Cyber Solution Architect (Digital Platforms & Trading Systems)

8-Month contract - Inside IR35 - market rate

London based - hybrid working - 3 days a week onsite

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on, highly technical Cyber Solution Architect to design and deliver secure solutions across our digital platform ecosystem, with a strong focus on Base Metals Order Execution Management Systems (OEMS). This role requires deep technical expertise, practical implementation capability, and the ability to embed security into complex, low-latency trading environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure, scalable cyber solutions for digital platforms, including OEMS and associated trading infrastructure.
• Act as a hands-on architect, contributing directly to solution design, engineering decisions, and security implementation.
• Develop and maintain security architecture patterns, reference models, and solution blueprints.
• Lead security design for Base Metals OEMS platforms, ensuring alignment with performance, resilience, and regulatory requirements.
• Perform threat modelling, security risk assessments, and architecture reviews.
• Integrate security into DevOps pipelines, promoting DevSecOps best practices.
• Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and business teams to ensure security is Embedded by design.
• Provide technical oversight on identity and access management (IAM), encryption, API security, and network security.
• Evaluate and implement security tooling (eg, SIEM, EDR, DLP, WAF) within platform environments.
• Support incident response activities and provide expert guidance on security incidents affecting trading systems.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a Cyber Solution Architect role with strong hands-on delivery capability.
• Deep technical knowledge across application, infrastructure, network, and cloud security domains.
• Demonstrated experience securing digital platforms in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of Order Execution Management Systems (OEMS), ideally within Base Metals or commodities trading.
• Experience in commodities or financial trading environments (particularly Base Metals).
• Understanding of regulatory requirements relevant to trading systems.
• Knowledge of trading workflows, low-latency systems, and associated cyber risks.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native security architecture.
• Strong familiarity with security frameworks (eg, NIST, ISO 27001, CIS).
• Experience implementing security controls including IAM, encryption, endpoint protection, and monitoring solutions.
• Proficiency in Scripting or programming (eg, Python, PowerShell, Bash).

Desirable Skills

• Experience with high-frequency or algorithmic trading security.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture and modern identity frameworks.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, or TOGAF.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.