Security Architect

Salary/Rate
:
Up to £528 per day

Start Date: March / April 2026

Job Type: 7 month contract (Inside IR35)

Company Introduction:

We are currently recruiting for a Security Architect with extensive experience in Microsoft Azure / Cloud Security components join our tier-1 banking client on an exciting 7 month contract.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives:

The Azure Security Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and governing security controls across cloud platforms, with a focus on Zero Trust, secure build standards, and network segmentation. This role ensures that security controls are embedded into all solution components and aligned with organisational and regulatory requirements.

• Develop and maintain Azure security architecture aligned to Zero Trust principles, ensuring least privilege, segmentation, and strong identity control.
• Define secure configuration standards for Azure resources, including network, compute, storage, identity, and monitoring components.
• Lead design and assurance of secure network segregation, including hub-and-spoke, firewalls, private endpoints, and micro-segmentation.
• Oversee policy implementation through Azure Policy, Defender for Cloud, RBAC, Conditional Access, and security baselines.
• Conduct threat modelling, risk assessments, and architectural reviews.
• Guide engineering teams on hardening patterns, remediation activities, and secure deployment practices.
• Ensure alignment with compliance standards (ISO, NIST, CIS benchmarks).

Required Skills/

Experience:

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Expertise with Azure AD/Entra, Defender suite, Sentinel, NSGs/ASGs, WAF, Azure Firewall, Key Vault, and managed identities.
• Experience implementing ARM/Bicep/Terraform for secure build deployments.
• Strong knowledge of network security patterns within cloud-native and hybrid architectures.