Our client is seeking a Senior Security Architect

Initial 12 Month contract and the position will be based in Newcastle (40% on-site, increasing to 60% from September). Open to other northern hubs (Leeds, Manchester, Blackpool) with occasional travel to Newcastle.

Active SC required.

The Senior Security Architect will:

• Engage with senior stakeholders across departments.
• Influence teams and communities across the organisation.
• Research and apply innovative security architecture solutions.
• Develop vision, principles, and strategy for security architecture.
• Balance security requirements and make informed design decisions.
• Lead technical design of systems and services.
• Support quality assurance and act as an escalation point for junior architects.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse technical solutions and identify areas for improvement.
• Reuse analysis across similar problem sets.
• Communicate security and risk implications to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Design and review secure system architectures using patterns and principles.

Technical Skills (Priority Areas)

• Analysis: Ability to monitor and drive technical analysis and feedback loops.
• Communication: Deep understanding of security concepts and ability to communicate them clearly.
• Designing Secure Systems: Experience in designing and reviewing secure architectures.

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience with large-scale micro-service infrastructure.

Essential:

• AWS Cloud
• MongoDB & PostgreSQL
• Systems that encrypt data
• Broader Security Expertise Required

Candidates must demonstrate hands-on experience in:

• Application security
• Database security
• Cloud security measures

Mandatory Certification

All candidates must hold the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) qualification. This is a non-negotiable requirement