Senior Security Architect

Senior Security Architect

Posted 2 days ago by Computer Futures

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£792 Per day
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Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
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Summary: The role of Senior Security Architect involves providing strategic architectural leadership in security solutions on a contract basis in Liverpool. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise-level security architecture, focusing on identity and access management (IAM) and security strategy. This position is not suitable for those with mixed responsibilities in engineering or DevOps. The role emphasizes a strategic assessment of existing tools and technologies to enhance security architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct a strategic assessment of existing IAM tooling, including documentation of use cases, architecture designs, key design decisions, and vendor evaluations, aligned with enterprise architecture principles and governance frameworks.
  • Lead a comparative analysis of current observability tools versus Splunk, assessing potential consolidation and end-to-end impact.

Key Skills:

  • Demonstrable expertise in enterprise and solution architecture specifically within security domains.
  • Extensive experience in security strategy, architecture roadmaps, and IAM/identity governance.
  • Deep understanding of security standards and regulations (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, SOC1, FCA, DPA).
  • Architectural knowledge of modern security technologies including Zero Trust, SIEM, IAM, MFA, PKI, and secure application development.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working across multiple third-party vendors.
  • Proven ability to operate within technical governance frameworks, manage risk, and address technical debt.

Salary (Rate): £792.00/daily

City: Liverpool

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We have a current opportunity for a Senior Security Architect on a contract basis. The position will be based in Liverpool. For further information about this position please apply.

Senior Security Architect - Strategic Focus

I am seeking a seasoned Security Architecture SME with a proven track record of delivering enterprise-level security architecture solutions. This role is not suited to candidates with mixed responsibilities across engineering, infrastructure, or DevOps. The focus is on strategic architectural leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct a strategic assessment of existing IAM tooling , including documentation of use cases, architecture designs, key design decisions, and vendor evaluations, aligned with enterprise architecture principles and governance frameworks.
  • Lead a comparative analysis of current observability tools versus Splunk , assessing potential consolidation and end-to-end impact.

Essential Experience:

  • Demonstrable expertise in enterprise and solution architecture specifically within security domains.
  • Extensive experience in security strategy, architecture roadmaps , and IAM/identity governance .
  • Deep understanding of security standards and regulations (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, PCI-DSS, SOC1, FCA, DPA).
  • Architectural knowledge of modern security technologies including Zero Trust, SIEM, IAM, MFA, PKI, and secure application development.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and experience working across multiple third-party vendors .
  • Proven ability to operate within technical governance frameworks , manage risk, and address technical debt.

Please click here to find out more about our Key Information Documents. Please note that the documents provided contain generic information. If we are successful in finding you an assignment, you will receive a Key Information Document which will be specific to the vendor set-up you have chosen and your placement.

To find out more about Computer Futures please visit www.computerfutures.com Computer Futures, a trading division of SThree Partnership LLP is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy | Registered office | 8 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ, United Kingdom | Partnership Number | OC387148 England and Wales

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