Product Technical Lead - Digital Trust

In this role you will lead the UK Digital Trust capability, shaping secure-by-design, AI-enabled security technologies for national-scale impact. You’ll drive architecture, governance and standards across Zero Trust, Data-Centric Security and advanced cryptography, collaborating with engineering teams and senior stakeholders. The position combines architecture leadership, design pattern development and external representation to advance Thales’ cyber resilience. It offers the chance to influence across multi-domain environments and critical systems.

• Performance-related bonus
• Half day every Friday
• 28 days annual leave
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Life cover

• Define and drive the UK Digital Trust technical strategy, embedding SbD and secure design across concepts to decommissioning
• Lead development of Zero Trust Architecture patterns, guidance, and product adaptations with segmentation and policy-driven access
• Shape and evolve Data-Centric Security models, including classification, tagging, encryption and access control strategies
• Integrate advanced cryptographic technologies (PQC, hybrid key exchange, cryptographic agility, KMS/HSM) into solutions
• Develop defensible design patterns for high-assurance systems aligned with NCSC, NIST, ETSI and sector standards
• Provide technical leadership to engineering teams across implementation, testing and assurance
• Translate complex trust and crypto concepts for senior stakeholders to enable informed decisions
• Shape internal standards, governance, and patterns for consistency across programmes
• Represent Thales externally in working groups, standards bodies and partner ecosystems

• Experience leading architecture and governance for secure-by-design and trust-enabled technologies
• Knowledge of Zero Trust Architecture, SbD, Data-Centric Security and cryptography
• Ability to engage with senior stakeholders and translate technical concepts into actionable decisions
• Experience with cryptographic technologies, PQC, HSMs and secure key management
• Security clearance eligibility (UK National, SC preferred) and ability to obtain it
• Strong collaboration across multi-domain teams and external partners

• Stakeholder engagement
• Strategic thinking
• Clear communication
• Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA)
• Secure-by-Design (SbD)
• Data-Centric Security (DCS)