Senior Security Architect & Delivery Lead - Zero Trust

LRQA Group Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 150,000 - GBP 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Birmingham seeks a seasoned expert for a security consultancy role. In this position, you will lead the design and implementation of defensive security services across various environments. You should have significant experience within an MSSP or managed services landscape and a proven capability in enterprise security architectures, especially in Microsoft ecosystems. The ideal candidate will also bring deep hands-on expertise with the Microsoft security stack and hold industry-recognized certifications.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering complex security consultancy engagements.
• Proven capability designing and implementing enterprise security architectures.
• Deep expertise across the Microsoft security and compliance ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of defensive security services.
• Act as trusted security consultant for reference architectures.
• Design security controls in hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.

Skills

Designing complex security architectures

Implementing Microsoft security ecosystems

Security consultancy experience

Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Sentinel

Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture

Commercial awareness relevant to consultancy

Education

Industry certifications (CISSP, CISM, CISA, CySA+)

Relevant Microsoft certifications (SC-100, SC-200, AZ-500)

Job description

A leading consultancy firm in Birmingham seeks a seasoned expert for a security consultancy role. In this position, you will lead the design and implementation of defensive security services across various environments. You should have significant experience within an MSSP or managed services landscape and a proven capability in enterprise security architectures, especially in Microsoft ecosystems. The ideal candidate will also bring deep hands-on expertise with the Microsoft security stack and hold industry-recognized certifications.