Cyber Security Architect

Location: Greater Cheshire Area (Hybrid)
Salary: £80,000 – £85,000

A large B2C retail organisation is seeking an experienced and visionary Cyber Security Architect to join its Cyber Security function. Reporting to the Head of Cyber Security, this senior role will shape and drive the organisation’s security architecture strategy across enterprise IT and digital platforms.

The successful candidate will lead the Security Engineering capability, covering Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Security, Threat Modelling, and Application Security, ensuring security is embedded into all technology initiatives and business change programmes.

This role operates on a hybrid basis within the Greater Cheshire area.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead security architecture design across enterprise systems, cloud platforms, and applications

  • Oversee Security Engineering across IAM, cloud security, and secure design practices

  • Conduct threat modelling and provide secure design guidance for projects and product teams

  • Drive security architecture reviews for major initiatives and transformation programmes

  • Define and maintain security reference architectures, standards, and design patterns

  • Evaluate emerging security technologies and define strategic security roadmaps

  • Align security architecture with business objectives and regulatory requirements

  • Promote and embed a “security by design” culture across IT and business change

  • Mentor and develop technical security professionals

Essential Experience & Skills

  • Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise security architectures

  • Strong knowledge of Identity & Access Management principles and technologies

  • Experience within a predominantly Microsoft technology environment

  • Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure cloud security (AWS exposure desirable)

  • Hands-on experience conducting threat modelling and secure design reviews

  • Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability

  • Experience leading and mentoring security engineering teams

Desirable

  • Familiarity with secure development practices and application security frameworks (e.g., OWASP)

  • Experience with Akamai

  • Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture principles

  • Professional certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, or equivalent

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior security professional to influence enterprise-wide security strategy within a large-scale retail environment undergoing ongoing digital and cloud transformation.