Senior Security Architect: Zero-Trust & Microsoft Identity

Advania UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Advania UK is seeking a Security Architect to lead and evolve secure enterprise architectures across its Managed Services clients. You will shape identity, cloud, infrastructure and data protection domains, with a focus on Microsoft Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel, Purview, Azure and Microsoft 365.

You will provide strategic and technical leadership, govern HLDs/LLDs, drive security patterns, and ensure alignment with Zero Trust and Secure by Default principles across complex estates.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of enterprise security, cloud architecture or cybersecurity roles.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft security technologies and governance.
• Experience delivering security architectures across hybrid, cloud and on‑prem environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as security architecture authority across Managed Services clients.
• Develop security strategies, roadmaps and target-state architectures.
• Lead design reviews and create HLDs/LLDs and reference architectures.
• Design identity architectures using Entra ID, AD, CA, PIM and SSO.
• Ensure Zero Trust, Secure by Design and Secure by Default principles.
• Engage with CIO/CTO/CISO and executive teams to present solutions.

Skills

Security architecture

Identity & access management

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure security

Defender/Sentinel/Purview

Zero Trust

Architecture governance

Executive stakeholder engagement

MS security products integration

Job description

Advania UK is seeking a Security Architect to lead and evolve secure enterprise architectures across its Managed Services clients. You will shape identity, cloud, infrastructure and data protection domains, with a focus on Microsoft Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel, Purview, Azure and Microsoft 365.

You will provide strategic and technical leadership, govern HLDs/LLDs, drive security patterns, and ensure alignment with Zero Trust and Secure by Default principles across complex estates.