Job Specifications
Job Description:
Job title: Security Architect
Work location: Coventry, UK
Hybrid – 4 Days Work from Office
Language Preference: English
Experienced Cyber Security Architect with a proven track record of designing and delivering robust, scalable security solutions across IT and OT environments in critical infrastructure, utilities, and financial services. Specialises in securing industrial control systems (ICS), including SCADA, DCS, and PLCs, through unified threat modelling and Zero Trust architectures. Successfully developed IT/OT security risk assessment frameworks leveraging STRIDE, improving incident detection and resilience across industrial networks. Brings deep expertise in cloud and hybrid infrastructure security (Azure, AWS, GCP), SIEM integration (Azure Sentinel, Splunk), IAM/PAM (CyberArk, BeyondTrust), and compliance with NIST, IEC 62443, ISO 27001, and GDPR. Adept at aligning cross-functional teams, managing stakeholder expectations, and delivering secure digital transformation programmers across diverse regulatory landscapes.
Technical Skills:
Information Security Management o Audit & Compliance: GDPR, COBIT, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, NIST, CIS Controls o Cyber Framework: NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Zero Trust Architecture o Security Incident & Event Management (SIEM): Azure Sentinel, LogRhythm, Splunk, ElasticSIEM o Identity & Access Management (IAM): Azure AD PIM, CyberArk, BeyondTrust o Penetration & Vulnerability Assessment: Kali Linux, ZAP, Nessus, Burp Suite, Metasploit o Threat Modelling: STRIDE, DREAD, MITRE ATT&CK
Networking and Datacenter Virtualization Technologies o IP, NGFW, DMVPN, MPLS, BGP, OSPF, LISP, Anycast, VPC, NLB •
Cloud Security o OS: Linux, Windows o Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, GCP o Cloud Networking: VPC, IPsec VPN, Route53, ELB, CloudFront, vWAN, ExpressRoute o Azure Security: WAF, AD, Azure Entra, Defender for Cloud, M365, Intune o AWS Security: GuardDuty, Macie, Config, CloudTrail, Security Hub, Secrets Manager, Shield
DevSecOps o Tools: Tenable.io, Veracode & AppScan (DAST, SAST, IAST) o Configuration Management: Chef, Ansible