Security Architect

Security Architect

• Competitive salary
• Up to 25% annual bonus
• Up to 80% remote working options available

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Security Architect to join our team. In this role, you will develop strategic IT roadmaps, solutions, and standards for the security domain, ensuring effective governance and control and the delivery of business requirements, whilst minimising IT risk and optimising the IT estate.

The Security Architect is responsible for developing and maintaining security architectures to support NFU Mutual Business as Usual and Project activities. Reporting to the Head of Operational Architecture, the Security Architect will support the delivery of solutions that ensure that NFU Mutual operates within its risk appetite for Information Risk Management.

Responsibilities

Operating within the bounds of the Senior IT Architect role profile, the Security Architect will have the following domain specific responsibilities:

• Support the definition and creation of Security Architecture artefacts for NFUM including:

o Security Related Standards and Design Principles

o Creation and Maintenance of Design Patterns

o Architectural and System Building Blocks

• Creation and Maintenance of 3–5-year roadmaps for Security related products including establishing and maintaining vendor relationships
• Establish effective relationship with 2nd line defence teams to ensure that:

o NFUM policies and risk appetite is understood

o Defined Security Architectures reflect the policy and risk appetite of NFUM

• Establish effective relationships with other members of the 1st line of defence to ensure that the current threats and security events are understood and factored into the roadmap and solution for security architectures
• Ensure that the NFUM Information Assets can be protected against insider and external threats through the provision of Security Architectures
• Work with suppliers of Security related services to ensure that the services are providing appropriate coverage of the NFUM technology landscape so that Information Assets can be protected, and risks managed within NFUM risk appetite
• Ensure that NFUM security architectures remain fit for purpose by the monitoring of NFUM specific and industry threats through establishing relationships and working with other members of the IT Security team and Security service providers to ensure that NFUM security architectures are fit for purpose
• Production of Security viewpoints to support the creation of project related ISA and SDA documents across all architecture domains (Application, Data, Infrastructure/Technology and Service)
• Work with NFUM project stakeholders to ensure that Security Architecture requirements are effectively incorporated into project solutions and deliveries
• In collaboration with Group Procurement and business stakeholders, the preparation and execution of supplier and technology selection processes
• Where required, lead, manage, motivate and develop direct reports
• Provide subject matter expertise to assist with the impact assessment of operational incidents and IT Change to support effective decision making
• Deliver short term / one-off projects and activities as required by and to the standards and outcomes agreed with Line Management.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in playing a key role within an IT delivery function
• Broad experience across all aspects of an IT Service
• Working knowledge of all Architectural domains
• TOGAF 9 Foundation
• Security Domain experience including:

o Working within Security related projects and service provision

o Managed Security Service Provision

o Protection and Detection Capabilities

o Threat Intelligence and Analytics

o Experience of working to tight deadlines

• Working knowledge of:

o Emerging technologies and standards

o Wider IT market issues

o Architectural standards and methodologies e.g. TOGAF

o Architectural design patterns

o Presentation & influencing skills

• Good working knowledge of change lifecycle skills:

o Analysis & Requirements management,

o Functional Decomposition,

o Business models,

o Data modelling

Benefits and Rewards

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus (up to 25% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Private medical insurance + options to add family members
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

Working at NFU Mutual

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and are one of only 39 companies across the globe, and the only organisation with headquarters in the UK, to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2022 award. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.