc.
• Architecture frameworks and components exposure.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well‑known and highly respected organisation based in the North East with real career development opportunities. Please apply by Friday 12th December to be considered.

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