Lead Security Architect- SC/DV Security Cleared-

Lead Security Architect, ideally wit current SC/DV Security Clearance is required for our central government client to lead all IT Security aspects in relation to the design, delivery and ongoing maintenance of a number of secure IT services.

Lead Security Architect- SC/DV Security Cleared-Essential Experience

Strong working knowledge of IT risks, cyber security, and computer operating software.
Current SC Security or DV Security Clearance or eligibility/Opportunity to obtain DV Security Clearance
Ability to advise on the ongoing low level design and build process of the IT platforms, and the deployment of customer workloads
Advanced understanding of security protocols, cryptography, and security
Experience implementing multi-factor authentication
Experience of implementing security solutions and understanding of ISO 27001.
Ability to lead on the IT Security aspects when engaging with external stakeholders on cross domain connectivity and data sharing.
Experience of creating/own Tier2 policies & procedures and drive forward implementation & culture change across multiple teams.
Capability to engage with other secure platforms and environments to align security policies and procedures.
Provide security expertise around technical discovery, design and delivery.
Ability to act as a technical interface with the Security Operations Centre and assist with the investigation and resolution of security incidents.

6-12 month contract
Pay rate £600-£630pday inside IR35
Onsite full time in Milton Keynes

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Your new company
Working for a globally renowned telecoms organisation.

Your new role
A leading global telecoms organisation is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to drive end-to-end architecture for their Wholesale division. You will define the future-state architecture, shape transition roadmaps, and ensure alignment to Group Architecture standards - directly influencing strategic technology decisions across a major portfolio area. This role requires a blend of enterprise and solution architecture skills, strong stakeholder influence, and the ability to work across senior leadership, architecture communities, delivery tribes, and engineering teams.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Strong experience as an Enterprise or Senior Solution Architect.
• Experience directing and guiding architects and engineering teams.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to bring multiple squads, tribes, and architecture teams together around a unified vision.
• Proven background in architecting digital, customer-facing or cloud-native solutions.
• Experience with APIs and data models.
• Track record creating and maintaining domain roadmaps.
• Strong stakeholder management expertise.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and align team roadmaps with business demands.
• Worked via Agile ways of working.

Desirable:

• Telecoms industry experience.
• TOGAF certification.

What you’ll get in return
Flexible working options available.

What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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Network IT is currently recruiting for a Lead Security Architect, on behalf of our client in Milton Keynes.

This is a 12 month initial contract, to provide Security Architecture expertise to a client who are undergoing a busy period, and require additional security expertise to drive projects forward, supporting the business and the wider security team.

Our client is looking for an experienced IT Security professional, who can contribute to designs, policies, procedures and implementations across technology, generally being able to face off with a wide variety of security challenges, in a sector which requires particular attention to security threats.

Particular areas of interest would be experience in the security architecture underpinning cross domain connectivity, data sharing and IT platforms.

Please note that this is an onsite role, due to the nature of the security clearance requirements.

Key Information:
Role: Lead Security Architect
Duration: 12 Months
Rate: £630-640 per day
Status: Inside IR35
Location: Milton Keynes
Working Pattern: Onsite

Key Skills:

• Strong background in Security Architecture, particularly within government
• Wide security knowledge of IT risks, cyber security, software, data and SOC
• Understanding of security protocols, cryptography and implementing MFA
• Understanding of frameworks, such as ISO27001
• Previous exposure to working on security underpinning cross domain connectivity and data sharing
• Contribution to design activity, policies and procedures
• Able to interface effectively with stakeholders, and other teams in security to effectively drive forward change
• Must be eligible for, or holding SC Clearance
• DV clearance would be nice to have

Details

• SC Clearance needed
• 6-Month Contract
• Outside IR35

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee solution assurance and accreditation across security, network and hosting platforms.
• Work with project teams and platform providers to track platform readiness and delivery impacts.
• Maintain architecture models in Sparx EA and documentation in SharePoint/Confluence.
• Produce and maintain future-state high-level designs and roadmaps.
• Engage senior stakeholders and collaborate with the wider architecture function.
• Enterprise/Solution Architecture background.
• Architectural modelling (Archimate / Sparx EA).
• Experience in client, healthcare or disconnected environments.
• Solution assurance and governance involvement.

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Enterprise Architect - Critical National Infrastructure, SaaS, Digital
Up to 725 per day (Inside IR35)
Hybrid (Primarily Remote)
6 months

My client is a high-profile consultancy who are seeking an exceptional Enterprise Architect / Lead Solutions Architect to support a large-scale Strategic Infrastructure Programme for an instantly recognisable end client.

