Lead SOC Architect

Salary: £37,000 - 68,500 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for an experienced Lead SOC Architect with a strong background in SOC architecture and cyber security.
• We need significant experience designing, building or deploying Security Operations Centre solutions.
• We require experience with at least two of the following: SIEM, SOAR, EDR, Vulnerability Management, Threat Intelligence.
• We need a strong understanding of SOC operating models, including people, process, policy, services and technology.
• We need good understanding of common cyber threats and appropriate mitigation techniques.
• We need experience with risk assessment and vulnerability management.
• We need strong knowledge of on-premise architecture and infrastructure.
• We need experience designing cloud security architectures.
• We need understanding of security principles including least privilege, encryption and secure-by-design architecture.
• We need experience designing scalable and resilient solutions.
• We need familiarity with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman, alongside architectural modelling techniques.
• We need strong understanding of enterprise IT services and security technologies.
• We need experience working with Government, Defence or other highly regulated environments.
• We need strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Active SC clearance or eligibility to obtain SC is required.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Responsibilities:

• We engage with senior client stakeholders to understand security, operational and accreditation requirements.
• We architect end-to-end SOC solutions across services, people, policy, processes, technology and physical infrastructure.
• We develop and contribute to CONOPS, high-level designs, low-level designs and deployment-level designs.
• We design and integrate a range of security technologies and tooling.
• We assess existing SOC capabilities and identify opportunities to improve security maturity.
• We support the deployment and configuration of new security solutions.
• We advise on security risks, vulnerabilities and appropriate mitigation strategies.
• We design scalable, resilient and secure on-premise and cloud-based architectures.
• We work with technical specialists and product teams to develop appropriate solutions for complex customer requirements.
• We research and evaluate new technologies where requirements are novel or have not previously been encountered.
• We work across Agile, Lean, iterative/incremental and Waterfall delivery environments.

Technologies:

• Architect
• Cloud
• Support
• Security
• TOGAF

More:

We are a specialist technology and security organisation delivering complex, mission-critical solutions across the Defence and Government sectors. This is a senior, client-facing architecture role based in Guildford / Frimley on a hybrid working basis, with flexible working available. The salary is £85,000 to £100,000 plus benefits. You will work alongside experienced cyber security, engineering and architecture specialists on highly complex, security-critical programmes where your architecture decisions will have a genuine impact.

last updated 40 week of 2026