Security Architect in London

Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Security Architect to define, govern, and assure enterprise-wide cyber security architecture across business, IT, cloud, OT, and emerging technology domains. This strategic role focuses on aligning security controls, platforms, and architectural patterns with business objectives, cyber strategy, and enterprise architecture principles, ensuring solutions are secure by design.

What you will do:

• Define and govern enterprise cyber security architecture across IT, cloud, OT, and emerging technologies.
• Shape forward-looking cyber security strategy and maintain architectural principles and standards.
• Develop and maintain capability maps and application portfolio management for cyber security.
• Create sub-strategies and thought leadership across domains such as AI identity, exposure management, OT security, and micro segmentation.
• Provide expert advisory to programmes and stakeholders on strategic and tactical technology decisions.
• Define and maintain cyber security reference architectures and design patterns.
• Review and approve architecture decisions through governance boards and design authorities.
• Drive cloud security improvements aligned to posture assessments.
• Conduct architectural risk assessments and provide trade-off decisions balancing security, cost, and delivery.
• Act as a cyber architecture authority in design and investment forums.
• Lead and contribute to enterprise architecture initiatives and governance activities.
• Produce white papers and contribute to thought leadership within the organization.
• Engage with cross-functional teams across business, IT, and OT domains.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors to shape strategic roadmaps.
• Support security community initiatives, mentoring, and awareness programs.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in enterprise or cyber security architecture within complex, large-scale environments.
• Strong understanding of security architecture across cloud, enterprise IT, and operational technology domains.
• Experience defining security strategies, principles, and reference architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to influence architectural decisions through governance and design authority forums.
• Strong knowledge of risk management, security controls, and secure-by-design principles.
• Experience working with enterprise architecture frameworks and tools.
• Ability to engage and influence stakeholders across technical and business functions.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills with a risk-based approach.
• Experience contributing to thought leadership, strategy development, and white papers.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills at senior and executive levels.

Additional Information:

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based, without requiring employer sponsorship. HelloKindred is committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills, experience, and role-related requirements. We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.