SOC Architect
Posted 1 day ago by Experis UK
£650 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The SOC Architect role in Bristol involves leading the design and delivery of a Security Operations Center (SOC) with a focus on multi-vendor cloud-based implementations. The position requires expertise in SOC service design, security tool evaluation, and the ability to influence stakeholders from various organizations. The candidate must be capable of driving the project forward under tight timelines and possess a high level of seniority and authority. This role is hybrid, requiring in-office presence two days a week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and delivery of a high-level design for a SOC.
- Evaluate and select security tools that meet the SOC requirements.
- Design security infrastructure and tools to support SOC operations.
- Influence stakeholders to achieve a common view on SOC implementation.
- Ensure timely production and acceptance of deliverables.
Key Skills:
- Experience with SOC service and solution design.
- Knowledge of NIST and NCSC SOC Guidance.
- Ability to work with organizations with heightened threat response requirements.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in high-level design of security infrastructure.
Salary (Rate): £650 per day
City: Bristol
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Job Title: SOC Architect
Location: Bristol
Hybrid - 2 days per week (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Duration: Until 13 November 2025
Clearance: Must be Eligible for SC Clearance
Rate: £650 per day - PAYE via Umbrella Only
Role
Lead the development and delivery of a high-level design for a SOC, including associated tooling (e.g. SIEM solution) to support a multi-vendor cloud based back office implementation.
Experience
With Industry best practice for SOC service and solution design. Working with organisations with heightened threat response requirements (e.g. UK Defence & Central Government). Evaluation and selection of security tools that meet the organisations SOC requirements. High Level Design of security infrastructure and tools to support a SOC's mission of monitoring, detecting, analysing, and responding to cyber threats. Knowledge of the following policies and process.
Required
- NIST
- NCSC SOC Guidance
- NCSC CAF (CNI)
Desirable
- MoD JSP 440
- MoD JSP 503
- MoD JSP 45
We also need someone with a greater level of seniority and authority who is able to lead the client thinking on this. And we still have room for an i8 or higher grade role, title is SOC/SIEM Architect/Lead. Now, the timeline is getting compressed, which means we need someone who can hit the ground running. It's a key area for us, and there are a load of interesting stakeholders, including senior KPMG, Capgemini and MOD people. All these stakeholders need to be influenced into a common view, so someone is needed with an ability to lead the room and really drive this in the right direction and enable the production and acceptance of our deliverable before the end of October. It could be a part time role, depending on who the candidate is. The grade in the BCS is not going to be a constraint for this.