£81 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The IT Security Architect role involves designing and implementing secure, scalable solutions for cloud and on-premise environments, ensuring the protection of client customers while enabling innovation. The position requires leading threat modeling and risk assessments, collaborating with delivery teams, and ensuring compliance with security standards. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and a strong understanding of security architecture best practices. This role offers a competitive salary and the opportunity to work in a flexible, collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and embed security controls into enterprise-grade technology solutions.
- Lead threat modeling and risk assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
- Evaluate new technologies to ensure alignment with security standards and frameworks.
- Collaborate with delivery teams and central architecture to integrate policy decisions.
- Support stakeholders in understanding and managing security within their domains.
- Ensure Consumer Duty obligations are met through stakeholder engagement and testing.
Key Skills:
- CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker, or similar qualifications.
- Deep understanding of security architecture best practices, cloud/on-premise patterns, and cybersecurity frameworks (e.g. NIST).
- Proven track record designing secure solutions and managing risk in regulated industries like Financial Services.
- Ability to own design assurance, lead teams, and influence decisions.
- Creative problem-solving skills that balance quality, cost, and speed.
Salary (Rate): £650 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
IT Security Architect
Join us at the forefront of enterprise-level IT transformation. We're looking for a IT Security Architect to help shape secure, scalable solutions across cloud and on-premise environments — protecting our client's customers and enabling innovation at scale.
What You'll Do
- Design and embed security controls into enterprise-grade technology solutions.
- Lead threat modelling and risk assessments to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities.
- Evaluate new technologies to ensure alignment with security standards and frameworks.
- Collaborate with delivery teams and central architecture to integrate policy decisions.
- Support stakeholders in understanding and managing security within their domains.
- Ensure Consumer Duty obligations are met through stakeholder engagement and testing.
What You Bring
Qualifications : CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacker, or similar.
Knowledge : Deep understanding of security architecture best practices, cloud/on-premise patterns, cybersecurity frameworks (e.g. NIST), and current security trends/tools.
Experience : Proven track record designing secure solutions, managing risk, and delivering in regulated industries like Financial Services.
Leadership : Ability to own design assurance, lead teams, influence decisions, and find creative solutions that balance quality, cost, and speed.
Why Join This Project?
- Be part of a high-impact transformation programme.
- Work with cutting-edge technologies and industry-leading experts.
- Enjoy a flexible, collaborative working culture.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
Location: London, UK - Hybrid working available
Contract Type: September 2025 until May 2026
Pay rate: £650 a day
Inside IR35.
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