Join Cyberfort – Security Architect (SC)
Location: Remote (UK-based) with travel as required
Department: Consultancy
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
Role Requirements: Candidates must hold government security vetting at SC level and be able to meet UK residency requirements.
At Cyberfort, we’re securing the digital future. As a leading UK provider of cybersecurity solutions, we deliver cutting-edge services in Managed Detection & Response (MDR), Penetration Testing, Security Operations, and Strategic Consulting.
We’re large enough to offer exciting opportunities, yet agile enough to ensure every voice is heard. At Cyberfort, you’re not just joining a company, you’re becoming part of a mission-driven team.
Purpose-Driven Work – Help protect businesses and communities from evolving cyber threats.
Growth & Development – Access mentoring, apprenticeships, graduate schemes, and continuous learning platforms.
Inclusive Culture – We champion diversity through our Women’s Network, Neurodiversity Awareness, and Inclusion Committee.
Flexible Working – Hybrid and remote options to support work-life balance.
Top-Tier Benefits – Competitive salary, private healthcare, wellbeing support, generous holiday allowance, and more.
In this role you’ll work within our Consulting team, supporting new and existing clients across various sectors to define and implement security architectures and solutions that match their requirements. You’ll work in close partnership with clients to ensure the delivery of expert services by complementing their inhouse Information and Cyber Security resources combining expertise in information security, security architecture and business advice.
Working across the business and multiple technology platforms, you will play a key role in ensuring our clients make the best use of their existing technology and make proportionate, risk-informed decisions, ensuring protection of client assets and transformation of their security architecture.
Provide secure design advice from project discovery through to disposal.
Ensure solutions align with security standards and architectural patterns.
Promote Secure by Design principles to reduce information risk.
Validate security controls and their effectiveness.
Deliver security architecture for cloud deployments (private/public).
Design and scope IT Health Checks and interpret outcomes.
Identify and mitigate security risks in solution architectures.
Conduct threat modelling and risk analysis.
Design proportional security controls using native cloud technologies.
Produce security architecture artefacts including standards and blueprints.
Prior and demonstrable experience gained as a Security Architect
Proven experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, risk management, or related fields.
Strong working knowledge of:
o Security related legislation (e.g. GDPR, PCI DSS, ICO requirements).
o Security Control Frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST CSF and CIS Controls v8.
o HMG and NCSC security policies, standards and guidance.
o Cloud security including Amazon Web Service offerings such as KMS, IAM and ECS.
o Event-driven microservice architectures using native cloud technology.
o Working knowledge and experience of tooling relating to cloud security posture management offerings, cloud native security (AWS/Azure) and endpoint security.
o Proficient in Public Key Infrastructure, Cryptography, Privileged User Access Management and Role-based Access Controls.
Certifications
o Relevant certifications, e.g., SABSA, TOGAF, AWS Certified Solutions Architect / Azure Solutions Architect, CISSP, CISM or other.
o Have achieved or be working towards Full Membership of CIISEC and UK Cyber Security Council professional registration at either Chartered or Principal for Secure Systems Architecture.
We understand that one size doesn’t fit all. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, we’re here to support you. Cyberfort is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a CyberFirst partner, and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant.
If you’re passionate about cybersecurity and want to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now or send your CV and cover letter to: careers@cyberfortgroup.com
· Cyberfort Careers Page: https://careers.cyberfortgroup.com/
· Working at Cyberfort: https://cyberfortgroup.com/about-us/careers-working-at-cyberfort/
· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyberfortgroup/
At Cyberfort we are passionate about the cyber security services we deliver for our customers which keeps their people, data, systems and technology infrastructure secure, resilient and compliant.
Our business offers National Cyber Security Centre assured Consultancy services, Identification and Protection against cyber-attacks, proactive Detection and Response to security incidents through our security operations centre and a Secure and Recover set of Cloud solutions which keeps data safely stored, managed and available 24/7/365.
Over the past 20 years we have combined our market leading accreditations, peerless cyber security expertise, strong technology partnerships, investment in our future cyber professionals and secure locations to deliver a cyber security experience for customers which enables them to achieve their business and technology goals in an ever-changing digital world.
