Lead SOC Architect

Lead SOC Architect Location: Guildford / Frimley – Hybrid Salary: Up to £110,000 + package Clearance: Minimum SC, ideally DV Who you'll be working with A leading organisation operating at the forefront of defence, cyber and national security, delivering complex technology and security solutions across some of the UK's most demanding environments. You'll join a specialist team working closely with government and defence customers, helping to design and deliver secure, resilient and scalable Security Operations Centre (SOC) solutions. Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the architecture of SOC solutions for complex customer environments
• Engaging with senior stakeholders to understand security, operational and accreditation requirements
• Developing SOC concepts, CONOPS, high-level designs, low-level designs and deployment designs
• Designing and integrating security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, EDR, Vulnerability Management and Threat Intelligence
• Assessing existing SOC capabilities and identifying opportunities to improve security maturity
• Designing secure and resilient on-premise and cloud architectures
• Supporting the selection and design of security tooling and technologies
• Applying security principles including least privilege, encryption and defence-in-depth
• Conducting risk assessments and supporting vulnerability management activities
• Researching and evaluating new technologies and solutions where requirements are novel or complex What we're looking for: We're looking for an experienced SOC Architect / Security Architect with a strong technical background and the ability to operate confidently with both technical teams and senior customers.
• Strong experience architecting Security Operations Centre solutions
• Hands-on experience designing and deploying at least two of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, Vulnerability Management or Threat Intelligence technologies
• Strong understanding of SOC operating models, people, processes and technology
• Experience with both on-premise and cloud security architectures
• A strong understanding of common cyber threats and appropriate mitigation strategies
• Experience with risk assessment and vulnerability management
• Knowledge of enterprise ICT services and secure infrastructure
• Experience working with Government, Defence or other highly regulated environments
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing experience
• Familiarity with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman, alongside architecture modelling
• The ability to translate complex requirements into scalable, resilient and secure architectures What's in it for you
• Hybrid working from Guildford or Frimley
• Opportunity to work on complex defence and national security programmes
• Exposure to highly technical and challenging SOC architecture projects
• The opportunity to influence solutions from initial concept through to deployment and operation
• A senior role with significant exposure to customers and stakeholders
• Clear opportunities to develop your technical and architectural expertise
• A collaborative environment where you'll have the opportunity to move across projects and continue developing your career Please note: Active Security Clearance is essential for this position