I am recruiting for a Lead Security Architect for our very well established client within the Financial Services industry.
This position offers a flexible hybrid role, where you will only need to attend site approx. 50% of the time, with flexibility on working hours.
Lead Security Architect
Permanent
Location: Leeds - Hybrid working model
Salary: to £80,000 + Good Benefits
Key skills:
- Champion a modern security posture - threat informed and focused on measurable reduction of attack surface.
- Security architecture strategy & guardrails - define and evolve the security patterns, principles, standards, and roadmaps that guide projects and platforms.
- Secure-by-design delivery - partner with solution architects, SMEs and delivery teams to embed controls and use threat-led thinking throughout discovery, design, build, and delivery; ensure designs meet policy and technical standards.
- Act as senior architectural voice for high impact initiatives, aligning security capabilities to business outcomes and risk profiles, and shaping option analysis with clear trade-offs.
- Architecture governance - drive effective design reviews and signoffs; document how solutions interact with the wider enterprise and ensure compliance with our delivery and assurance frameworks.
- Cross-Technology influence - collaborate across Technology and business domains to translate strategy into target designs, balancing resilience with productivity and simplification.
- Partner with our Assurance team to land the right controls at the right stages, ensuring risk is actively surfaced and owned.
- Communicate complex security choices simply - at meetings/workshops, in option papers, and roadmaps that influence senior stakeholders and unblock decisions.
- Breadth and depth in IT/security architecture, with a track record delivering secure designs and steering multiteam programmes.
- Stakeholder leadership - comfortable influencing senior leaders and guiding engineers/SMEs; strong documentation and communication skills.
Desirable Skills:
- Knowledge of well-known Frameworks (e.g., NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001) and the ability to apply them pragmatically within delivery.
- Team leadership experience either as a virtual team or direct line management experience.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM).
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IT Security Architect - Hybrid - Leeds employer: W Talent
W Talent is an exceptional employer that values its employees by offering a dynamic work culture and opportunities for professional growth within the property sector. With a focus on compliance and high standards, employees are empowered to make impactful decisions while enjoying the flexibility of a field-based role across the vibrant South Mids/North London region. The company fosters collaboration with internal teams and external contractors, ensuring a supportive environment where innovative solutions thrive.
