SOC Architect

This is a rare Greenfield opportunity to shape the future of our Security Operations capability.

With large teams of SOC Analysts supporting high-profile, mission-critical accounts, we're looking for a Managing Security Architect to take full ownership of our end-to-end SOC architecture.

In this role, you'll lead the SOC architecture strategy, ensuring that designs, integrations, and operating models align with regulatory, assurance, and security requirements. You'll be responsible for producing both high-level and low-level security control designs, defining testing requirements, and ensuring robust, compliant security solutions are delivered across the estate.

This is a hybrid role, with some travel to sites on M3/M4 corridor.

Please note: you must be eligible for SC and DV clearance.

What you'll be doing:

• Owning the SOC architecture, ensuring designs, integrations and operating models meet regulatory and assurance requirements.
• Producing both high- and low-level security control designs, including defining testing requirements.
• Setting and governing standards for detection content, including rules, use cases and correlation logic.
• Acting as the technical authority for client security designs and technology roadmaps.
• Leading SOC maturity initiatives in support of CREST accreditation.
• Identifying and introducing technologies that enhance analyst effectiveness, including automation and AI

What you'll bring:

• Proven experience designing or owning security architectures within SOC, MSSP or complex security environments.
• Strong understanding of detection engineering and SOC operations.
• Ability to oversee security platforms and integrations holistically.
• Knowledge of governance, compliance and accreditation frameworks such as CREST.
• Experience assuring technical architectures using secure-by-design principles.

It would be great if you had:

• Existing SC or DV clearance.

Employment Type: Permanent.

Location: Hybrid fixed - 2 days per weekM3/M4 Corridor.

Security Clearance Level: SC cleared and eligible for DV clearance.

Internal Recruiter: Jane.

Salary: Up to £Neg dependant on experience.

Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, and pension.

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Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety‑ and security‑critical markets.