Security Architect – Grade E

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in London is seeking an experienced Security Architect to lead architectural strategy across cloud-enabled value streams. You will craft guardrails, roadmaps and security controls while guiding production deployment and ongoing risk management.

The role requires hands-on expertise in AWS/Azure, Citrix CVAD on-premise deployment, and Microsoft Defender offerings across identity, endpoint, data and XDR. A results-driven approach and cross-team collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as an architect delivering from vision to production.
• Experience with datacentre infrastructure and networking as a security architect.
• AWS and Azure experience with certifications preferred.
• Citrix CVAD on-premise deployment experience.
• Real-world expertise across security domains: infra, cloud, identity, data, cryptography, application, SecOps and engineering.

Responsibilities

• Provide security architecture direction to value streams and feature teams adopting cloud technologies.
• Develop view of future security needs and create architectural guardrails.
• Help technology teams securely deliver value to customers.
• Take solutions from initial vision through high- and low-level architecture, development/delivery support, and production deployment.
• Create architectural roadmaps, patterns and standards.
• Design and implement security controls across datacentre infrastructure, networking, AWS and Azure.
• Work with Citrix CVAD on-premise deployment and architecture.
• Apply Microsoft Defender security offerings across identity, endpoint, data and XDR.
• Address core security domains including infrastructure, cloud, identity, data, cryptography, application, SecOps and engineering

Skills

Security Architecture

Cloud Security

Security Roadmaps

High-Level Architecture

Low-Level Architecture

SecOps

Infrastructure Security

Identity Security

Data Security

Cryptography

Tools

AWS

Azure

Citrix CVAD

Microsoft Defender

Job description

• Provide security architecture direction to value streams and feature teams adopting cloud technologies
• Develop a view of future security needs and create architectural guardrails
• Help technology teams securely deliver value to customers
• Take solutions from initial vision through high- and low-level architecture, development/delivery support, and production deployment
• Create architectural roadmaps, patterns and standards
• Design and implement security controls across datacentre infrastructure, networking, AWS and Azure
• Work with Citrix CVAD on-premise deployment and architecture
• Apply Microsoft Defender security offerings across identity, endpoint, data and XDR
• Address core security domains including infrastructure, cloud, identity, data, cryptography, application, SecOps and engineering

Requirements

• Demonstrable history of working as an architect and taking solutions through from their initial vision, authoring high- and low-level architectures, supporting development/delivery, and deploying into production operation
• Track record of creating architectural roadmaps, patterns and standards
• Experience delivering with datacentre infrastructure and networking as a security architect
• Experience delivering with AWS and Azure as a security architect; ideally with the certificates to prove it
• Experience of Citrix CVAD on-premise deployment and architecture
• Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft security offerings, including the Defender suite for identity, endpoint, data and XDR
• Real-world expertise across infrastructure, cloud, identity, data, cryptography, application, SecOps and engineering security domains
• Experience in the financial services sector
• Ability to travel to the chosen office location, considering travel distance, time and cost

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in security architecture, focusing on cloud technologies, datacentre infrastructure, and networking. Proficient in creating architectural roadmaps and implementing security controls across various domains, including identity, data, and application security.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Security Architecture
• AWS Security
• Azure Security
• Citrix CVAD Deployment
• Microsoft Defender

Hard Skills

• Architectural Roadmaps
• High-Level Architecture
• Low-Level Architecture
• Security Controls Implementation
• Infrastructure Security
• Cloud Security
• Identity Security
• Data Security
• Cryptography
• SecOps

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services
• Security Domains

Tools & Technologies

• AWS
• Azure
• Citrix CVAD
• Microsoft Defender