Key Requirements:

• Strong background as an Enterprise Architect / Lead Solutions Architect in complex, multi stakeholder programmes

• Experience in Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), within the Energy / Utilities (or equivalent) sector(s)

• Proven ability to drive Architectural discovery across capabilities, NFRs, integrations and data flows

• Excellent communication and leadership skills with experience influencing senior audiences

• Strong analytical and documentation skills with a proven ability to deliver at pace

• Experience collaborating with security SMEs to ensure alignment with enterprise security controls

• Ability to interpret vendor and organisational technology roadmaps to inform architectural direction

• Flexibility towards hybrid working

  Nice to have:

• Ideally from a Software, SaaS or Digital Technology background

• Prior involvement in Digital Transformation discovery phases or complex systems landscapes

• Immediate availability

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Job Title: AEP Enterprise Architect
Location: Shoreditch (Hybrid/Remote)
Duration: 6 months contract initially
Max. Budget: £760 per day Inside IR35

The Opportunity:
The Enterprise Architect (EA) serves as the primary technical driver for closing sales opportunities and supporting existing customer success with their marketing technology programs through value realization.

For client’s Top 50 customers, the EA engages with customer Technical, Marketing and C-Suite teams in evaluation of current-state technology and business objectives to deliver future-state marketing technical architectures, digital engagement roadmap management and Art of the Possible digital experiences.

Skills that Set You Apart:
One or more current Adobe Certified Expert certifications in Adobe (AEP, AJO, Analytics/CJA, RTCDP, Target or Workfront)
Recent experience building enterprise level return on investment focused Business Cases for technology transformations
Hands-on experience architecting and/or delivering native, Flutter or React-Native mobile applications
Experience leading a revenue focused Book of Business including sales pipeline via Salesforce/Microsoft Dynamics, scope/contract review and Value Realization measurement.
Familiarity and usage of generative AI solutions.

Minimum Qualifications:
Past experience in a consultative role supporting large-scale enterprise digital marketing ecosystems in the role of Architect/Principal Consultant or employee Marketing/Technical leader.
Working knowledge of end-to-end digital marketing journey including Adtech (CDP/DMPs, DSPs, etc.), Marketing Automation, omni-channel personalization, Content Management/Generation, CRM, Media Execution and Reporting/Insights.
Significant hands-on experience using enterprise platforms (Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, etc.) with an emphasis on REST APIs, Cloud Storage, Structured/Unstructured Data, Security and Data Ingress/Egress.
Ability to communicate complex ideas which tells a story to support Adobe’s POV and/or recommendation to technical, marketing and C-Suite audiences
Ability to quickly diagnose challenges and opportunities and produce a future state architecture.
Strong written and verbal communications skills with particular expertise in PowerPoint and Lucid Chart/Visio
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (CS), Digital Marketing or MBA or equivalent experience
TOGAF Certified Professionals preferred.

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.

Initial 6-month Contract Role
Fully Remote
650 - 780, Inside IR35

We’re recruiting for an experience Business Architect to support the development of Cyber Security operating models within a large enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and document business architecture for Cyber Security capabilities.
• Create capability maps, capability models, and operating model views.
• Map current and target-state value streams across cyber defence and vulnerability management.
• Identify capability gaps, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Support the design of cyber target operating models and capability roadmaps.
• Facilitate workshops and collaborate with cyber, technology, risk, and architecture stakeholders.
• Produce architecture artefacts including capability maps, value stream diagrams, and operating model documentation.

Required Experience:

• Proven experience as a Business Architect or Enterprise Architect within financial services or global banking (essential)
• Experience working across Cyber Security domains including Vulnerability Management, Cyber Defence, Security Operations, and Threat Management
• Familiarity with business architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF)
• Strong capability modelling and value stream mapping experience in complex organisations.

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Enterprise Architect - 6-month Contract | Inside IR35
Hybrid | Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds or London

My client, a leading telecoms company is looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to support a major digital transformation programme. This role requires someone who can operate at senior level, influence technology direction, and drive end-to-end architectural strategy across multiple domains.

