Security Solutions Architect in Hatfield

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our dynamic and rapidly expanding Consultancy Practice within Computacenter. The ideal candidate will have experience of working at the architect level within a consultancy environment with a focus on traditional, advanced and emerging security solutions. We are experiencing high growth across all our networking and security services and the position will suit a candidate that enjoys a fast moving and varied role, working into enterprise customers that require the definition and delivery of advanced security solutions.

Responsibilities

• Engagement activities:
• Advisory services
• Architecture guidance
• Roadmap definitions
• Requirements gathering
• Solution and design definition
• Professional Services proposals
• Solution governance

Attend Customer opportunity/strategy meetings to understand and articulate business and technical strategy for the company and customer. Provide qualification of designs or opportunities and produce high-level architecture/design documentation. Work closely with Vendors/Partners to keep up to date with current and future technologies, products and strategies to manage the 'cradle to grave' solution cycle. Act as a Design Authority for nominated key accounts. Act as Technical Authority and lead for complex, enterprise-scale, mission-critical customer projects. Work closely with peers and SMEs to create solutions for Computacenter customers. Support colleagues in Solutions Sales to identify and create new propositions and services to take to market. Research technology and deliver associated white papers to promote Computacenter's offerings. Maintain high level of industry awareness through training and self-development. Perform governance and due diligence around proposed solutions, ensuring they meet the documented customer requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Cross-Domain Integration:
• Network (identity-aware access and segmentation)
• Workplace (device identity and conditional access)
• Cloud (IAM and workload identity)
• Applications (SSO, API security)
• Datacentre (privileged infrastructure access)

In-Depth understanding of:

• Identity and Security Architecture
• Secure Services Edge (SSE)
• Cloud and Infrastructure Identity
• Certificate and PKI

Strong experience across a number of vendor technologies:

• CyberArk (PAM)
• Zscaler, Palo Alto, Cisco (SSE / Zero Trust)
• Sailpoint, Okta (Identity)
• Microsoft Security (Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel)

Proven expertise in security technologies such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, encryption, identity and access management (IAM), endpoint security, etc. Strong understanding of security frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls). Experience with cloud security architectures and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).

Certifications

• CyberArk Certified Delivery Engineer (CDE)
• CyberArk Sentry / Guardian
• CyberArk EPM / Secrets Manager
• Zscaler Certified Architect (ZTCA)
• Zscaler Certified Implementation Specialist (ZCIS)
• ISC² CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• Microsoft Azure Security Engineer / Identity

Equity and Inclusion

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to ensuring fair and equal access to opportunities for all. Your application will be considered on its merits, regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected by law. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats. We also guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.