Cyber Security Architect

Job Title

Cloud Security Architect

Manchester, UK

2 days week (Work from client location)

We’re looking for a Cloud Security Architect to shape the future of cloud security architecture and deliver secure, resilient, and scalable solutions.

• Governance, Risk & Compliance:
  Risk‑based decisions, adherence to regulatory and internal security standards.
• Threat Modelling and
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Identify threats and mitigations for complex cloud systems.
• Cloud Security Expertise: broad knowledge across the following Security Domains and their capabilities within Azure/GCP and SME experience in at least one area. Familiarity in AWS is also desirable.
• AI/ML security:
  Knowledge of AI/ML threats and risks, with experience applying security controls for secure deployment of AI services in cloud platforms.
• Application Security: CI/CD Security including secure software supply chain.
• Data Security:
  Key, certificate and secrets Management.
• Identity and Access Management:
  Securing user/non‑user access at scale.
• Infrastructure Security:
  Kubernetes (AKS/GKE/Istio), API Security, IaC security (e.g., Terraform, ARM templates).
• Security Logging and Monitoring:
  Security logging, SIEM integration, event correlation.

• Develop and enforce reference architectures, patterns, and blueprints for secure cloud adoption across Azure, GCP and hybrid environments.
• Conduct threat modelling and security assessments for new cloud services, defining preventative and detective controls (via security guardrails) to maintain secure posture and detect drift.
• Partner with engineering and product teams to embed security guardrails early in design, ensuring compliance and resilience.
• Review external architecture proposals and identify security gaps.
• Document and uphold secure‑by‑design principles and architecture governance.
• Collaborate with senior partners to articulate security risks and mitigations.
• Anticipate customer needs taking proactive steps to address them.

• Azure Security Engineer Associate, Google Professional Cloud Security Engineer.
• Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect.

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