Security Architect - 6 months - Fully Remote - Outside IR35
Posted 1 week ago by Hamilton Barnes
£500 Per day
Outside
Remote
Remote , UK
Summary: The Security Architect role is a 6-month fully remote position focused on designing and assuring secure technology solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in security architecture and will collaborate with various teams to ensure security is integrated into delivery cycles. This position requires a hands-on approach to security while maintaining strategic oversight. The role is classified as outside IR35, indicating a favorable tax status for contractors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the definition and refinement of security architecture for new and existing platforms and services.
- Participate in scoping and planning upcoming work, ensuring security requirements are embedded early in delivery cycles.
- Work closely with solution and technical architects to design secure systems and review architectural decisions.
- Produce and maintain security architecture documentation, including threat models, risk assessments, and security patterns.
- Take accountability for ensuring security controls meet organisational, regulatory, and industry standards.
- Conduct security spikes and technical investigations into emerging threats, tools, and best practices.
- Review designs and implementations to ensure compliance with security principles and policies.
- Support incident response, vulnerability management, and remediation activities where required.
- Provide guidance and mentoring to delivery teams on security best practices and secure development approaches.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience working as a Security Architect within complex technology environments.
- Strong knowledge of cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including identity, network security, and platform controls.
- Active SC Clearance.
- Experience with security frameworks and standards (eg NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, OWASP).
- Hands-on understanding of modern application architectures (microservices, APIs, event-driven systems).
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, able to communicate security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to balance risk, usability, and delivery speed in real-world environments.
Salary (Rate): £500 per day
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Security Architect - 6 months - Fully Remote - Outside IR35
We are seeking a highly experienced Security Architect to join our team and lead the design and assurance of secure, scalable technology solutions. This role is well-suited to a hands-on security professional who can operate strategically while collaborating closely with engineering, architecture, and delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the definition and refinement of security architecture for new and existing platforms and services.
Participate in scoping and planning upcoming work, ensuring security requirements are Embedded early in delivery cycles.
Work closely with solution and technical architects to design secure systems and review architectural decisions.
Produce and maintain security architecture documentation, including threat models, risk assessments, and security patterns.
Take accountability for ensuring security controls meet organisational, regulatory, and industry standards.
Conduct security spikes and technical investigations into emerging threats, tools, and best practices.
Review designs and implementations to ensure compliance with security principles and policies.
Support incident response, vulnerability management, and remediation activities where required.
Provide guidance and mentoring to delivery teams on security best practices and secure development approaches.
What You Will Ideally Bring:
Proven experience working as a Security Architect within complex technology environments.
Strong knowledge of cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including identity, network security, and platform controls.
Active SC Clearance
Experience with security frameworks and standards (eg NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, OWASP).
Hands-on understanding of modern application architectures (microservices, APIs, event-driven systems).
Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, able to communicate security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to balance risk, usability, and delivery speed in real-world environments.