Vacancy detail

Lead SOC Architect

£100000 GBP

Onsite WORKING

Location: Central London, Greater London – United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Lead SOC Architect | Up to £100k | Guildford / Frimley | Hybrid

I’m working with a leading Defence and National Security organisation looking for a Lead SOC Architect to shape and deliver complex Security Operations Centre solutions.

This is a senior architecture position combining technical leadership, client engagement and solution design across the full SOC ecosystem.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Architecting end-to-end SOC solutions across people, process, technology and infrastructure

• Defining SOC concepts, CONOPS and high/low-level architecture designs

• Working directly with senior client and government stakeholders

• Designing and integrating security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, EDR, Threat Intelligence and Vulnerability Management

• Assessing existing SOC capabilities and developing security maturity

• Designing scalable, resilient on-prem and cloud security architectures

• Supporting accreditation, security requirements and risk assessments

• Researching and evaluating emerging security technologies and approaches

• Providing technical leadership throughout solution design, build, deployment and operation

They’re looking for:

• Strong experience in SOC architecture and security operations

• Hands-on architectural experience across at least two of SIEM, SOAR, EDR, Vulnerability Management or Threat Intelligence

• Strong understanding of security operations, threat detection and incident response

• Experience designing both on-prem and cloud security architectures

• Understanding of security principles including least privilege, encryption, resilience and scalability

• Experience working with Government, Defence or other highly regulated environments

• Strong client-facing and stakeholder management skills

• Familiarity with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman is desirable

• Ability to work across Agile, iterative and traditional delivery environments

Security clearance is essential, with SC required and DV highly desirable.

What’s on offer:

• Up to £100,000 basic salary

• Guildford or Frimley

• Hybrid and flexible working

• Senior technical ownership across major Defence programmes

• Opportunity to shape SOC solutions from initial concept through to deployment

• Work across complex, high-security environments where the technology genuinely matters

If you’re a SOC Architect, Security Architect or senior Cyber Security professional with strong SOC design experience, I’d be keen to speak with you.

Reference: LSOC/BCO/AMC12

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