Lead Security Architect

Job Title: Lead Security Architect. Location: Remote (Occasional travel to client sites in London). Salary: £90,000 - £130,000. We're partnering with a rapidly growing cybersecurity consultancy that is helping organisations strengthen their security posture through cutting-edge security platforms, automation, and managed services. Working with a broad range of enterprise clients, the business specialises in delivering modern security solutions across SIEM, SOAR, cloud security, detection engineering, and threat intelligence. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly technical team where you'll have genuine ownership of security architecture, influence technical direction, and help shape next-generation security services used by organisations across the UK.

Responsibilities

Designing security architectures across SIEM, SOAR, EDR, cloud security, and supporting platforms; Defining scalable approaches for log ingestion, detection engineering, alerting, and automation; Providing technical governance across customer solutions, integrations, and platform enhancements; Supporting the development of detection, response, and security automation capabilities; Reviewing technical designs to ensure scalability, resilience, and operational effectiveness; Working closely with engineering teams to improve telemetry, data quality, and platform reliability; Establishing best practices for security content, integrations, and platform configuration; Mentoring engineers and security analysts while helping define architectural standards across the business.

Requirements

Proven experience in Security Architecture or hands-on Security Engineering with a strong architectural mindset; Strong knowledge of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, cloud security, or related security technologies; Experience working within at least one major security ecosystem such as Microsoft, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Palo Alto, or similar; Experience designing security logging, detection, response, and automation solutions; Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, data models, and cloud-based architectures; Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

Azure or other cloud platform expertise; Detection engineering, threat hunting, or SOC experience; CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, containers, or cloud deployment methodologies; Experience mentoring technical teams; Previous experience within an MSSP, consultancy, or customer-facing security environment.

Benefits

Fully remote working with occasional client travel; Opportunity to shape the future direction of modern security platforms; Genuine ownership of greenfield security architecture projects; Clear progression within a growing cybersecurity consultancy; Collaborative and highly technical working environment; Ongoing training and professional development; Opportunity to work with leading enterprise security technologies and major UK clients.