Zero Trust Security Architect - SC Clearable - Perm

Zero Trust Security Architect - SC Clearable - Perm

• Location: London
• Type: Hybrid
• Site: 2 days on-site, flexibility required around future consultancy clients
• Salary: £70,000 - £90,000 + Benefits
• Clearance: Must be eligible for SC or have active SC

Sanderson Government and Defence are supporting a global consultancy delivering large scale security transformation across public sector and enterprise clients.

They are hiring a Zero Trust Security Architect to lead solution design, client engagement and sales activity across Zero Trust, network and endpoint security.

• Leading the design of Zero Trust and network security solutions aligned to client requirements
• Working with sales teams to shape client opportunities and develop winning propositions
• Translating complex technical solutions into clear commercial value for clients
• Supporting bids, proposals and client presentations across secure and enterprise environments
• Building strong relationships with clients, partners and internal stakeholders

• Designing enterprise scale Zero Trust architectures across users, devices, applications and data
• Defining secure access models using cloud based platforms and identity led controls including SSO, MFA and least privilege
• Developing security blueprints and reference architectures aligned to NIST 800‑207, SASE and SSE
• Supporting network transformation including WAN modernisation, segmentation and secure access
• Aligning endpoint and network security with modern cloud first architectures

• Leading technical validation, proof of concept and solution demonstrations
• Supporting integration across identity providers, SIEM, endpoint and network tooling
• Advising on migration from legacy VPN and network controls to Zero Trust models
• Working closely with delivery teams to ensure solutions are implementable and scalable

• Providing technical leadership across client engagements and internal teams
• Supporting development of security strategy and roadmaps
• Driving adoption of modern security frameworks and secure by design principles
• Mentoring junior engineers and architects
• Contributing to growth of network and Zero Trust capability

• Strong experience in cybersecurity architecture or senior engineering roles
• Deep understanding of Zero Trust frameworks, network security and endpoint security
• Hands on experience with cloud delivered security platforms such as Zscaler or similar
• Strong knowledge of IAM including Entra , Okta or Ping
• Experience in pre‑sales, solution design or client facing consulting environments
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders and support revenue generation

If interested and keen to learn more, apply!

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