The Opportunity

You will act as the Enterprise Architecture authority across a key portfolio, shaping future-state architecture, defining roadmaps, and ensuring alignment across business, product and delivery teams. You will collaborate with solution architects, engineering leads and senior business stakeholders to ensure architectural coherence and accelerate strategic delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the end-to-end Enterprise Architecture across the assigned domain.
• Develop target architectures, roadmaps, transition states and high-level designs.
• Provide architectural governance and assurance across multiple agile delivery squads.
• Support solution architects on runway preparation, solution patterns and design alignment.
• Drive architectural modernisation across cloud-native, API-first and microservices landscapes.
• Represent architecture in senior forums, influencing technology decisions and investment direction.
• Ensure designs meet non-functional requirements including performance, security and cost efficiency.
• Maintain and evolve domain capability models, ensuring alignment to enterprise frameworks.

Essential Experience

• Strong background as an Enterprise Architect
• Experience shaping architecture for large-scale digital transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of API-driven integration, modern digital platforms, and cloud-native delivery.
• Ability to produce roadmaps, blueprints and enterprise-level architectural strategy.
• Excellent stakeholder management from engineering teams to C-suite level.
• Experience working within Agile/scaled Agile environments.

Desirable

• Familiarity with TM Forum standards (Open APIs, SID model).
• OSS/BSS
• Experience across sales, service, order orchestration, assurance or network-related domains.
• TOGAF or equivalent certification.

Please apply with your updated CV if the role is of interest

Lead Network Architect - Networks - DC LAN Cisco

Location: London (2 days onsite, 3 days remote)

Duration: 12 months

Inside IR35 - Umbrella only

Active SC clearance required, eligible candidates will be considered

Our client, a reputable organisation supporting critical national infrastructure, is hiring for a Lead Network Architect to join a high-profile project. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape enterprise and data centre network architecture within a dynamic environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise and data centre network architectures, ensuring alignment with security, services, and business needs.
• Provide comprehensive network solutions, including logical and physical designs, security, and integration with broader IT systems.
• Ensure architectural governance and compliance, working closely with peer lead architects and reporting to the Chief Architect.
• Collaborate with multi-supplier eco-systems, including IBM-led teams, to deliver Green IT Infrastructure solutions.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership and external partners.
• Apply your expertise within the UK Public Sector and critical national infrastructure, including emergency services and communication systems.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience in enterprise and data centre network architecture, with strong knowledge of Cisco technologies.
• Deep understanding of Green IT Infrastructure design and implementation.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to guide technical teams and stakeholders effectively.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of translating technical details for diverse audiences.
• Experience working within the UK Public Sector and critical national infrastructure environments.
• Knowledge of security, services, processes, and systems integration.
• Familiarity with communication/telco systems and working within eco-systems involving multiple suppliers.
• UK national with a minimum of five years of unbroken residency.

Essential skills:

• Architectural governance and enterprise network design
• Cisco networking expertise
• Green IT Infrastructure standards and technologies
• Experience with critical national infrastructure and emergency services systems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

This is a fantastic chance to contribute to vital national projects with a forward-thinking organisation. If you meet the criteria and are ready to make an impact, we encourage you to apply today!

Endur Architect| Hybrid (UK) | 12 Month Contract | Inside IR35 | £700 £1000 per day

Templeton & Partners are seeking an experienced Endur Architect to take ownership of complex, enterprise level architecture across a major business segment or global domain. Experience delivering solutions within commodity, energy, FX, or trading environments is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead architect for a business segment or global architectural area
• Own end to end technical design, including integration, hosting, and security
• Solve significant, complex, non routine technical challenges with authority
• Translate global industry practices into actionable architectural recommendations
• Drive simplification and modernisation across the IT architecture landscape
• Serve as a recognised expert, advising senior business leadership
• Influence business process and data redesign with Process Owners and Data Definition Owners
• Mentor and develop architects across the organisation
• Architect and deliver solutions within commodity trading, energy trading, FX, or financial trading project environments

Mandatory Skills

• Strong stakeholder management with proactive, cross team engagement
• Excellent written and verbal communication, tailored to diverse audiences
• Strong business acumen with the ability to link architecture decisions to business value
• Deep experience in Endur and enterprise scale solution architecture
• Background in commodity, energy, FX, or trading project delivery

For more information or to be considered, please reply with your CV and best contact number.

3-month contract (possible extension)

£700-£800 per day (Inside IR35)
Hybrid - London, Glasgow or Cardiff
Must hold valid SC clearance

A major UK public sector organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Architect (Salesforce) to lead the design, assurance, and governance of Salesforce-based solutions across multiple workstreams. This role sits within a large digital transformation programme, supporting secure, scalable, user-centric services that integrate with wider enterprise platforms.

