Security Architecture Lead (UKCSC Principal/Chartered)

Intelance Digital Enablement Services Ltd.; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 124,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior independent assignments

Flexible associate working

Direct access to Intelance leadership

Collaborative architecture team

Clear scopes and templates

Proposal inclusion subject to approval

Job summary

Intelance is recruiting experienced security architects to join its associate panel on project-based work for large, regulated organisations. You will lead independent architecture reviews, assess cloud, hybrid and on-premises architectures, and advise on secure-by-design decisions.

UKCSC registration at Principal or Chartered level is mandatory. You must be based in the UK, attend client sites when needed, and contract through a compliant structure.

Qualifications

• Current UKCSC professional registration in Security Architecture at Principal or Chartered level; mandatory.
• Substantial experience as a practising security architect in large, complex or regulated organisations.
• Strong command of secure-by-design principles, threat modelling and architecture assurance.
• Experience across cloud, hybrid infrastructure, identity, networks, applications and data security.
• Excellent written English and the ability to explain technical risk to non-technical decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent security architecture reviews and assurance for large, complex and regulated organisations.
• Assess cloud, hybrid and on-premises architectures across identity, networks, applications, platforms and data.
• Carry out threat modelling and identify credible attack paths, design weaknesses and control gaps.
• Judge whether proposed or alternative controls provide equivalent, proportionate protection.
• Review high-level and detailed designs and challenge unsupported assumptions.
• Advise boards, executives and technical teams on secure-by-design decisions and trade-offs.
• Produce clear, defensible, client-ready architecture findings and assurance reports.
• Complete scheme-specific training and participate in internal quality reviews where required.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modelling

Secure-by-design

Written English

Education

UKCSC registration in Security Architecture (Principal or Chartered)

Job description

Intelance is recruiting experienced security architects to join its associate panel on project-based work for large, regulated organisations. You will lead independent architecture reviews, assess cloud, hybrid and on-premises architectures, and advise on secure-by-design decisions.

UKCSC registration at Principal or Chartered level is mandatory. You must be based in the UK, attend client sites when needed, and contract through a compliant structure.