Senior Zero Trust Architect – Enterprise Security Lead (London)

Anson McCade; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' annual leave

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Anson McCade is seeking an experienced Zero Trust Security Architect to design, deliver and optimise enterprise-scale Zero Trust architectures for major clients in London. You will work hands-on with platforms like Zscaler and collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape secure architectures and roadmaps, supporting secure transformation across networks, apps, and endpoints.

This client-facing role combines architecture, engineering and security leadership, offering opportunities to deepen

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years in cyber security architecture or senior engineering roles.
• Hands-on with Zscaler ZIA, ZPA and ZDX (or similar).
• Deep understanding of Zero Trust frameworks (NIST SP 800-207, SASE, SSE).
• Experience with Identity and access management (Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD, Okta, Ping).
• Endpoint security (EDR/XDR, device posture).
• Cloud certifications in Azure, AWS or GCP (desirable).
• Certifications from leading SASE/SSE vendors (e.g., Palo Alto Prisma, Netskope).
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
• Networking certification such as CCNA or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of Zero Trust architectures for enterprises, covering users, devices, applications and data.
• Establish secure access patterns using cloud-based security and Zero Trust platforms (e.g. Zscaler ZIA, ZPA, ZDX).
• Create enterprise-wide security blueprints and reference architectures aligned with Zero Trust principles (NIST SP 800-207, CISA).
• Design scalable, identity-centric security controls using SSO, MFA and least-privilege models.
• Migrate legacy VPN, proxy and firewall solutions to cloud-native Zero Trust models.
• Deploy, configure and optimise Zero Trust technologies, including policy creation and tuning.
• Run PoCs and technical validation sessions.

Skills

Zscaler ZIA/ZPA

IAM (Entra/Azure/Okta)

EDR/XDR

Zero Trust

Cloud security

SASE

CISSP/CCSP

Leadership

Cross-functional

Networking basics

Tools

App Connectors

CrowdStrike

Job description

Anson McCade is seeking an experienced Zero Trust Security Architect to design, deliver and optimise enterprise-scale Zero Trust architectures for major clients in London. You will work hands-on with platforms like Zscaler and collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape secure architectures and roadmaps, supporting secure transformation across networks, apps, and endpoints.

This client-facing role combines architecture, engineering and security leadership, offering opportunities to deepen