Senior Security and Compliance Architect - Urgent

Senior Security and Compliance Architect London/Hybrid (1-2 days onsite per week) Salary: Up to £140,000 + Package We are seeking a Senior Security and Compliance Architect to lead the design, governance, and assurance of secure cloud and SaaS platforms across large-scale enterprise transformation programmes. The successful candidate will help define and enforce security-by-design and privacy-by-default principles across a diverse SaaS and cloud ecosystem including Microsoft 365, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and other enterprise collaboration platforms. Key Responsibilities Define and maintain SaaS-first security reference architectures covering identity, integrations, data protection, and monitoring Drive security-by-design and privacy-by-default across enterprise digital and transformation initiatives Establish and enforce Zero Trust security baselines across Microsoft 365, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and key SaaS platforms Design and implement data protection controls including classification, DLP, encryption, retention, and access policies Interpret and implement compliance requirements including GDPR, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and client security obligations Lead SaaS/vendor security assurance, including risk assessments, architecture reviews, and due diligence Support incident response, resilience, backup, and disaster recovery architecture patterns and standards Collaborate with Legal, Procurement, and Commercial teams to ensure governance and contractual controls are embedded Act as a ..... full job details .....