Cyber Tooling Solution Architect

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Role Summary

The Cyber Tooling Solution Architect is a senior technical role responsible for designing, developing, and delivering secure cybersecurity tooling solutions across the enterprise. This position translates enterprise cybersecurity architecture strategies into practical, implementable tooling solutions that align with business objectives, effectively mitigate risks, support regulatory compliance, and enhance the organisation's overall security capabilities. The role requires strong solution design and product selection skills with deep expertise in Microsoft cyber tooling, EDR/XDR, SIEM, CSPM, and related security platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop secure solution architectures for cybersecurity tooling initiatives, ensuring alignment with the enterprise cybersecurity architecture strategy, frameworks, and standards.
• Provide expert technical leadership in the solutioning of cybersecurity tooling requirements across detection, response, posture management, and related capabilities.
• Collaborate with business leaders, IT teams, security operations, and delivery teams to translate business needs and security requirements into robust, scalable, and effective tooling solution designs.
• Lead the evaluation, selection, and integration of appropriate cybersecurity tooling solutions, with particular focus on Microsoft cyber tooling, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) / Extended Detection and Response (XDR), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), and related platforms.
• Conduct solution-level risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies to address security gaps in tooling architectures.
• Ensure solution designs comply with architecture governance processes, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with engineering and delivery teams to support the implementation, integration, and validation of secure cybersecurity tooling solutions.
• Contribute to incident response planning and ensure tooling solution resilience against evolving cyber threats.
• Communicate complex tooling solution architecture concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including project teams and senior leadership.

Your profile

Required

• 8+ years in IT, with at least 5 years in cybersecurity solution architecture (including significant experience in security tooling solutions)
• Expertise in designing secure solution architectures for cybersecurity tooling environments
• Technical knowledge of Microsoft cyber tooling, EDR/XDR, SIEM, CSPM, SOAR, and related security platforms, with emphasis on integration, scalability, and operational effectiveness
• Solution design and product evaluation skills for enterprise cybersecurity tooling solutions
• Ability to translate high-level architecture strategies and business requirements into practical, implementable secure tooling solutions
• Collaboration and influencing skills across multidisciplinary teams
• Proven ability to communicate complex tooling solution concepts to both technical delivery teams and non-technical stakeholders
• Sound commercial awareness and understanding of how secure tooling solution architecture supports business value and risk reduction
• Up-to-date knowledge of current and emerging cyber threats, attack techniques, and defensive tooling technologies relevant to the UK and international operations

Preferred

• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering secure tooling solutions in complex, large-scale, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments
• Hands-on solution architecture expertise with Microsoft cyber tooling (including Microsoft Defender suite, Sentinel, Purview, and related security solutions), EDR/XDR platforms, SIEM solutions, CSPM tools, and related security technologies
• Product selection and evaluation skills for enterprise cybersecurity tooling platforms
• Background in security tooling integration, automation, orchestration, and risk management frameworks, with knowledge of regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, NIS Regulations, ISO 27001)
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively with arc