SOC Architect

Sopra Steria; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

25 days annual leave

Private medical

Life assurance

Pension

Job summary

Sopra Sterias Aerospace, Defence and Security business is looking for a senior security architect to own our end-to-end SOC architecture. You will influence how platforms, detections and controls evolve to meet client, regulatory and business needs.

This is a hybrid role, with 2 days per week based in Farnborough. You must be eligible for SC and DV clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience designing or owning security architectures within SOC or similar complex environments.
• Strong understanding of detection engineering and SOC operations.
• Familiarity with governance, compliance and accreditation frameworks such as CREST.

Responsibilities

• Own SOC architecture, ensuring designs and operating models meet regulatory requirements.
• Create high- and low-level security control designs and testing requirements.
• Set and govern standards for detection content, rules and correlation logic.
• Act as technical authority for client security designs and roadmaps.
• Lead SOC maturity initiatives supporting CREST accreditation.
• Identify and introduce technologies to boost analyst effectiveness, incl. automation and AI.

Skills

Security architecture design

SOC operations

Governance & compliance

CREST accreditation

Secure-by-design

Job description

Ever looked at a SOC and thought, Id design that differently? Heres your chance. This is your opportunity to take true ownership of our end-to-end SOC architecture defining how our platforms, detections and controls evolve to meet client, regulatory and business needs. Youll play a key role in influencing how our services grow, introducing new technologies and embedding a strong security-by-design culture across everything we do. This is a hybrid role, with 2 days per week based in Farnborough. Please note: you must be eligible for SC and DV clearance.

What youll be doing:

• Owning the SOC architecture, ensuring designs, integrations and operating models meet regulatory and assurance requirements.
• Producing both high- and low-level security control designs, including defining testing requirements.
• Setting and governing standards for detection content, including rules, use cases and correlation logic.
• Acting as the technical authority for client security designs and technology roadmaps.
• Leading SOC maturity initiatives in support of CREST accreditation.
• Identifying and introducing technologies that enhance analyst effectiveness, including automation and AI

What youll bring:

• Proven experience designing or owning security architectures within SOC, MSSP or complex security environments.
• Strong understanding of detection engineering and SOC operations.
• Ability to oversee security platforms and integrations holistically.
• Knowledge of governance, compliance and accreditation frameworks such as CREST.
• Experience assuring technical architectures using secure-by-design principles.

It would be great if you had:

• Existing SC or DV clearance.

If youre excited by this role but arent sure your experience ticks every box, wed still love to hear from you.

Employment Type: Permanent. Location: Hybrid fixed 2 days per week in Farnborough. Security Clearance Level: SC cleared and eligible for DV clearance. Internal Recruiter: Jane. Salary: Up to £90,000. Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, and pension.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? Sopra Sterias Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the clients goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UKs most complex safety- and security-critical markets.