Security Architect - DV Cleared

Security Architect - DV Cleared

Location: Farnborough, Hampshire, UK

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Security Clearance: Developed Vetting (DV) - Essential

About the Role

The Security Architect designs and implements comprehensive security architectures protecting defence and aerospace IT environments. You will develop enterprise security strategies, lead security programme implementations, architect integrated defence-in-depth solutions, and ensure compliance with stringent MOD security requirements. This role demands exceptional expertise in security architecture, risk management and defence security standards.

Key Responsibilities

Security Strategy & Architecture

Design holistic security architectures incorporating people, process and technology security

Develop enterprise-wide security strategies aligned with Defence Security Policy

Architect defence-in-depth security solutions across network, application, data and endpoint layers

Lead security architecture reviews and technical security assessments

Design zero-trust security models and continuous verification frameworks

Cyber Threat & Risk Management

Assess cyber threat landscape and design threat-informed security architectures

Lead security risk assessments and vulnerability management programmes

Design incident response, threat intelligence and cyber defence capabilities

Architect security monitoring, detection and response solutions

Design business continuity and cyber resilience frameworks

Compliance & Standards Implementation

Ensure security architectures comply with MOD security requirements and ITAR regulations

Design security solutions supporting Information Security Management System (ISMS) compliance

Architect compliance and audit capabilities for regulatory reporting

Lead security standards implementation and controls frameworks

Security Solutions & Integration

Architect endpoint protection, data loss prevention (DLP) and advanced threat protection solutions

Design cloud security architectures supporting hybrid and multi-cloud environments

Architect application security, API security and secure SDLC integration

Design security operations centre (SOC) capabilities and security inf...