Job Description

SC Cleared Security Architect

6 month contract +

Inside IR35

Hybrid - 1x a month in London

Up to 600 p/d

What we're looking for

• Active SC clearance
• Strong AWS security architecture experience
• Experience working in secure, regulated or public sector environments
• Good understanding of cloud security controls, patterns and governance
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code and modern engineering practices
• Experience designing or reviewing solutions across cloud, legacy or hybrid environments
• Ability to apply structured analysis to real-world security challenges
• Knowledge of risk methodologies and how to apply them proportionately
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to explain technical security issues clearly
• Comfortable working collaboratively across multidisciplinary delivery teams

Nice to have

• Understanding of Home Office or central government security processes
• Knowledge of secure cloud platforms, landing zones, guardrails or core cloud services
• Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, container security or automated security controls