Senior Cyber Security Architect (Permanent)
£95,000 - £105,000 | London (Hybrid)
We’re looking for a Senior Cyber Security Architect to join a growing organisation at a pivotal point in its cloud security journey.
Following recent changes, this role is about bringing senior technical leadership, stability, and direction into the cyber team - someone who can define what good looks like, mentor junior specialists, and shape cloud security in a pragmatic, real-world way.
This is an AWS-focused role, with significant influence over how cloud security is designed, implemented, and matured across the organisation.


What you’ll be doing
*Acting as the senior security authority for cloud architecture and engineering, with a strong focus on AWS
*Leading secure cloud onboarding and greenfield build activity, defining standards, patterns, and guardrails
*Influencing architectural decisions and representing cyber security in design and review forums
*Mentoring and guiding junior team members across SOC analysis and vulnerability management
*Providing expert oversight of cyber risk, vulnerability (including vulnerabilities in code), and security analytics
*Supporting incident response, including zero-day scenarios, alerting, and SOC robustness
*Working closely with engineering and technology teams to embed secure-by-design practices
*Producing clear, meaningful security reporting and metrics for leadership
This role balances hands-on technical credibility with the ability to guide, influence, and enable - you won’t be expected to do all the engineering yourself, but you’ll know when and how to step in.


What we’re looking for
Essential
*Strong, hands-on AWS cloud security experience (designing, building, and securing environments)
*Background in security architecture and security engineering
*Deep understanding of cyber risk, vulnerability management, and cloud security best practice
*Experience mentoring or supporting junior security professionals
*Pragmatic mindset - able to balance security, delivery, and business needs
Nice to have
*IAM experience (useful, but not essential)
*Experience in regulated or financial services environments
*Exposure to Azure (future consideration)
*Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, Security+, GCIH, etc.


Why this role?
*High-impact role shaping cloud security direction in a maturing environment
*Genuine autonomy and senior influence
*Opportunity to mentor and grow a developing cyber team
*Engineering-heavy cloud work during build phases, with less operational burden
*A role focused on doing security well, not just writing policy


Interview process
*Technical & team interview (with the cyber team)
*Face-to-face interview with senior stakeholders
*HR final stage
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.