Security Architect: Design, Risk & Assurance (Remote)

NEC Software Solutions (India); Grimsby; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Pension plan

25 days holiday

Life insurance

Flexible benefits

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Job summary

NEC Software Solutions is seeking a Security Architect to join our central Architecture & Design practice. This hands-on, design-led role focuses on threat modelling, risk assessment, and security assurance across internal platforms and customer solutions.

You will work with architects, engineering teams, and governance bodies to ensure security by design and compliant delivery. The role balances pragmatic security design with governance, assurance, and stakeholder engagement in complex,

Qualifications

• Experience designing and assuring secure systems.
• Strong understanding of security principles, non-functional requirements, and risk management.
• Confidence engaging with stakeholders across engineering, architecture, and governance.
• Experience working in regulated or public-sector environments is a plus.
• Familiarity with ISO 27001, NCSC Cyber Essentials, NIST, or CIS is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Producing security architecture designs for internal systems and customer solutions, aligned with the overarching architecture framework.
• Conducting threat modelling and risk assessments to identify and manage security risks in applications, platforms, and services.
• Producing security assurance documentation to support internal governance, customer assurance, and formal accreditation activities.
• Working closely with Technical Architects and Enterprise Architects to ensure solutions are secure by default and proportionate to risk.
• Engaging with the wider cyber security team to assess the impact of emerging threats and vulnerabilities (CVEs) and advise on appropriate remediation.
• Supporting delivery teams with security advice and guidance, including hands‑on engagement where needed.
• Presenting security designs and risk positions to the Technical Assurance Board and supporting assurance decision‑making.
• Contributing to bids and sales activities by providing security architecture input and responses to security questionnaires.
• Supporting the evaluation and controlled adoption of new security technologies.
• Continuously developing your skills and knowledge in line with evolving threats, technologies, and standards.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modelling

Risk assessment

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Hands-on security

Secure by design

Job description

NEC Software Solutions is seeking a Security Architect to join our central Architecture & Design practice. This hands-on, design-led role focuses on threat modelling, risk assessment, and security assurance across internal platforms and customer solutions.

You will work with architects, engineering teams, and governance bodies to ensure security by design and compliant delivery. The role balances pragmatic security design with governance, assurance, and stakeholder engagement in complex,