Security Architect: Azure & Zero Trust (Hybrid, London)

ARC IT Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

London-based financial services firm is seeking an IT Security Architect to join a lean, fast-moving team in a hybrid role (London). You will shape security architecture, conduct end-to-end design reviews, and drive threat modelling across projects.

The role requires close collaboration with engineers, deep cloud knowledge (Azure/Microsoft), and a strong IAM background in a regulated FS environment. You will write security standards and contribute to a growing AI security agenda.

Qualifications

• Currently working as a Security Architect, not transitioning from SecOps or engineering.
• Strong Azure and Microsoft cloud knowledge, including identity, networking, and workload protection
• Solid IAM background covering federation, SSO, MFA, and privileged access
• Experience in a regulated environment, either financial services or consultancy with FS clients
• Proven threat modelling and security design review experience, with the ability to write clear security standards

Responsibilities

• Conduct security design reviews end to end
• Perform threat modelling
• Author security standards and patterns
• Provide architecture consultancy to project teams across the business
• Build deep knowledge of a specific business division while remaining part of a central, shared team
• Talk with engineers to shape solutions, not just review them

Skills

Security architecture

Azure Cloud

IAM

FS experience

Threat modelling

Security standards

Job description

London-based financial services firm is seeking an IT Security Architect to join a lean, fast-moving team in a hybrid role (London). You will shape security architecture, conduct end-to-end design reviews, and drive threat modelling across projects.

The role requires close collaboration with engineers, deep cloud knowledge (Azure/Microsoft), and a strong IAM background in a regulated FS environment. You will write security standards and contribute to a growing AI security agenda.