Security Architect - London

Salary: £54,000 - 94,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience in Security Architecture and Identity & Access Management
• Strong understanding of Security by Design and secure software development lifecycles
• Experience with enterprise IAM technologies and governance frameworks
• Knowledge of cloud security principles across Azure and/or AWS
• Experience with DevSecOps and Infrastructure as Code environments
• Strong understanding of cyber security domains including authentication, authorisation, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and platform security
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences

Responsibilities:

• Lead and enhance our Security by Design and project assurance frameworks
• Define and maintain security non-functional requirements (NFRs) across all new systems and services
• Review technical solutions and ensure secure architecture standards are met before go-live
• Identify, document, and track security risks and technical debt
• Provide guidance on secure cloud adoption across Azure and AWS environments
• Drive IAM governance, including MFA, RBAC, PAM/PIM, Conditional Access, and Zero Trust controls
• Support penetration testing, vulnerability management, and remediation activities
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and external partners to improve our security posture
• Contribute to security standards, policies, audits, and compliance activities
• Support M&A onboarding/offboarding from a cyber security and identity perspective

Technologies:

• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• DevSecOps
• IAM
• Support
• RBAC
• Security
• Embedded

More:

We are hiring a Security & Identity Architect based in London on a flexible/hybrid basis with a salary of 95,000. This is a strategic and hands-on architecture role focused on embedding secure-by-design principles across our enterprise technology environment. You will work closely with architecture, infrastructure, delivery, and leadership teams, while also shaping our Identity & Access Management strategy and driving improvements in Zero Trust security, privileged access controls, and identity lifecycle management. We offer the opportunity to influence security architecture, cloud adoption, governance, and compliance across projects, platforms, and digital solutions.

last updated 36 week of 2026