Cyber Security Architect

Job Title:

Cyber Security Architect

Remote | South Wales

Up to £78,850 + 10% Bonus + Excellent Benefits

We're supporting a major infrastructure organisation investing heavily in the growth of its cyber security capability and looking to appoint a Cyber Security Architect to play a key role in shaping and securing enterprise technology environments.

This is a great opportunity for either an experienced Security Architect or a Senior Security Engineer with strong Microsoft and Azure security expertise who has been involved in architecture, design and enterprise security transformation projects.

The role will focus heavily on Microsoft technologies, cloud security, application and data protection, and improving security maturity across a large and complex environment.

What You'll Be Doing:

Designing and improving enterprise security architecture across cloud and on-prem environments
Supporting security design and architecture reviews for new systems and applications
Working closely with infrastructure, applications and data teams to improve security posture
Driving improvements across Microsoft security technologies including Azure, Sentinel, Defender and Entra
Supporting IAM, MFA, access controls and Zero Trust initiatives
Contributing to long-term cyber security strategy and security maturity improvements
Helping shape security standards, policies and best practice across the organisation
Supporting both IT and operational technology (OT) environments where required

What We're Looking For:

We're open to candidates from either architecture or senior engineering backgrounds, but you'll ideally have strong experience across:

Microsoft Azure and Microsoft security stack
Microsoft Sentinel, Defender and Entra
Application and data security
Security engineering and enterprise environments
Identity and access management
Security tooling, integrations and cloud security
Enterprise security design or architecture involvement
Working within regulated or complex environments

Experience with in critical infrastructure, utilities, defence, enterprise or highly regulated sectors would be beneficial.

Desirable

CISSP or similar certifications
Exposure to NIST, ISO
27001 or security governance frameworks
Experience supporting security transformation or maturity programmes
OT or infrastructure security exposure

Why Join?

Major enterprise cyber transformation programme
High visibility role with genuine influence
Strong investment in cyber security
Broad technical exposure across cloud, applications and enterprise security
Excellent work-life balance and benefits package
Opportunity to help shape long-term security strategy
Stable, long-term environment with modernisation investment underway