Canterbury Christ Church University · Canterbury, England · £46k–£57k
This is a live UK-based role at Canterbury Christ Church University, a UK Skilled Worker sponsor tracked by Sponsorly AI against the Home Office register. Posted 23 September 2026. Listed as open until 24 October 2026.
Please note a full application including a covering letter detailing your experience alongside a CV is required for applications to be considered. Please be advised applications made without providing a cover letter will not be accepted. Background of department/role Join our architecture team to shape pragmatic, secure-by-design digital services that enable innovation and resilience across our university community. This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly transformed Digital function and play a leading role in designing secure, resilient and future-ready digital services across the University. As our Digital Solutions Architect (Cyber Security), you will take end-to-end ownership of enterprise security architecture across identity, cloud platforms, hybrid infrastructure, networks, integrations, applications, and data. Working as an architectural peer alongside Domain Architects in Networks, Platforms, Data, and End-User Computing (EUC), you will ensure security is embedded collaboratively from inception. In Higher Education, security cannot operate in a silo or rely on rigid textbook policies and multi-million-pound tooling budgets; this role requires an embedded, delivery-focused architect who makes proportionate, risk-managed design decisions across a diverse academic and enterprise environment. This role would suit an experienced Security Architect, Solutions Architect, Technical Architect or senior security professional looking to influence strategic technology decisions within a large and complex organisation. You will act as a key delivery enabler moving security "shift-left" by co-authoring reusable reference architectures, zero-trust patterns, and lightweight guardrails for agile project and product teams. You will also lead architectural resilience against ransomware threats, design business-layer disaster recovery, and drive compliance with Cyber Essentials Plus and other appropriate standards. To be successful in this role you will be an experienced architecture professional with a strong understanding of cyber security principles, security governance and enterprise technology. You will be comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and capable of translating security requirements into practical, proportionate solutions that support organisational objectives. You will be qualified to degree level (or equivalent senior professional standard) in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or a related IT discipline, with extensive experience designing and assuring security architectures across cloud (Azure/M365), hybrid, and SaaS environments. Experience of identity and access management, security risk assessment, threat modelling and security governance is essential. You must be able to demonstrate practical depth in Identity and Access Management (IAM/PAM), threat modelling, and security-by-design principles, The ability to translate technical risk into clear business context for senior academic and professiona…
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