Role Overview

You will be responsible for defining and assuring technical designs across multiple Salesforce clouds and domains, ensuring solutions are secure, robust, scalable, and aligned to organisational architecture standards. The role involves guiding engineering teams, influencing technical direction, and ensuring high-quality delivery across complex programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and documentation of multi-cloud Salesforce solutions aligned with architectural, security, and data standards.
• Provide technical assurance across all Salesforce implementations and integrations.
• Define integration patterns using APIs, Middleware, and reusable services.
• Collaborate with data, security, engineering, and delivery teams to ensure platform consistency and interoperability.
• Mentor architects and engineers, contributing to a Salesforce Centre of Excellence.
• Support governance processes, design reviews, and risk/impact assessments.
• Develop reusable patterns, templates, and architectural artefacts.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience designing and leading Salesforce solutions across multiple clouds (Service, Experience, Public Sector Solutions, Core Platform).
• Deep understanding of API-led integrations, Middleware, and enterprise data flows.
• Ability to create and maintain architecture artefacts using Archi, ArchiMate, UML, or equivalent frameworks.
• Strong grounding in secure design principles, data governance, and risk-based assurance.
• Experience influencing technical decisions across delivery teams and large programmes.
• Valid SC clearance (mandatory).
• Professional certifications such as:
  • Salesforce Technical Architect (or equivalent senior Salesforce certifications)
  • Architectural qualifications (BCS, TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent)

Desirable

• Experience working within government or public-sector digital standards and assurance frameworks.

Our client, a leading global supplier for IT services, requires Senior Network Architect to be based at their client’s office in London, UK.

This is a hybrid role - you can work remotely in the UK and attend the London office 2-3 days per week

This is a 6+ month temporary contract to start ASAP

Day rate: Competitive Market rate

Senior Network Security SME and design authority responsible for network segmentation and Zero Trust initiatives across on-prem and hybrid cloud environments. This role owns architecture decisions, enforcement strategy, and senior customer engagement for a large enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as Network Security Design Authority for segmentation and Zero Trust.
• Design, implement, and optimize network segmentation using Guardicore and Illumio.
• Own User-to-Server (U2S) and Server-to-Server (S2S) traffic controls.
• Lead Guardicore - Illumio transition and future-state architecture.
• Drive segmentation standards, governance, and operational handover.
• Serve as primary technical interface to senior customer stakeholders.
• Manage escalations related to enforcement, Legacy dependencies, and risk trade-offs.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in analysing and visualizing “application” traffic to understand application flows and dependencies
• Overseeing the design, implementation, and optimization Network segmentation
• Developing Knowledge of Operations (KOP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Key Requirements

Essential Skills:

• 15+ years in Network Security with architect/design authority responsibility.
• Strong, hands-on expertise in network segmentation/microsegmentation.
• Proven experience with Guardicore and Illumio.
• Deep understanding of on-prem data center network security.
• Working knowledge of hybrid cloud network security, including:
• VPC/VNet design
• Security Groups/NSGs
• Hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect)
• Experience working directly with senior customer stakeholders.

Desirable Skills:

• Zero Trust architecture exposure.
• Regulated enterprise environment experience.
• Platform migration experience.

Due to the volume of applications received, unfortunately we cannot respond to everyone.

If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

The Enterprise Architect (EA) serves as the primary technical driver for closing sales opportunities and supporting existing customer success with their marketing technology programs through value realization. The EA engages with customer Technical, Marketing and C-Suite teams in evaluation of current-state technology and business objectives to deliver future-state marketing technical architectures, digital engagement roadmap management and “Art of the Possible” digital experiences.

