Cyber Security Architect

Job Description

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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 ID
• 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 ID
• 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 within critical infrastructure, utilities, defence, enterprise or highly regulated sectors would be beneficial. xwzovoh

Desirable

• CISSP or similar certifications
• Exposure to NIST, ISO27001 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