Security Architect

Version 1 Solutions Limited; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

Career development

Flexible/Remote work

Private health

Job summary

Version 1 Solutions Limited seeks an experienced Security Architect to design and validate enterprise security architectures for large programmes across cloud platforms and on-premise systems. You will lead threat modelling, security options analyses, and design sessions with delivery teams, presenting recommendations to architecture review boards and senior stakeholders.

The role emphasizes secure-by-design decisions, with experience in AWS/Azure, identity and access management, and regulatory

Qualifications

• Background in cloud security and application security.
• Experience with government compliance frameworks is preferred.
• Experience securing workloads on AWS and/or Azure; network segmentation, IAM, encryption.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate security architectures for enterprise-scale programs across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Lead threat modelling and security options analyses; guide design sessions with delivery teams.
• Present recommendations to architecture review boards and senior stakeholders; embed secure-by-design practices.

Skills

Threat modelling

Security architecture

Cloud security

AppSec

Stakeholder comms

Tools

SAST/DAST tooling

IAM

Job description

As a Security Architect, you'll partner with government, financial services, and private sector clients to design security solutions that address their most complex digital risks. You'll translate threat landscapes, compliance obligations, and business constraints into practical security architectures, working across the full engagement lifecycle, from threat modelling, security options analysis, through to facilitating design sessions with delivery teams and presenting recommendations to architecture review boards and senior stakeholders. Whether that's defining a zero-trust approach for a government department, designing security controls for a bank's cloud migration, or guiding development teams through secure-by-design decisions, you'll bring both depth and pragmatism. Your background in cloud security, application security, and public sector compliance means clients can trust your advice on what works in enterprise environments. You'll join our central architecture practice alongside experienced Technology Principals and Solution Architects. Security in delivery teams is often under-served; your role is to change that, not through gates and sign-offs, but by embedding security thinking early and keeping it there. That includes guiding and upskilling delivery teams on secure-by-design practices, helping engineers and product managers build security literacy without slowing down delivery.

You'll have designed and validated security architectures for enterprise-scale programmes, across cloud platforms, application security, identity and access management, and system integration. You'll point to successful outcomes and take clear ownership of the security design decisions that got there. Cloud and application security; experience securing workloads on AWS and/or Azure, including network segmentation, IAM, encryption, secrets management, and security monitoring. You understand AppSec practices including secure SDLC, SAST/DAST tooling, API security, and container security in agile delivery contexts. Experience directly working with clients and senior stakeholders to assess risk, facilitate threat modelling, and build consensus around security approaches. You communicate clearly with both technical teams and non-technical leadership. Highly Desirable GOV.UK and public sector compliance: experience working within GOV.UK digital standards, GDS service assessments, NCSC guidance, and UK government security classifications (Official, Secret). Familiarity with DSP Toolkit or equivalent assurance frameworks. Financial services security: experience designing controls for regulated financial environments, including FCA/PRA expectations, PCI-DSS, and secure integration patterns for core banking or payment systems. Security frameworks and standards: working knowledge of NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, or SABSA. Holds or is working towards CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent. GenAI security: experience assessing and mitigating risks in AI/ML solution architectures, including data exposure, prompt injection, model supply chain, and output integrity.

Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services. We're an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of what we do:

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We're a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it's deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we'll invest in you!.

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people's individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1's Annual Excellence Awards & 'Call-Out' platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.