Skills that Set You Apart

• One or more current Adobe Certified Expert certifications in Adobe (AEP, AJO, Analytics/CJA, RTCDP, Target or Workfront)
• Recent experience building enterprise level return on investment focused Business Cases for technology transformations
• Hands-on experience architecting and/or delivering native, Flutter or React-Native mobile applications
• Experience leading a revenue focused Book of Business including sales pipeline via Salesforce/Microsoft Dynamics, scope/contract review and Value Realization measurement.
• Familiarity and usage of generative AI solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• Past experience in a consultative role supporting large-scale enterprise digital marketing ecosystems in the role of Architect/Principal Consultant or employee Marketing/Technical leader.
• Working knowledge of end-to-end digital marketing journey including Adtech (CDP/DMPs, DSPs, etc.), Marketing Automation, omni-channel personalization, Content Management/Generation, CRM, Media Execution and Reporting/Insights.
• Significant hands-on experience using enterprise platforms (Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft, etc.) with an emphasis on REST APIs, Cloud Storage, Structured/Unstructured Data, Security and Data Ingress/Egress.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas which “tells a story” to support Adobe’s POV and/or recommendation to technical, marketing and C-Suite audiences
• Ability to quickly diagnose challenges and opportunities and produce a future state architecture.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills with particular expertise in PowerPoint and Lucid Chart/Visio
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (CS), Digital Marketing or MBA or equivalent experience

TOGAF Certified Professionals preferred.

GCS is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Location: Harlow, Essex (3 days per week onsite)

Duration: 12-month contract

Inside IR35

Role details:
Our client, a leading organisation in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a highly skilled IT Solution Architect for a contract position. This role offers hybrid working based out of Harlow, with an expectation of at least 3 days a week onsite.

We require a candidate holding active SC clearance.

Key Responsibilities:

We are seeking a highly skilled Solution Architect to join our clients Architecture Team within the Digital Technology function. This role will be a key contributor to a major global ERP and connected systems transformation programme, operating in a highly regulated environment.

Working under the direction of the Lead Architect, the Solution Architect will serve as a trusted point of reference for the programme, helping translate business vision into robust technology designs while ensuring architectural coherence across applications, data, security, and integration landscapes.

Architecture & Design:-

• Develop high-quality solution architectures that align with enterprise standards and support the global ERP transformation and its connected systems.
• Ensure solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, availability, and regulatory compliance.
• Produce architecture artefacts such as logical and physical diagrams, design decisions, roadmaps, and interface specifications.

Collaboration & Technical Leadership:-

• Work closely with the Lead Architect to ensure architectural consistency and alignment with strategic
• technology direction.
• Act as a point of architectural guidance for programme teams - clarifying solution intent, resolving design queries, and managing architectural risks.
• Engage business stakeholders, product owners, engineering teams, vendors, and security partners to ensure clarity and buy-in for architectural outcomes.

Data & Security:-

• Ensure data flows, data models, and data governance requirements are well understood and appropriately addressed in solution designs.
• Embed security-by-design principles, working with cybersecurity teams to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal security frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to privacy, data protection, and system integrity.

Integration & Connected Systems:-

• Design integration patterns for ERP and satellite systems using modern integration platforms, APIs, messaging, and workflow capabilities.
• Ensure end-to-end process coherence across ERP and connected applications (e.g., HRIS, CRM, manufacturing systems, reporting platforms).

Governance & Compliance:-

• Apply enterprise architecture principles (TOGAF or similar) to ensure traceability, alignment, and structured decision-making.
• Support architecture governance forums, design reviews, and adherence to architectural standards.
• Ensure solutions meet the requirements of a highly regulated environment, including auditability, traceability, and compliance.

What we are looking for in you:

Essential:-

• Active SC clearance
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect working on large-scale transformation programmes, ideally global and multi-year.
• Strong understanding of ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Dynamics) and their integration across the enterprise ecosystem.
• Competence with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, SAFe, or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience in:
  • Application architecture
  • Data architecture, governance, and modelling
  • Security architecture fundamentals
  • API and integration architecture
• Experience working in highly regulated sectors.
• Ability to create clear, concise architectural documentation and communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Desirable skills:-

• Experience in cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) relevant to ERP and integration workloads.
• Familiarity with global operating models and distributed delivery teams.

If you are an experienced Solution Architect looking to make an impact within a highly regulated environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to take on this exciting opportunity.

Cyber Security Architect (Salesforce)

Morgan Hunt are currently recruiting on behalf of a leading UK Government orgaisation who require a Cyber Security Architect to join the organisation in Glasgow on an initial 6 month contract basis. You will be responsible for ensuring the firms systems are secure, resilient, and aligned with national standards and best practice.

Please note this role falls Inside IR35, will require active SC clearance and will require 1 day in the London office per week. 700 per day- 800 per day (inside of IR35)

Key Responsibilities:

Define and lead the organisation’s security architecture vision, principles, and long-term strategy.

Design and review secure system architectures across complex projects.

Identify security weaknesses and recommend proportionate mitigations.

