Security Architect, Advania UK

• Experience in Security Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or Cyber Security Consulting
• Strong expertise in Zero Trust, security governance, threat modelling, risk management, and cloud security
• Advanced Microsoft security experience across Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel, Purview, Intune, Azure Security, and Microsoft 365 Security
• Deep IAM expertise including SSO, MFA, Federation, PIM, Identity Governance, and Hybrid Identity
• Strong client-facing consultancy experience with executive stakeholder engagement

Desirable

• The Security Architect is a senior technical leadership role responsible for defining, governing and evolving secure enterprise architectures across Advania's Managed Services client base
• The role provides strategic and technical leadership across identity, security, cloud, infrastructure, networking, data protection and operational security domains, with a particular focus on Microsoft technologies including Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel, Purview, Azure and Microsoft 365
• Act as the lead Security Architect across assigned Managed Services clients
• Define security strategies, roadmaps, target architectures, and governance standards
• Produce and assure HLDs, LLDs, and reference architectures aligned to Zero Trust and Secure by Design principles
• Lead architecture for Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Identity Governance, PIM, Conditional Access, SSO, Federation, and B2B/B2C identity
• Provide architectural ownership across the Microsoft security stack, including Defender, Sentinel, Purview, Intune, Security Copilot, Azure Security, and Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance
• Develop reusable security patterns for identity, threat, data protection, monitoring, compliance, and AI security
• Design secure architectures across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments
• Lead integration of identity, security, network, and business application platforms
• Support customer onboarding, service acceptance, operational readiness, and ongoing technical governance
• Act as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CISOs, and senior stakeholders
• Lead architecture workshops, security assessments, and transformation programmes
• Contribute to the development of Managed Security Services, standards, frameworks, and emerging security capabilities
• What Success Looks Like:
• Gain a comprehensive understanding of security posture, risks, and roadmaps across assigned clients
• Deliver reusable architecture patterns across Microsoft security technologies
• Support business growth through architecture-led consultancy and managed service opportunities