Senior Security & Cloud Ops Architect (12M)

Realtime Recruitment Limited; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Realtime Recruitment Limited in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced Lead Security & Operations Architect for a 12-month day-rate contract. You will drive security-by-design and operational readiness across a complex technology environment.

The role requires hands-on leadership in cloud security, IAM, network and API security, and incident response, with collaboration across multiple suppliers and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in security architecture and security operations leadership.
• Experience designing security controls across cloud/enterprise environments.
• Expertise in IAM, network, API security and data protection.
• Experience with SIEM/XDR/MDR integration, incident response and vulnerability management.
• Knowledge of Azure security, Entra ID, Azure Policy, monitoring.
• Experience with multi-supplier environments and regulated enterprises.

Responsibilities

• Lead security-by-design across a complex technology environment.
• Oversee operational resilience, service readiness and disaster recovery.
• Coordinate architecture reviews with multiple suppliers and teams.

Skills

Security Architect

Security Operations Architect

Cloud security

Identity and Access Management

Network security

API security

Data protection

SIEM/XDR/MDR

Incident response

Vulnerability management

Operational resilience

Observability

Disaster recovery

Azure security

Entra ID

Azure Policy

Kubernetes/AKS

ServiceNow ITSM

Security by design

Job description

Realtime Recruitment Limited in Milton Keynes is seeking an experienced Lead Security & Operations Architect for a 12-month day-rate contract. You will drive security-by-design and operational readiness across a complex technology environment.

The role requires hands-on leadership in cloud security, IAM, network and API security, and incident response, with collaboration across multiple suppliers and internal teams.