Security Architect

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Do you have experience in Datacentre Exit (Obsolescence)?

Do you have experience in Enterprise Security Architecture?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?


If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!

As the Security Architect, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.


You will be involved in:

  • Support a complex Datacentre Exit program which must be completed before the end of 2025, ensuring secure transition of workloads, systems, and services from on-premises infrastructure to cloud or alternate hosting environments
  • Maintaining the security posture during migration, managing risk, and ensuring compliance with organizational and regulatory standards
  • Lead the design and implementation of security architecture to support datacentre decommissioning and workload migration (e.g., to cloud, colocation, or hybrid environments)
  • Conduct risk assessments, threat modelling, and security impact analysis for migrated applications, data, and infrastructure
  • Define and implement security controls to protect data in transit and at rest throughout the transition
  • Develop and validate security requirements for cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS)
  • Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR) and internal governance policies
  • Collaborate with infrastructure, network, cloud, and application teams to embed security by design in the migration process
  • Oversee security tool integration, including identity and access management, logging/monitoring (SIEM), encryption, and vulnerability management


Your skillset may include:

  • Proven experience as a Security Architect supporting major infrastructure transformation or datacentre exit programs
  • Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture, cloud security frameworks, and hybrid environments
  • Hands-on experience with cloud security tools and services (e.g., Azure Security Center, AWS Security Hub, Microsoft Defender Suite, Zscaler etc.)
  • Solid knowledge of identity and access management (IAM), encryption, network security, and secure workload migration
  • Experience with security governance, risk, and compliance in regulated environments
  • Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Relevant certifications preferred (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, Azure/AWS Security, SABSA, TOGAF)


If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

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