Lead Cloud Security Architect

This position exists within the Enterprise Security Architecture & Enablement team of the Chief Security Office of Deutsche Bank. The Enterprise Security Architecture & Enablement team provides overall direction and guidance in the definition of Deutsche Bank’s current and future state security architecture, including principles and developing strategies, roadmaps, standards, and best practices to promote the design and implementation of state-of-the-art cyber capabilities.

The Cloud Security Architect will support the Global Head of Enterprise Security Architecture in the establishment, communication, and realization of Deutsche Bank’s Enterprise Security Architecture – by helping drive business-aligned strategic initiatives across the Bank. As a Cloud Security Architect, you will be responsible for secure design of cloud platforms (Public and Hybrid) that conform to the industry best practice, bank’s security policies, standards, procedures and guidelines using a risk-based compliance approach. You will facilitate in the understanding and shaping of the end-to-end Cloud security strategy, governance, and architecture across IT projects, architectures, and designs. You will provide key contribution into thoughts and ideas for protecting the overall enterprise security of the bank. You will contribute into the review of Cloud Products, Architecture Decision Records, architectural artefacts and be responsible for attending design authorities.

What we’ll offer you

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a Hybrid Working Model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them.
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family.
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits.
• The opportunity to support a wide ranging CSR programme + 2 days’ volunteering leave per year.

Your key responsibilities

• Serving as the lead cloud security architect, managing the team performance and workload.
• Facilitating the understanding and shaping of the end-to-end Cloud security strategy and architecture. Enhancing or articulating overarching Cloud security architecture governance across IT projects, architectures, and designs.
• Assisting in the design decisions proposed by the various design authorities to meet broader organisational security objectives.
• Reviewing Cloud security design decisions which need to be taken through the development of a target operating model; or as a result of on-going change initiatives.
• Enforcing compliance of Deutsche Bank's security program’s policies, standards, and procedures as relate to each project. Identifying points of architectural risk in new projects using architectural threat risk assessment and threat modeling techniques.
• Producing thought leadership content to influence the Cloud Security Architecture to improve the security strategy.

Your skills and experience

• In depth knowledge of cloud architecture and services (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Research and stay up to date on emerging threats landscape and security controls.
• Evaluate and recommend security technologies and solutions.
• Ensure alignment of security technologies used across Deutsche Bank.
• Work with technology and business stakeholders to realise the implementation of key future state initiatives for Hybrid and cloud environments.
• Lead stakeholder engagement sessions to capture business and IT requirements in order to evaluate cyber solutions and help with Proof of Concepts and/or deployments of technology across the CSO enterprise.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career.
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities.
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression.
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs.

We value diversity and as an equal opportunities employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g., screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards).

About us Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named a The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion. We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively. Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group. We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.