Cyber Security Architect

Salary: £63,000 - 103,000 per year

Requirements:

• Extensive experience with VMware virtualization architecture and secure platform design.
• Proficiency with network and boundary protection technologies such as firewalls, gateways, and load balancers.
• Strong knowledge of authentication and authorization technologies including SAML, LDAP, and PKI.
• Proven experience developing security assurance documentation and understanding SIEM operations.
• Deep understanding of security frameworks, policies, and standards such as MOD JSP, HMG, NCSC, and NIST.
• Ability to interpret and implement security policies with an emphasis on risk-based design.
• Experience working within MOD or military environments.
• Familiarity with cloud security architectures and hybrid models.
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISA, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of DART, SRR, CDR, and other accreditation processes.
• Active DV clearance with sole British nationality.
• Must be available to work on-site at least 3 days a week.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams.
• Commitment to maintaining security standards and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:

• Develop comprehensive high- and low-level security architecture artifacts.
• Design and assure security solutions for systems in secure MOD environments, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
• Provide expert guidance on security architecture, solution design, service transition, and change management.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, customer, supplier, and service teams to deliver resilient, compliant security solutions.
• Maintain accreditation and assurance documentation, supporting DART submissions and security policies.
• Help define security controls grounded in defence-in-depth principles, addressing confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
• Support all lifecycle stages from system requirements through certification, ensuring solutions align with MOD, HMG, NCSC, NIST, and other standards.
• Design adaptable security architectures for on-premise and cloud-based ecosystems (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS/hybrid models).

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Dart
• IaaS
• Support
• JSP
• LDAP
• Network
• PaaS
• SAML
• Security
• VMware
• Architect

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We are looking for a highly skilled professional to develop and shape robust security architectures for sensitive MOD environments. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge secure design solutions that safeguard vital assets within government and military frameworks.

last updated 35 week of 2026