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Stealth IT Consulting

Security Architect - 6 months - Remote - £600 Inside

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United kingdom

Freelance

24-11-2025

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Communication Architecture Security Architecture Risk Assessment Risk Analysis Organization Microservices

Job Specifications

Job Title: Security Architect
Rate: £600 (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Remote
Clearance: BPSS
Core responsibilities
Security design: Create and design security architecture for systems, applications, and networks, including authentication, authorization, and data protection.
Risk assessment: Analyse and assess security risks associated with proposed changes, new technologies, and existing systems, using methods like quantitative risk assessments.
Strategic advice: Provide specialist security advice to teams and stakeholders, influencing the adoption of security principles and strategies across the organization.
Security controls: Recommend and implement security controls that align with business objectives and ensure security requirements are considered from the start of projects ("secure by default").
Stakeholder engagement: Communicate and engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including internal teams, senior management, and external suppliers.
Technical expertise: Advise on security-related technologies and develop security patterns for new technologies.
Governance: Help review the work of others and engage with architectural governance to manage decisions and risks effectively.
Key skills and knowledge
Deep understanding of security concepts and ability to apply them technically.
Proficiency in risk analysis, control design, and risk acceptance.
Strong communication and influencing skills.
Experience with creating secure reference architectures, secure cloud architectures, and data protection schemes.
Familiarity with technologies like mutual TLS for microservices and secure base images for containers.

About the Company

We are a Digital, Data and Cloud technology consultancy, specialising in delivering solutions to clients across financial services, government, management consulting/outsourcing, media and broadcasting. Our extensive experience allows us to provide a specialised, individually tailored service backed by consultants that have industry specific knowledge to better understand your needs. Our expertise are complemented by the use of leading-edge technologies. We work with some of the UK's leading companies, as well as being reta... Know more