Security Architect

Razorblue Group Ltd; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company in the United Kingdom is looking for a Security Architect to design secure IT solutions. In this senior role, you'll collaborate with various teams to ensure compliance with best practices while supporting pre-sales engagements. You must have extensive experience in Microsoft technologies and security frameworks. This position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Base salary of £55,000 - £70,000

Flexible working hours

25 days holidays plus public holidays

£2000 Referral Scheme Bonus

Fully funded training and accreditations

Private Health Insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Windows Server and Microsoft 365.
• Understanding of modern security frameworks.
• Comfortable with hands-on engineering work.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of secure solutions for clients.
• Produce technical design documents.
• Act as subject matter expert on cybersecurity.

Skills

Microsoft Stack

Windows Server

Vulnerability Scanning tools

Cloud Platforms

Security solutions

Creative problem solving

Communication skills

Education

IASME recognised qualification

Full UK Driving Licence

Tools

Microsoft 365

Nessus

Qualys

Defender for Endpoint

Job description

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Razorblue Role

We are looking for a Security Architect to join our growing team of like-minded tech people. Reporting to the Enterprise Solution Architect, the Security Architect is a senior member of the Solution Design team, responsible for shaping, designing, and governing secure IT solutions across razorblue’s client base. This role combines deep technical expertise with commercial awareness and excellent customer engagement skills.

You’ll work closely with the Solution Architect team, Security, and Consulting teams to ensure all proposed solutions are secure, compliant, and aligned with best practice. You’ll support pre‑sales engagements, contribute to architectural design, and act as a trusted advisor throughout project delivery.

The ideal candidate will have extensive hands‑on experience with Windows Server, Microsoft 365, and next‑generation firewalls, alongside a strong understanding of modern security frameworks and threat landscapes. You’ll be comfortable switching between customer meetings, technical design sessions, and hands‑on engineering work when required.

A qualification recognised by IASME to certify Cyber Essentials Plus will be required for this role.

Responsibilities

Solution Design & Pre‑Sales (50%)

• Lead the design of secure, scalable infrastructure and cloud solutions for new and existing clients.
• Produce and review technical design documents (HLDs) in line with razorblue’s standards.
• Ensure security controls and architectural principles are built into all designs.
• Join client meetings to gather requirements and translate them into secure technical solutions.
• Present proposed designs confidently to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Support Account Managers and the Solution Architect team in preparing technical proposals and scopes.
• Balance commercial and technical priorities to deliver solutions that are both secure and viable.

Security Governance & Compliance (20%)

• Act as razorblue’s subject matter expert on cybersecurity best practice.
• Align all solution designs with frameworks such as Cyber Essentials, ISO27001, and NCSC guidelines.
• Conduct internal and client‑facing security reviews, readiness assessments, and recommendations.
• Maintain current penetration testing qualifications to support Cyber Essentials Plus assessments.

Vulnerability Assessment & Remediation (30%)

• Oversee and support vulnerability assessments across client environments, ensuring consistent methodology and quality.
• Use industry‑standard tools (e.g. Nessus, Qualys, Defender for Endpoint, or equivalent) to identify vulnerabilities and configuration weaknesses.
• Review scan results and work with the Consulting and Security Operations teams to prioritise and coordinate remediation activities.
• Provide technical guidance to consultants and engineers on patch management, configuration hardening, and security control implementation.

Qualifications

• Must hold Full UK Driving Licence
• At least one relevant IASME recognised qualification
  • CREST Registered Tester (CRT)
  • Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
  • CHECK Team Member / Team Leader
• Relevant infrastructure qualifications

Experience

• Microsoft Stack experience including Microsoft 365 experience
• Windows Server installation & configuration
• Virtualisation
• Vulnerability Scanning tools such as Qualys
• Cloud Platforms – Experience with private & public cloud such as AWS & Azure
• Security – Experience with MDM, MFA, Email filtering, Next generation firewalls & Anti‑Virus solutions, SIEM Solutions such as Sentinel

Skills

• An ability to work independently and perform their own research
• Ability to work under pressure
• Creative problem solving
• Ability to work on your own and as part of a team
• Extreme professionalism and personal presentation
• Strong communication, and relationship‑building skills
• People centric approach & service
• Excellent conversational fluency in English is required to clearly explain complex technical issues

Benefits

• Base salary of £55,000 - £70,000 per annum depending on skills and knowledge
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working to suit your work life fit
• 25 days holidays per annum + public holidays + the ability to purchase 10 more
• Your birthday off (Obviously!)
• £2000 Referral Scheme Bonus – if you know any other techies that want to join us
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption + Baby bonus (Family is important to us)
• Fully funded training and accreditations to expand your skillset
• Two paid charity volunteering days per year
• Discounted Broadband (Necessity)
• Life insurance
• Private Health Insurance with Vitality Health
• Quarterly team social fund
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gear up with the latest tech toys through our partnership with Currys
• Cruise around in an eco‑friendly electric car with our EV Scheme

Additional Information

Continuous learning and development are central to our culture, and we heavily invest in elevating our people, not just hiring those already at an expert level.

We operate a hybrid working policy across most roles and often get asked why we haven’t made the decision to go fully remote… For us, natural learning opportunities are invaluable and office working enables this and has also inspired our collective culture of teamwork.

Our story began in the early 2000’s with one employee, 17 year old, (now CEO) Dan. We’ve grown a bit since then, razorblue now has over 170 employees across the UK, 7 offices, 500 clients across the UK, and a trophy cabinet bursting with awards. Our astonishing 35% year‑on‑year growth can be attributed to the powerful impact of the ongoing wave of digital transformation and to the dedication of our amazing team.

We stay ahead of the curve, adopting the latest technologies and working in partnership with industry leading suppliers. Our Managed IT Services provide 24/7 proactive support for our clients with a specialist in‑house service team based in the UK. We are all about finding expert technology solutions for complicated business problems using our unique and comprehensive, end‑to‑end product portfolio.

We have the best people working for us, and we want them to grow and flourish. We invest heavily in our internal teams giving them plenty of opportunities to develop and progress. As a result of people development, our employees stick around. Our team uses their expertise in innovative ways to help our clients grow and succeed through new technologies.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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To maintain an efficient and direct application process, we ask that recruitment agencies refrain from contacting us regarding our vacancies. We encourage individual candidates to apply directly through our website, as it enables us to manage our hiring process more effectively. Razorblue does not accept unsolicited speculative CVs. We take no liability for fees or commissions if hiring someone who applied directly or was sourced through other means. Any emailed disclaimers indicating otherwise will not supersede this policy. Candidates must be submitted only in response to specific requisitions from our talent acquisition team. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated and contributes to our efforts in finding the best possible fit for our team.