Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Senior Cyber Security Engineer

Location: Warrington, Cheshire (Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office)

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

Bright Consulting Partners Ltd is seeking an experienced Senior Cyber Security Engineer (Security Architect) to design and implement secure enterprise IT systems across cloud and cloud-native environments.

This role is responsible for analysing business and technical requirements and translating them into secure system designs, ensuring that security is embedded across infrastructure, applications, and data platforms. The role involves defining security architecture, controls, and standards for complex distributed systems.

The successful candidate will work closely with technical and solution architects, software engineers, and cloud specialists to ensure that security requirements are integrated into the overall system design and delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop enterprise security architecture for cloud and cloud-native systems

Analyse technical and business requirements to define appropriate security controls and system protection mechanisms

Develop secure design patterns for distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and data platforms

Define identity and access management (IAM) architecture and security governance models

Ensure security is embedded within system design, development, and deployment processes

Conduct threat modelling and risk assessments at system and architecture level

Define encryption standards, key management approaches, and data protection controls

Work with solution architects to ensure secure integration across enterprise systems

Design security controls for AWS, Azure, and hybrid cloud environments

Ensure compliance with security policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR)

Provide security architecture guidance across projects and technical teams

What We are Looking For

Proven experience in a Security Architect, Cyber Security Engineer, or Systems Security Design role

Strong experience in designing enterprise IT systems and security architecture

Deep understanding of cloud and cloud-native architectures (AWS and/or Azure)

Experience designing security for distributed systems, APIs, and enterprise platforms

Strong knowledge of identity and access management (IAM) and zero trust architecture

Experience with system design, architecture modelling, and technical analysis

Understanding of secure system development lifecycle (SDLC) and DevSecOps principles

Ability to interpret complex technical and business requirements into system designs

Strong experience working with architects and engineering teams in enterprise environments

Desirable Skills

Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM or equivalent

Experience with infrastructure as code and cloud security tooling

Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)

Familiarity with security monitoring and SIEM platforms

Experience in consultancy or multi-client delivery environments

Why Join Us

Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale cloud transformation programmes

Exposure to modern cloud-native and distributed system architectures

Involvement in designing secure systems from concept through delivery

Collaborative consultancy environment working across architecture and engineering teams

Please note: Visa sponsorship may be available for suitable candidates, subject to eligibility, applicable UK immigration laws and sponsorship requirements.