Advise on the security implications of emerging technologies (e.g., cloud, microservices, identity solutions).

Maintain the security, privacy, and resilience risk register.

Lead security architecture assurance aligned with CAF and NCSC guidance.

Oversee penetration testing, vulnerability management, and remediation activities.

Ensure value for money from cyber security tools and third-party services.

Manage third-party contracts to ensure security requirements are embedded.

Act as the main point of contact for security briefings across the organisation.

Required Experience:

Chartered status via UK Cyber Security Council, CISSP, or equivalent.

Deep technical expertise in IT infrastructure and/or software development including Saleforce.

Extensive experience designing and reviewing secure architectures for complex systems.

Strong experience in risk assessment, risk management, and intelligence-informed decision-making.

Proven ability to influence senior leaders and communicate complex security risks clearly.

Experience developing and implementing pragmatic security, privacy, and resilience approaches.

Experience managing strategic plans, tracking risk reduction, and adjusting delivery based on emerging risks.

Experience managing and negotiating third-party contracts with embedded security requirements.

Please note this role falls Inside IR35, will require active SC clearance and will require 1 day in the Glasgow office per week.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect to

take ownership of end-to-end solution architecture across application and data

domains. You will collaborate with engineering, product, and data specialists

to define scalable architectures, guide design decisions, and ensure alignment

across distributed teams.

This is a highly influential, client-facing role where you will shape the technical vision and act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain end-to-end solution architecture across enterprise applications and data platforms.
• Translate business and stakeholder requirements into scalable technical designs.
• Ensure alignment between frontend, backend, integration, and data components.
• Establish and enforce architectural governance, standards, and best practices.
• Collaborate with internal technical and data specialists (who handle deep implementation).
• Lead architecture discussions with client stakeholders and provide strategic technical guidance.
• Support long-term roadmap planning and capacity forecasting.
• Identify architectural risks, trade-offs, and opportunities for optimisation.
• Review solution designs and guide engineering teams across distributed locations.
• Communicate architectural decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive Experience as a Solution Architect or similar senior architectural role.
• Strong background in designing enterprise or cloud-native architectures.
• Experience operating in multi-team, distributed delivery environments.
• Ability to balance technical depth with commercial and stakeholder alignment.
• Excellent communication and client-facing skills.
• Experience aligning architecture across application and/or data platforms.
• Familiarity with API-driven and integration-based ecosystems.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with:
  • .NET, Java ecosystems
  • Modern frontend frameworks (React, Vue.js, etc.)
  • Integration of modern AI components, including Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Understanding of data platform integration concepts.
• Experience contributing to longer-term product or technology roadmaps.
• background in regulated or large enterprise environments.

Tech Stack

• Backend: Java, .NET
• Frontend: React, Vue.js
• Data: Snowflake
• Scripting/ML/Automation: Python
• Cloud: AWS

Job Title: Solution Architect

Location: London, UK

Job Type: Contract

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Summer-Browning Associates is currently supporting our central government client, who is seeking a Security Architect. This position is for an initial 12-month contract assignment, with the possibility of extension.

Location: London

The ideal candidate will hold an active security clearance and have a strong background in Security Architecture, along with the following skills and experience:

• A solid understanding of High-Level Security Architecture (HLD) and a secure-by-design approach.
• Experience leading security architecture for large-scale cloud hosting (specifically Azure and GCP) in high-threat government Tier 2 secure environments.
• Extensive knowledge of security architecture, including identity management, device security, workstation protection, cloud hosting, collaboration tools, networking, cryptography, operations, and data governance.
• Strong understanding of secure DevOps practices, CI/CD controls, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) hardening.
• Experience applying security controls to AI and machine learning components,
• Demonstrable knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards, including the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT, as well as SABSA and TOGAF. -
• Preferred Qualifications: Industry certifications such as CompTIA Security+, CISSP, CISM, CEH, or GIAC are highly desirable.

To apply, please submit your latest CV for review.

Summer-Browning Associates is currently supporting our central government client, who is seeking an Enterprise Architect. This position is for an initial 12-month contract assignment, with the possibility of extension.

