Zero Trust Security Lead

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in a cybersecurity architecture or engineering role.
• Expertise in Zero Trust platforms, cloud security, app connectors, and integration technologies.
• Deep knowledge of Zero Trust frameworks, including NIST 800-207, SASE, and SSE, as well as IAM, SD-WAN, and endpoint security.
• Strong communication and business development skills, with a proven track record managing large teams and driving revenue.
• Exceptional communication, client engagement, and stakeholder management skills at executive and board level.
• Ability to translate advanced security concepts into business value, supporting sales teams and client pitches.
• Significant experience working within large, matrixed enterprises, leading cross-functional initiatives and revenue-generating projects.
• Certifications from major Zero Trust vendors, CISSP/CCSP credentials, and cloud certifications such as Azure, AWS, or GCP are highly desirable.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic design and implementation of Zero Trust architectures for complex enterprise environments, ensuring alignment with business objectives and client requirements.
• Leverage relationships with key partners and vendors to drive effective Zero Trust solutions that meet complex enterprise requirements and align with business objectives.
• Develop enterprise-wide security blueprints and reference architectures and present these to clients and stakeholders to support business development and sales initiatives.
• Design scalable, identity-centric security controls and advise clients on SSO, MFA, device posture, and least-privilege access models to enable secure business operations.
• Collaborate with account and sales teams to help clients modernize and streamline their security and network infrastructure, enabling them to reach their business objectives.
• Oversee deployment, configuration, and optimisation of Zero Trust technologies while managing project teams and vendor relationships to ensure successful delivery.
• Lead integration of Zero Trust solutions with identity providers, SIEM/SOAR systems, and endpoint platforms, presenting technical solutions to clients and supporting pre-sales activities.
• Conduct proof-of-concept evaluations, vendor bake-offs, and technical validation sessions, supporting sales cycles through solution demonstrations and technical presentations.
• Engage directly with clients throughout the implementation lifecycle, ensuring satisfaction, value realisation, and repeat business.
• Drive Zero Trust strategy, security roadmap, and business development initiatives to expand market presence and revenue.
• Provide architectural governance, mentor junior architects, and ensure security best practices across all client projects and sales pursuits.
• Advocate for modern security frameworks and secure-by-design principles, and actively participate in client pitches and sales proposals.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• GCP
• IAM
• Support
• Network
• Security

More:

We are a consultancy client operating at the forefront of the UK public and government sectors, hiring for a permanent Zero Trust Security Lead role based in London on a hybrid basis with two days on-site and future flexibility required around client needs. The salary is £80,000 to £120,000 with a benefits package, and candidates must be eligible for or actively hold SC Clearance. We are committed to respect, equality, diversity, and inclusion, and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

last updated 31 week of 2026