Solution Security Architect (18 months FTC)

We are seeking a Solutions Security Architect to join Legal & General as part of a major programme of technology simplification and modernisation across the Group. This transformation aims to reduce complexity, enhance resilience, and enable secure digital innovation. The Project-Based Solutions Security Architect will play a pivotal role within the Group CISO organisation, providing security architecture leadership across key projects and programmes, with a particular focus on simplification initiatives. Reporting to the Group Enterprise Security Architect, this position ensures that security is embedded by design into modern, standardised, and streamlined technology solutions. Acting as a trusted partner to delivery and change teams, the successful candidate will ensure that all solutions are secure, proportionate, compliant with Group security standards, and aligned with Legal & General’s overall risk appetite.

Responsibilities

• Defining and assuring secure, end-to-end solution architectures across technology simplification initiatives, ensuring alignment with Group Enterprise Security Architecture, policies, standards, and reference models.
• Providing expert security input into solution design across applications, infrastructure, networks, and integrations, supported by clear architecture artefacts, including design documentation and decision records.
• Supporting architecture governance processes by delivering robust security assurance, identifying risks, and recommending appropriate, proportionate controls.
• Contributing to large-scale modernisation initiatives, including application rationalisation, platform consolidation, and cloud and network transformation, ensuring security is embedded throughout.
• Identifying, assessing, and managing security risks associated with legacy systems, transition states, and decommissioning activities, safeguarding the organisation’s security posture during change.
• Providing strategic guidance on secure software development, including secure-by-design principles, identity and access management, API security, encryption, and DevSecOps integration.
• Defining and assuring secure network and infrastructure architectures across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments, ensuring resilient, standardised, and secure connectivity across the Group.
• Conducting security design reviews, threat modelling, and risk assessments, communicating risks and mitigation strategies effectively while collaborating with stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and organisational risk appetite.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Solution Security Architect within large, complex organisations, delivering secure and scalable solutions.
• Strong expertise in software security, including secure application design, integration patterns, and secure-by-design principles.
• Deep knowledge of network security, covering segmentation, secure connectivity, and cloud networking across hybrid environments.
• Ability to communicate security risks clearly and pragmatically to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Experience supporting technology simplification, legacy reduction, or platform modernisation initiatives within enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of regulated environments, ideally within financial services or insurance, with awareness of compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with modern security architecture principles, including zero trust, alongside experience with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure, AWS) and agile or DevSecOps delivery models.

Benefits

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance‑related bonus plan and valuable share schemes.
• Generous pension contribution.
• Life assurance.
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only).
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday.
• Competitive family leave.
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand‑new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only).
• There are many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online.
• We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience.