Lead Security Architect

Posting date:	04 February 2026
Salary:	£630.0 per day
Additional salary information:	£630 p/d Inside IR35
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	11 February 2026
Location:	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 1HL
Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	4768057_1770218971

Summary

Here at Hays we are partnering with a leading specialist Government Agency in Milton Keynes to appoint a highly experienced Lead Security Architect.
Role: Lead Security Architect
Location : Milton Keynes - 5 days on-site (You must be able to get to site location)
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £630.00 per day (inside IR35) UMBRELLA

You will be the lead for all IT Security requirements in relation to the design, delivery and ongoing maintenance of IT services. These will include:
- Advise and contribute to the ongoing low-level design and build process of the IT
Platforms, and the deployment of customer workloads
- Create/own Tier 2 policies & procedures and drive forward implementation & culture change across multiple teams.
- Engage with other secure platforms and environments to align security policies and procedures.
- Act as a key technical interface with the Security Operations Centre and assist with the investigation and resolution of security incidents.

This position is subject to SC level security clearance, existing clearance is not a key requirement, but you must be eligible to obtain this type of security clearance.

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