Senior Security Architect - Secure-by-Design Leader

LA International; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

LA International is seeking a Lead Security Architect to provide senior security architecture leadership across the public sector programme in the UK. You will translate strategy, policy and risk appetite into pragmatic architectural direction, patterns and controls to ensure secure, resilient systems.

You will lead security architecture across complex services, embed secure-by-design practices, and influence senior stakeholders and suppliers to balance risk with delivery needs.

Qualifications

• Extensive practical experience in security architecture within complex technology environments.
• Broad knowledge of enterprise and solution architecture, cyber security principles and security engineering.
• Familiarity with cloud/hybrid architectures, IAM, data protection and security standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and evolution of security architecture across major services and programmes.
• Define security architecture principles, patterns and guardrails to enable secure design.
• Embed secure-by-design principles across architecture, engineering and delivery lifecycles.
• Provide authoritative security advice on significant product and architectural decisions.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modelling

Cloud security

Identity and access management

Application security

API security

Security governance

Data protection

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Job description

LA International is seeking a Lead Security Architect to provide senior security architecture leadership across the public sector programme in the UK. You will translate strategy, policy and risk appetite into pragmatic architectural direction, patterns and controls to ensure secure, resilient systems.

You will lead security architecture across complex services, embed secure-by-design practices, and influence senior stakeholders and suppliers to balance risk with delivery needs.