Security Architect: Zero Trust & Microsoft 365 (Hybrid)

Methods Business and Digital Technology; City Of London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development programs

Wellness program

Flexible working

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Travel Insurance

Time Off

Job summary

Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited is seeking an experienced Security Architect to lead security architecture across a major transformation programme in London. You will define security principles and assure designs across identity, endpoints, Microsoft 365, applications, and networks.

You will work at the intersection of security and delivery, embedding security into coexistence and target-state designs, assessing threats and risks, and providing pragmatic risk-based advice to

Qualifications

• Experience as Security Architect in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Azure, endpoint security, and networks.
• Proven track record applying Zero Trust and least privilege principles.
• Experience with authentication, Conditional Access and admin controls.
• Skills in threat modelling, risk assessment, and architecture assurance.
• Ability to translate security risks into business impacts.
• Written security architecture documentation and design outputs.
• Experience with migration security in coexistence and cutover.

Responsibilities

• Provide security architecture leadership across the transformation programme.
• Define security principles, patterns, standards and control requirements.
• Assess threats, risks, vulnerabilities and control gaps across states.
• Develop proportionate security controls for secure coexistence and target services.
• Define and assure Zero Trust principles across identity, devices, applications, data and network access.
• Establish security patterns for identity protection and privileged access.
• Work with teams to ensure authentication and admin controls are securely designed.
• Review security requirements for endpoints, email, data, apps and networks.
• Maintain security logging, monitoring, and incident response requirements.

Skills

Security Architecture

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft 365 & Azure

Zero Trust

Identity & Access

Threat Modelling

Security Risk Assessment

Security Governance

Job description

Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited is seeking an experienced Security Architect to lead security architecture across a major transformation programme in London. You will define security principles and assure designs across identity, endpoints, Microsoft 365, applications, and networks.

You will work at the intersection of security and delivery, embedding security into coexistence and target-state designs, assessing threats and risks, and providing pragmatic risk-based advice to