Location: London

The ideal candidate will hold an active security clearance and have a strong background in Enterprise Architecture, along with the following skills and experience:

• Extensive experience in developing Enterprise Architectural strategies, leading design authorities, and implementing architectural governance.
• Proven track record in leading enterprise architecture for large-scale cloud hosting, specifically in Azure and GCP, within high-security government Tier 2 environments.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud architecture, including IAM, identity federation, cryptography, network segmentation, and high-assurance gateways.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise design across all domains, including Data, Digital, Security, and Technical areas.
• Proficiency in Secure by Design principles and IT security documentation, including policies, standards, processes, procedures, and patterns.
• Demonstrable knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and standards, including the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework, ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT, as well as SABSA and TOGAF.

To apply, please submit your latest CV for review.

We are currently seeking an experienced Enterprise Solution Architect for a 6-month contract (Inside IR35) based in London, with a hybrid arrangement requiring 3 days onsite. This role is embedded within a complex enterprise environment and supports a large-scale programme of work, where you’ll serve as the single point of architectural accountability across multiple workstreams.

Role Overview: The position demands strong end-to-end Solution Architecture capabilities, with a particular emphasis on integration patterns. While an appreciation for engineering is valued, this is not a hands-on engineering role-it’s focused on delivering pragmatic architectural solutions. You’ll integrate across a diverse technology landscape, including core banking platforms like Temenos, digital platforms such as Backbase, and KYC/AML/regulatory systems like Oracle Finance.

Core Skills and Experience Required:

• Demonstrable experience with various integration patterns and end-to-end solution architecture.
• Proven track record of integrating technologies in a broad enterprise setting.
• Excellent communication skills to bridge business and technical stakeholders, translating requirements into effective architectural outcomes.
• Experience in agile delivery models within large enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with large-scale transformation programmes, acting as the key architectural contact for delivery teams, vendors, and stakeholders.

This is a fantastic chance to contribute to a high-impact programme in a dynamic setting.

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you.

Role Title: Network Architect
Location: Knutsford - Hybrid 60% office-40% remote
Duration: 30/10/2026

Role Description:
Overview:

The Network Architect ensures the design and governance of secure, scalable, and resilient connectivity across cloud and on-premise environments. The role focuses on network segmentation, Firewalling, routing, and containment patterns to support secure operational states.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design network architectures across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments, ensuring secure connectivity and operational stability.
• Define Firewall rulesets, segmentation patterns, and isolation design across multiple zones.
• Enable containment strategies to support cyber resilience, including rapid isolation, controlled recovery, and blast-radius reduction.
• Oversee routing, load balancing, VPN/ExpressRoute, and secure edge patterns.
• Validate network changes through governance, assurance, and architectural review.
• Collaborate with Security, Identity, and Infrastructure teams to ensure network designs align with Zero Trust principles.
• Conduct capacity planning, performance optimisation, and telemetry integration.

Technical Components:

• Strong expertise in Firewalls, WAFs, proxying, micro-segmentation, network monitoring, and packet inspection.
• Experience designing network topologies including hub-and-spoke, mesh, private endpoints, and SD-WAN.
• Familiarity with network security and resilience certifications, compliance, and best practice frameworks."

If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.

Outside IR35
SC Clearance Required
6months+
Hybrid in Bath (2-3 days per week)
550- 585pd (Outside IR35)

Role Overview
We are seeking a Solution Architect to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing solution assurance and accreditation processes, ensuring the security and reliability of our networks and hosting platforms. You will engage with various projects and platform providers to understand their plans and impact on implementation. Your expertise in architectural modelling and design will be essential in maintaining our architecture models and guiding future developments.

Responsibilities

• Manage solution assurance and accreditation processes for security, networks, and hosting platforms during project testing and implementation phases.
• Oversee interactions with projects and platform providers to assess target platform availability and its implications on implementation plans.
• Maintain architecture models in Sparx EA and project documentation in SharePoint and Confluence (Atlassian).
• Provide architecture and design services to develop, document, and maintain the future logical and physical high-level design and roadmap for the solution space.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to ensure alignment and understanding of architectural goals.
• Collaborate with the architecture capability to enhance our practises and standards.

Experience

• Proven experience in enterprise or solution architecture.
• Proficiency in architectural modelling tools such as Archimate and Sparx EA.
• Experience with client healthcare environments or similar deployed/disconnected settings.
• Knowledge of solution design assurance, governance, and participation in sign-off processes.
• Familiarity with SAFe Agile methodologies.
• Ability to engage with technical teams effectively.
• Experience contributing to project planning and functional/technical product evaluations.
• Demonstrated expertise in deep high-level design (HLD), solution design document (SDD), and low-level design (LLD) technical design, particularly in legacy application modernisation projects.