Security Consultant – Security Architect (H&PS)

About the job

Location: UK (with client travel) | Employment type: Permanent | Career level: Consultant

Salary: Competitive Salary & Package (dependent on experience)

A leading data engineering consultancy is looking for a Security Architect to help protect some of the UK’s most complex programmes across health, public sector, defence and central government.

Due to client and UK Government security requirements, this role requires eligibility for BPSS and SC security clearance at the point of application. This typically requires UK citizenship (as specified by the end‑client’s security policy) and at least 5 years’ continuous UK address history, usually without any single period of 30+ consecutive days spent outside the UK. Existing UK Government clearance (e.g. SC, DV) is highly desirable, but we will consider candidates who can obtain it.

What you’ll do
• Design security architectures for a range of IT solutions, including large‑scale digital transformation programmes.
• Provide security advisory support to complex transformation programmes shaping the future of UK public services.
• Advise clients on regulatory compliance (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR, PCI‑DSS).
• Communicate secure design solutions and risk mitigation strategies to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Identify vulnerabilities in system architectures and articulate them in clear risk terms.
• Solve challenging security problems through research and innovation.

What we’re looking for

• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and risk management.
• Experience applying security technologies to architectures and solution designs (e.g. PAM, SSO, IDAM, network security, encryption).
• Solid grasp of IT infrastructure, technical concepts and design methodologies.
• Experience with threat modelling and reference architecture development.
• Ideally SABSA, CISSP, or a similar certification.
• A genuine passion for improving the UK public sector’s security posture.