Security Architect - Outside IR35

Security Architect - Outside IR35 Rate - £500 - £550 Outside IR35 Duration -6 Month Initial Contract Location - Kent2 Days Per Week on Site An exciting opportunity has for an experienced Security Architect to support a major transformation programme within a complex enterprise environment. This role will play a key part in shaping security architecture across new and evolving technologies, ensuring solutions are secure by design and aligned with business, regulatory and operational requirements. Key Responsibilities: • Support the development of security architectures across systems, networks and enterprise platforms. • Design solutions that support multiple security classifications and geographically distributed environments. • Produce high quality security architecture and systems security documentation throughout the project lifecycle. • Provide expert guidance on Identity and Access Management strategy and architecture. • Ensure secure configuration management practices are embedded within programme delivery. • Review solutions and architectures to ensure alignment with security principles, standards and governance requirements. • Work closely with business stakeholders to identify and prioritise critical business functions. • Conduct security assurance reviews and identify security gaps, risks and areas of non compliance. • Support the development and delivery of Security Risk Management Plans. • Assess the security impact of new systems, integrations and interfaces on the wider technology environment. • Evaluate architectural designs against business, technical and security requirements. • Advise on appropriate security controls across networks, applications and infrastructure. • Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Cyber Security teams to support governance, compliance and risk management activities. Experience Required: • Proven experience operating as a Security Architect within large scale transformation programmes. • Strong knowledge of cybersecurity architecture principles and secure by design methodologies. • Experience delivering security assurance and architecture reviews. • Strong understanding of Identity and Access Management. • Experience assessing and mitigating security risk across enterprise environments. • Ability to engage effectively with technical teams, suppliers and senior stakeholders. • Experience within regulated or security conscious environments would be advantageous. Reasonable Adjustments: Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients. If you need any help or adjustments during the recruitment process for any reason, please let us know when you apply or talk to the recruiters directly so we can support you.