SOC Service Architect

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic individual with excellent technical and client-facing skills.
• We need someone to act as SOC Service Architect and lead, architect and design Security Operations Centre solutions delivered to customers.
• This is a senior role, and you will be expected to lead and shape service aspects of solutions across people, policy and process, technology, and physical infrastructure layers.
• You will help lead teams to meet requirements and achieve objectives.
• You will engage with client stakeholders to understand and/or define security requirements, including any accreditation requirements.
• You will lead the service aspects of the architecture and design for SOC solutions, including input to CONOPS, high level designs, low level designs and deployment level designs.
• You will provide service aspects of engineering leadership and engineering management for delivery of Security Operations Centre operational services through all stages of the engineering lifecycle.
• You will contribute to engineering leadership and management for solutions delivered to customers.
• You will contribute to the development of solution architectures in collaboration with other design team members.
• You will understand and leverage our experience, IP and expertise, with support of product and subject matter experts, to deliver secure solutions.
• You should have understanding of industry best practice in Security Operations for services, people, policy and process.
• You should have understanding of common threats and mitigation techniques.
• You should have proficiency in risk assessment and vulnerability management.
• You should have knowledge of on-prem technology architectures, including security controls and detection tools, networking, and secure network architectures.
• You should have a recognised ITSM certification, for example ITIL.
• You should have good knowledge and experience of common Enterprise ICT services.
• You should have experience working with Government systems and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with client stakeholders to understand and define security requirements, including accreditation requirements.
• Lead the service aspects of architecture and design for SOC solutions across people, process, technology and physical layers.
• Contribute to CONOPS, high level designs, low level designs and deployment level designs.
• Provide engineering leadership and management for the design, build, deployment and operation of Security Operations Centre services.
• Support delivery of SOC operational services through the full engineering lifecycle from concept through requirements definition, design and build, to transition into service operation.
• Contribute to solution architecture development across service, people, process, technology and physical layers.
• Work with product and subject matter experts to deliver secure solutions.
• Help lead teams to meet requirements and achieve objectives.
• Support engineering leadership and management for solutions delivered to customers.

Technologies:

• Architect
• ICT
• Support
• ITIL
• ITSM
• Network
• Security
• Cloud

More:

We are BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts working collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. This SOC Service Architect role is based in Guildford or Frimley, with hybrid and flexible working arrangements available. You will join a global colleague network and an inclusive culture that values diversity, integrity and merit, with opportunities to make a real difference and grow your career across defence, aerospace and security solutions. We work hard and often go the extra mile, while recognising peoples efforts and supporting work-life balance. We also encourage movement between projects and provide reasonable adjustments where needed.

last updated 34 week of 2026