Cyber Security Architect in Manchester

Locations: Manchester, UK; Warrington, UK; Derby, UK

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted Yesterday

Time left to apply: End Date: February 23, 2026 (30+ days left to apply)

Job requisition id: JR100606

Role: Cyber Security Architect

Location: Hybrid, based from one of our offices in Derby, Manchester or Warrington

Salary: We anticipate paying a salary in the £66,240.00 - £86,940.00

Our mission is to deliver clean, affordable energy for all. Our Small Modular Reactor (SMR) provides a British solution to a global energy challenge, positioning us to become a world leader in SMRs and one of the UK’s premier green export technologies.

Our Digital & IT function is central to enabling a secure, scalable, and innovative technology landscape that supports the growth of our SMR programme. We’re building modern capabilities, strengthening our Cyber Security foundations, and shaping an enterprise-wide architecture that enables a safe, connected, and resilient organisation.

In this context, we’re looking for a Cyber Security Architect to support our CISO and drive the design, governance, and development of secure technology solutions across our Cyber Security delivery domain. This is a pivotal technical leadership role that shapes concepts, drives technology direction, and ensures our solutions are secure, integrated, and aligned to enterprise strategy.

We’ll need you to:

• Lead early-stage Cyber Security concept architecture, including shaping requirements and guiding technology selection.
• Act as design authority across the domain, ensuring alignment to enterprise architecture, integration principles and Cyber Security policies.
• Drive architectural consistency by maintaining reference architectures, standards, patterns and governance across multiple projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, solution architects and delivery teams to ensure solutions are robust, scalable, and strategically aligned.

As you can see, this is a high-impact role where you’ll bring a collaborative mindset, architectural leadership and first-class communication skills, as well as:

Essential skills:

• Extensive experience delivering Cyber Security architecture across complex, multi-system environments, with strong understanding of integration patterns and enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Experience with Azure/AWS essential.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, security standards, architectural governance, and Cyber Security design principles. Experience mentoring technical teams is also valuable.
• Beneficial qualifications include TOGAF, BCS Enterprise/Solutions Architecture and Cyber Security certifications such as CISSP.

What’s in it for you:

You’ll be joining a growing organisation that values innovation, transparency, and technical leadership—with opportunities to shape the Cyber Security landscape of a national-scale engineering programme.

We anticipate a salary of £66,240.00 - £86,940.00 dependent on the skills, values, and knowledge you bring.

We also offer excellent benefits including:

• Bonus - Performance related bonus of up to 12.5%
• Benefits Allowance - £2200, enabling you to create a bespoke package
• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover health care
• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
• £250 - One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we’ll let you in on a secret: there’s no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you.

Also, if you are considering a career move or a sector-jump, please get in touch – we welcome applications from people with transferable skills.

Our Application Process:

Due to the safety regulations within the nuclear industry, applicants will be required to participate in additional screening. These are:

• Obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check

We are Rolls-Royce SMR:

A career with Rolls-Royce SMR offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an exciting organisation delivering a transformational mission. Rolls-Royce SMR is a radically different approach to proven nuclear technology. Each Rolls-Royce SMR power station will generate 470MW of low-carbon energy - equivalent to more than 150 onshore wind turbines and enough to power a million homes for over 60 years.

With its Rolls-Royce SMRs will play a vital role in supporting renewable energy by helping to overcome intermittency and ensure a stable, sustainable energy future. We’re proud to be one of the few employers that can genuinely say we’re a strengths-based organisation. Our people are here because of what makes them exceptional - and our role is to help them make the most meaningful contribution of their careers, doing work they love.

We offer opportunities that go beyond traditional career paths. At Rolls-Royce SMR you can develop your career by exploring roles and challenges that align with your unique talents.

Our culture:

At Rolls-Royce SMR, we are committed to ensuring that our teams reflect the communities we serve and that everyone can be themselves at work. We know that diverse teams are more innovative and get better results, and that our people can thrive and be more successful in truly inclusive cultures. Join us and help shape our culture.

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values transparency, fairness, and innovation. We offer:

• A flexible, inclusive, and supportive working environment.
• Opportunities for career growth in a rapidly scaling business.
• A culture that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds. Inclusivity is important to us, and as a Disability Confident organisation, we are committed to fair, supportive, and continually improving recruitment practices that ensure everyone can thrive.

What we offer:

At Rolls-Royce SMR, our reward offering is focused on recognising you for your efforts and motivate you to continue achieving. Our rewards and benefits scheme are designed for employees to have complete control. By providing complete autonomy, you can focus on what’s important to you. Whether it’s investments, insurances or wellbeing, it’s in your hands.

Work is an activity, not a place. We understand due to commitments and lifestyle; the world of work has evolved beyond the 9 - 5. Whether its varied hours or hybrid working, our flexible working arrangements.