The Opportunity
The cyber security function has grown from 6 to 16 people in six months, with plans to reach 30 to 35 over the next year. This is a quality-focused team led by a CISO who is building something genuinely different and is willing to wait for the right people to do it.
The Role
Security Architect is a design and advisory role, not a purely technical one. You will shape secure cloud solutions, lead threat modelling exercises, advise customers, and develop the engineers around you. Communication and client credibility matter here as much as technical depth.
Day-to-day:
- Design and deliver secure cloud services and solutions, embedding security throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Identify security issues in existing system designs and recommend mitigations that balance cost, risk, and usability.
- Lead threat modelling exercises and workshops with delivery teams and customers.
- Advise on security standards and regulatory requirements including NCSC, ISO, NIST, PCI, and GDPR.
- Coach and develop a small number of engineers and architects, supporting their performance and career growth.
- Communicate security complexity clearly to senior stakeholders, development teams, and non-technical audiences alike.
- Contribute to pre-sales and solution discussions, helping shape how the team grows commercially.
What We Need:
We are looking for deep specialists, not broad generalists. If you have real depth in one of the following areas and the client skills to match, we want to hear from you:
- AI/ML security and GenAI governance
- Cloud security architecture (AWS or Azure)
- Microsoft Security stack (M365, Defender, Sentinel, Entra, Purview)
- DevSecOps security architecture
Essential experience:
- Proven experience in the secure design and delivery of cloud services and solutions.
- Experience identifying security issues in system designs and recommending proportionate mitigations.
- Knowledge of security standards and regulations including NCSC, ISO, NIST, PCI, and GDPR.
- Experience with Continuous Security, CI, and CD practices.
- Familiarity with network security, web application security (OWASP), and cryptographic controls (PKI, TLS).
- Proven ability to mentor and develop engineers and architects.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Package
- Share options
- Hybrid/remote working from Belfast
- 35 days annual leave including statutory
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Private health cover
Applicants must be eligible for UK Security Check (SC) clearance. This role requires active SC clearance or the ability to obtain it prior to starting.
Please apply now if you are meeting the above criteria or contact Andrew Harrison directly.