IT Security Architect

Job Title: IT Security Architect

Location: Hampshire/Hybrid Working

Salary: GBP75,000 – GBP87,000 + bonus + benefits

Are you an experienced Information Security Architect looking for your next challenge? If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. My client, a leading aerospace services provider with an excellent reputation are currently investing heavily within their Information Security team. As part of this investment, they are building out what will be a best practice Information Security team and are looking to hire an experienced IT Security Architect to join the team.

This is a central role in the Security team. Working with stakeholders across IT and the business you will help define the security architecture for the business, ensuring that the appropriate tools, people, and processes are in place to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity and availability of all applications, data, and infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Leading the definition and modelling of security architecture for the current and future capabilities to identify areas for improvement and guide Service Designs and comply with corporate, legislative, contractual, or regulatory requirements.
• Finding and directing pragmatic approaches for the security architecture to match business needs and adhere to broader reference architectures.
• Leading the identification, development, and management of security architecture principles & policies to ensure design, development, implementation, and operating boundaries.
• Providing and leading consultancy on security architecture to and broader teams so they can adhere to the strategy & architecture.
• Creating and communicating baseline security requirements to ensure consistency in designs and supplier contracts.
• Ensuring that all security architecture–related knowledge is digitised and readily accessible for use by other teams to access.
• Attending governance boards to guide and advise Service Designers to align designs to architecture, strategy, principles, and policies.
• Leading the identification of strategic and emerging security technology capabilities and engaging with external partners for innovative, improved or better fit opportunities for the business.

Skills and Experience required

• Proven experience of working within a similar IT Security Architect position.
• Subject Matter Expert in a wide range of security technologies, with working knowledge of their integration, configuration, and data needs.
• Certified to CISSP, CISM, CISA, CRISC, CCISO or equivalent professional certification.
• Relevant architectural experience, including an understanding of NIST, SABSA, TOGAF and Zachman or equivalent frameworks.
• Able to assimilate and consider issues from the technical, contractual, and business perspective, supported by a pragmatic attitude to the implementation of security in a complex and diverse organisation.
• A good understanding of the approaches required to identify, quantify, and address information security or cyber vulnerabilities in an organisation.
• Demonstrable experience in negotiation and influencing internal and external stakeholders.
• Makes sound and pragmatic decisions that affect long–term delivery, taking account of risk effects.
• Ability to articulate complex issues and concepts to a wide range of recipients both written and verbally.
• Collaborative working style with a clear focus on delivering outcomes.
• Track record of design and delivery of secure IT solutions.

For more information or to apply please send a copy of your CV to (see below) or drop me a line.