Technical Architect
Posted 1 day ago by Experis UK
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Knutsford, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Technical Architect involves designing and governing secure, scalable architectures focused on security domains such as Physical Security and Threat Intelligence. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to align technology with risk strategies while ensuring compliance with security standards. The architect will also evaluate emerging technologies and provide technical leadership within the organization. This hybrid role combines office and remote work, primarily based in Knutsford.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define and own end-to-end technical architectures for security and risk management platforms
- Translate business and security requirements into robust, scalable technical designs
- Lead architecture decisions across physical security systems, threat intelligence platforms, and incident/crisis management solutions
- Partner with security, operations, and executive stakeholders to align technology with risk strategy
- Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, compliance, and resilience standards
- Provide technical leadership, design governance, and architectural assurance
- Evaluate vendors, tools, and emerging technologies in the security and risk ecosystem
Key Skills:
- Proven experience as a Technical or Solution Architect in enterprise environments
- Hands-on experience in Physical Security Systems, Threat Intelligence platforms, Insider Threat detection, and Crisis management systems
- Strong understanding of secure architecture patterns, system integrations, and data flows
- Experience working with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), APIs, and enterprise software platforms
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Background working with security, risk, or resilience teams
- Experience in regulated or high-risk environments
- Architecture certifications (e.g. TOGAF, SABSA) or cloud certifications
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Knutsford
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Location: Hybrid 60% office-40% Remote - Knutsford
Duration: 27/04/2027
Rate £489 MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA
Role Description
"Role Overview
We are seeking a Technical Architect with strong experience in security-focused domains such as Physical Security, Threat Intelligence, Insider Threat, and/or Crisis Management. The role will design and govern secure, scalable, and resilient architectures that support enterprise risk, safety, and response capabilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own end?to?end technical architectures for security and risk management platforms
- Translate business and security requirements into robust, scalable technical designs
- Lead architecture decisions across physical security systems, threat intelligence platforms, and incident/crisis management solutions
- Partner with security, operations, and executive stakeholders to align technology with risk strategy
- Ensure solutions meet security, privacy, compliance, and resilience standards
- Provide technical leadership, design governance, and architectural assurance
- Evaluate vendors, tools, and emerging technologies in the security and risk ecosystem
Required Experience & Skills
- Proven experience as a Technical or Solution Architect in enterprise environments
- Hands-on experience in one or more of the following areas: Physical Security Systems (e.g. access control, CCTV, PSIM) Threat Intelligence platforms and integrations Insider Threat detection and response solutions Crisis, incident, or emergency management systems
- Strong understanding of secure architecture patterns, system integrations, and data flows
- Experience working with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), APIs, and enterprise software platforms
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Desirable
- Background working with security, risk, or resilience teams
- Experience in regulated or high-risk environments
- Architecture certifications (e.g. TOGAF, SABSA) or cloud certifications