Cybersecurity Solutions Architect

I Confidential; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm in the UK seeks a Cybersecurity Solutions Architect to drive innovation in enterprise security. The role involves architecting new features, addressing complex security challenges, and collaborating with technical experts. You will work on modernizing infrastructure and ensuring compliance in large-scale IT environments. Candidates should have a strong background in cybersecurity, software architecture, and transformation experience. This is a hybrid role requiring office attendance three days a week in selected UK cities.

Qualifications

• Strong background in operational and transformational cybersecurity roles.
• Proven track record in large-scale IT transformation programs.
• Ability to explain complex security concepts to non-security technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect new features and enhancements for UPP to meet evolving security requirements.
• Contribute to migrating the service to a modern infrastructure.
• Design robust APIs to connect systems and services seamlessly.
• Work closely with technical SMEs and stakeholders for clarity and alignment.
• Represent Cyber Services at technical and security design authorities.
• Identify control gaps, develop remediation plans, and manage residual risk.

Skills

Cybersecurity Expertise

Software Architecture

System Design using architecture patterns

Data Modelling and entity relationship diagrams

API Design and integration frameworks

Enterprise & Solution Architecture

Transformation Experience

Communication

Governance

Job description

About the Role

Are you passionate about designing secure, scalable systems that make a real impact? Join us as a Cybersecurity Solutions Architect and help shape the future of enterprise security. This is your chance to work on a mission‑critical platform used across large‑scale IT environments, driving innovation and transformation in cybersecurity. You’ll collaborate with experts, tackle complex challenges, and deliver solutions that protect some of the most important digital infrastructures in the UK.

We are seeking a talented professional to support and enhance a web application backed by an Azure‑hosted Data Lake. This is central to firewall rule recertification for CheckPoint, Illumio, and Fortinet, and we are expanding its capabilities to include WAF, Network Segmentation, and Proxy services.

This role offers the opportunity to architect new features, drive innovation, and support a major re‑platforming initiative to modernize our infrastructure. If you thrive on solving complex problems and shaping secure, scalable solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Develop: Architect new features and enhancements for UPP to meet evolving security requirements.
• Re‑platforming: Contribute to migrating the service to a modern infrastructure.
• Integration: Design robust APIs to connect systems and services seamlessly.
• Collaboration: Work closely with technical SMEs and stakeholders to ensure clarity and alignment.
• Security Leadership: Represent Cyber Services at technical and security design authorities, ensuring compliance and risk mitigation.
• Compliance: Identify control gaps, develop remediation plans, and manage residual risk across local and national programs.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Cybersecurity Expertise: Strong background in operational and transformational cybersecurity roles.
• Software Architecture:
• System Design using architecture patterns
• Data Modelling and entity relationship diagrams
• API Design and integration frameworks
• Enterprise & Solution Architecture: Understanding of roles and interdependencies.
• Transformation Experience: Proven track record in large‑scale IT transformation programs.
• Communication: Ability to explain complex security concepts to non‑security technical teams.
• Governance: Experience managing separation of control from technical design authority responsibilities.

Applicants will need to attend a client office 3 days per week; location can be a choice of Edinburgh/Sheffield/Birmingham/Manchester.

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