Contract Cyber Security Lead Architect

WA Consultants is currently recruiting for a Cyber Security Lead Architect for an initial 9-month contract.

The successful applicant will drive forward the high level and low level designs and will be responsible for producing high level, detailed and any other relevant documentation. You will be responsible for providing technical leadership and guidance. Owning any decisions until they are resolved.

Key requirements:

• Act as the domain lead architect within their area (Shared layer 3 system), accountable for design integrity and secure-by-design practices.
• Translate business and risk requirements into secure architectural designs across IT and OT systems.
• Develop security architecture artefacts (eg threat models, design patterns, blueprints) in alignment with strategic frameworks and regulatory expectations.
• Support and guide projects through architecture governance and risk assessment.
• Provide technical leadership to less experienced architects and engineers, supporting career development and capability uplift.
• Collaborate across architecture, cyber, and delivery functions to ensure architectural alignment and risk mitigation.
• Perform security assurance activities including design reviews and architecture assessments for new and evolving solutions.
• Influence key design and investment decisions by providing expert-level risk insight and solution options to stakeholders.
• Contribute to the evolution of the Security Architecture Framework, providing insight into domain-specific trends, vulnerabilities, and technologies.
• Maintain current knowledge of cyber threats and security technologies within the relevant domain.

Please note, the role has been deemed by the client to fall inside of IR35 and our client expects the candidate to be onsite 2-days per week at the site near Warrington.

Please advise on availability and rate expectations on application. For further information, please contact Alexander Wilson.

WA Consultants is an Employment Business and an Employment Agency as described within The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.