Cyber Security
Security Architect Jobs & Careers
Looking for your next Security Architect opportunity?
HOK Consulting connects experienced Security Architects with organisations designing and strengthening secure technology environments across permanent, contract and interim opportunities.
Whether your expertise covers cloud security, network security, identity, application security or enterprise security architecture, explore current opportunities or upload your CV to join HOK’s technology talent network.
Current Security Architect Jobs
Explore current Security Architect opportunities available through HOK Consulting.
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What Does a Security Architect Do?
Security Architects design the security structures, controls and technical standards organisations use to protect systems, applications, networks, cloud environments and data.
The role involves assessing technology environments and risks, defining security architecture and ensuring new and existing solutions are designed with appropriate controls for identity, access, networks, applications, infrastructure and resilience.
Security Architects often work across cyber security, cloud, infrastructure, software engineering and technology delivery teams, providing technical direction and ensuring security requirements are considered throughout transformation programmes and technology change.
Security Architect Skills & Experience
Security Architect roles require broad security knowledge alongside strong architecture and design experience. Relevant technologies and areas can include:
- Security Architecture
- Security Engineering
- Cloud Security
- Network Security
- Identity and Access Management
- Application Security
- Information Security
- Governance, Risk and Compliance
- Operational Resilience
- Vulnerability Management
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- F5
- Akamai
- Imperva
- Palo Alto Networks
- AWS WAF
- Azure WAF
- Microsoft Sentinel
Security Architects may specialise in cloud, network, application or enterprise security, or work across multiple security domains within complex technology environments.
Strong technical judgement, risk assessment and stakeholder communication are particularly important when translating security requirements into practical architecture and design decisions.
Typical Security Architect Responsibilities
- Designing secure technology architectures and technical controls
- Defining security architecture principles, standards and roadmaps
- Reviewing proposed systems, platforms and applications for security risks
- Designing identity, access and authentication approaches
- Defining network and cloud security architecture
- Supporting application and infrastructure security design
- Evaluating security technologies and proposed solutions
- Providing security input into transformation and technology programmes
- Ensuring designs align with governance, risk and compliance requirements
- Identifying security risks and recommending appropriate controls
- Producing architecture documentation, patterns and technical guidance
- Working with engineering, cloud, infrastructure and delivery teams to embed security into technology change
Responsibilities vary depending on the organisation, security model and whether the role is focused on enterprise, cloud, network, application or solution security architecture.
Security Architect Salary Expectations
Security Architect salaries vary according to experience, location, security specialism, sector and the scale and complexity of the environments being designed.
Permanent Security Architect
Around £85,000 per year
UK median advertised salary
Contract Security Architect
Around £625 per day
UK median contract rate
Senior and principal Security Architects, particularly those with specialist cloud security, financial services, enterprise architecture or large-scale transformation experience, may command higher salaries or contract rates.
Salary information is provided as a general UK market guide and can vary significantly between individual roles.
Security Architect Career Progression
Security Architecture is typically a senior technical career path for professionals with extensive experience across security engineering, infrastructure, cloud or information security.
Typical Security Architect Career Path
Alternative Career Paths
Experienced Security Architects may also progress into wider security and technology leadership roles such as:
- Enterprise Security Architect
- Cloud Security Architect
- Security Engineering Lead
- Cyber Security Consultant
- Information Security Manager
- Head of Cyber Security
- Chief Information Security Officer
The right progression depends on whether you want to deepen your architecture specialism, move into enterprise-wide security strategy or take responsibility for broader cyber security leadership.
Your Next Move
Looking for Your Next Security Architect Opportunity?
If you’re considering your next permanent position, contract assignment or interim opportunity, send HOK Consulting your CV.
Tell us about your security architecture experience, the environments and security domains you specialise in and the type of opportunity you’re looking for.
Specialist Recruitment
Cyber Security Recruitment
Security Architecture forms part of HOK Consulting’s wider Cyber Security recruitment expertise, connecting organisations with specialists across security engineering, cloud security, network security, IAM, application security, security operations and information security.
Hiring?
Recruiting Security Architects?
HOK Consulting supports organisations looking for experienced Security Architects across permanent, contract and interim requirements.
Whether you’re strengthening security architecture, delivering cloud or digital transformation, modernising technology platforms or need senior security expertise for a complex programme, speak to HOK about your requirements.