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.

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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.

As a Lead Security Architect, you'll play a key role in designing and evolving modern security platforms, working closely with engineering, SOC, and customer teams to deliver scalable, secure, and automated security solutions.

• 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.

• 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.

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Desirable experience includes:

• 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.

• 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.