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Senior Technical Security Architect

National Highways • Guildford, Surrey

Salary

£49k – £56k

Posted

21 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

National Highways is hiring a Senior Technical Security Architect in Guildford, a full-time it role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £49k – £56k. National Highways holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

About the job. As part of the development of our Digital Services function, we are recruiting to strengthen internal digital capability within Cyber Security, Digital Operational Services, and Digital Corporate and Shared Services. These roles are central to building sustainable in-house expertise that supports the management, development and delivery of digital solutions across the transport network. As a Senior Technical Architect in the Enterprise Security Architecture team at National Highw…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: National Highways — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £49k – £56k
How this salary compares: in line with the £57,569 median across 1,033 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Guildford, Surrey · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 2 other live it roles in Guildford — browse them
Posted: 21 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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