Security Architect - Artington

Hackajob Ltd; Artington; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible working

Job summary

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is seeking a Senior Security Architect to lead the design and delivery of Security Operations Centre solutions for government and commercial customers.

The role requires expert knowledge in SOC technologies (Splunk, XDR, SIEM) and experience working with senior stakeholders in hybrid environments. You will shape security architectures across people, processes, technology, and physical layers, with a focus on scalable, resilient designs.

Qualifications

• Experience in solution architecture and design for Security Operations Centre solutions across services, people, policy and process, technology, and physical infrastructure layers.
• Knowledge and experience designing, building, and deploying SOC technology including at least two of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, Vulnerability Management, or Threat Intelligence.
• Good understanding of industry best practice in Security Operations across services, people, policy and process, technology, and physical layers.
• Proficiency in risk assessment and vulnerability management.
• Experience with on-prem architectures and secure network design.
• Understanding of least privilege and encryption best practices.
• Ability to design scalable and resilient architectures and define new requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, architect, and design SOC solutions delivered to customers.
• Engage with client stakeholders to understand security requirements and accreditation needs.
• Lead security aspects of architecture and design for SOC across service, people, process, technology, and physical layers.
• Contribute to high-level and low-level design documents and deployment designs.
• Provide engineering leadership through all lifecycle stages from concept to service operation.
• Ensure designs meet functional and non-functional security requirements.
• Contribute to solution architectures with other design team members.
• Mentor and support the team, collaborating with cross-functional groups.

Skills

Solution architecture

Client-facing

Cross-functional collaboration

Research and testing

Security fundamentals

Ability to lead teams

Education

CISSP (preferred)

TOGAF/Zachman familiarity

Tools

Splunk

Sentinel SIEM

Nessus

Microsoft XDR

TOGAF

Job description

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual with excellent technical and client-facing skills.
• We need experience in solution architecture and design for Security Operations Centre solutions across services, people, policy and process, technology, and physical infrastructure layers.
• We require knowledge and experience of designing, building, and deploying SOC technology, including at least two of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, Vulnerability Management, or Threat Intelligence.
• We need a good understanding of industry best practice in Security Operations for services, people, policy and process, technology, and physical layers.
• We expect knowledge of cybersecurity fundamentals, common threats, and mitigation techniques.
• We require proficiency in risk assessment and vulnerability management.
• We need knowledge of on-premises architectures and design, including security controls, detection tools, networking, and secure network architectures.
• We expect understanding of security best practices such as least privilege and encryption.
• We need understanding of how to design scalable and resilient architectures.
• We want someone able to define and understand requirements that may not have been seen before, and research and test potential solutions.
• A recognised cybersecurity certification, for example CISSP, is preferred.
• Familiarity with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF and Zachman, and modelling, is required.
• We need good knowledge and experience of common enterprise ICT services.
• We require experience working with government systems and senior stakeholders.
• We need experience working across a variety of delivery styles, such as agile, lean, iterative/incremental, and waterfall.
• We are looking for experience leading small engineering and client-side consultancy teams.
• We need the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and lead projects.
• We want a team player who is adept at working in multi-disciplinary and diverse teams.
• We need the ability to work collaboratively to support and mentor the team.
• We expect self-awareness and understanding of your own strengths and weaknesses.

Responsibilities:

• We lead, architect, and design Security Operations Centre solutions delivered to our customers.
• We engage with client stakeholders to understand and define security requirements, including accreditation requirements.
• We lead the security aspects of the architecture and design for SOC solutions across service, people, process, technology, and physical layers.
• We provide input to CONOPS, high-level designs, low-level designs, and deployment-level designs.
• We provide engineering leadership and management for security Operations Centre solutions through all stages of the engineering lifecycle, from concept through requirements definition, design and build, to transition into service operation.
• We hold overall responsibility for delivery of solution security aspects and ensure designs meet key functional and non-functional security requirements.
• We contribute to the development of solution architectures in collaboration with other design team members.
• We support the design of security tools such as Splunk and Sentinel SIEM, Nessus Vulnerability Management, and Microsoft XDR.
• We leverage our experience, IP, and expertise with support from product and subject matter experts to deliver secure solutions.
• We work as part of the team and pass design concepts to other team members.
• We collaborate to help support and mentor the team.

Technologies:

• Architect
• ICT
• Support
• Network
• Security
• Splunk
• TOGAF
• Cloud

More:

We are BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, home to 4,500 digital, cyber, and intelligence experts working collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect, and understand complex data so governments, nation states, armed forces, and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in demanding environments. This Security Architect role is based in Guildford or Frimley, with hybrid and flexible working arrangements available. We offer an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and supports reasonable adjustments where needed. We are embracing hybrid working to help improve flexibility, collaboration, and well-being, and we encourage people to speak up if they want to rotate to a new project.

last updated 38 week of 2026