Senior Security Architect - SOC Solutions (Hybrid)

Hackajob Ltd; Artington; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible working

Job summary

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is seeking a Senior Security Architect to lead the design and delivery of Security Operations Centre solutions for government and commercial customers.

The role requires expert knowledge in SOC technologies (Splunk, XDR, SIEM) and experience working with senior stakeholders in hybrid environments. You will shape security architectures across people, processes, technology, and physical layers, with a focus on scalable, resilient designs.

Qualifications

• Experience in solution architecture and design for Security Operations Centre solutions across services, people, policy and process, technology, and physical infrastructure layers.
• Knowledge and experience designing, building, and deploying SOC technology including at least two of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, Vulnerability Management, or Threat Intelligence.
• Good understanding of industry best practice in Security Operations across services, people, policy and process, technology, and physical layers.
• Proficiency in risk assessment and vulnerability management.
• Experience with on-prem architectures and secure network design.
• Understanding of least privilege and encryption best practices.
• Ability to design scalable and resilient architectures and define new requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead, architect, and design SOC solutions delivered to customers.
• Engage with client stakeholders to understand security requirements and accreditation needs.
• Lead security aspects of architecture and design for SOC across service, people, process, technology, and physical layers.
• Contribute to high-level and low-level design documents and deployment designs.
• Provide engineering leadership through all lifecycle stages from concept to service operation.
• Ensure designs meet functional and non-functional security requirements.
• Contribute to solution architectures with other design team members.
• Mentor and support the team, collaborating with cross-functional groups.

Skills

Solution architecture

Client-facing

Cross-functional collaboration

Research and testing

Security fundamentals

Ability to lead teams

Education

CISSP (preferred)

TOGAF/Zachman familiarity

Tools

Splunk

Sentinel SIEM

Nessus

Microsoft XDR

TOGAF

Job description

BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is seeking a Senior Security Architect to lead the design and delivery of Security Operations Centre solutions for government and commercial customers.

The role requires expert knowledge in SOC technologies (Splunk, XDR, SIEM) and experience working with senior stakeholders in hybrid environments. You will shape security architectures across people, processes, technology, and physical layers, with a focus on scalable, resilient designs.