Cyber Security Architect

Leap29; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Life assurance

Training budget

Architecture shaping opportunity

Job summary

Leap29 is seeking a Cyber Security Architect for a rapidly growing financial services client. In a cloud-first environment, you will help shape the enterprise security strategy and design secure architectures while engaging with executive stakeholders.

The role is predominantly remote with occasional travel to the London office for workshops and governance activities. You will lead security design reviews, IAM, cloud security, data protection, and support audits in a regulated sector.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Cyber Security Architect or similar.
• Experience designing security solutions across Azure and AWS.
• Experience implementing Zero Trust strategies.
• Knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls.
• Experience in regulated financial services.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise cyber security architecture standards and roadmaps.
• Act as security authority across cloud, infrastructure, application, and data programmes.
• Design and implement Zero Trust security architectures.
• Review designs for alignment with security policies and regulations.
• Partner with stakeholders to balance security, risk, and business objectives.
• Lead threat modelling, risk assessments, and design reviews.
• Support governance frameworks and security controls improvements.
• Provide leadership across IAM, Cloud Security, Data Protection, and SOC initiatives.
• Contribute to audits and regulatory engagements.

Skills

Zero Trust

Cloud security

Stakeholder engagement

Security frameworks

Job description

Travel: London office 1-2 days per month

The Opportunity

Our client, a rapidly growing financial services organisation, is investing heavily in its cyber security capabilities and is seeking a Cyber Security Architect to help shape and deliver its enterprise security strategy.

Operating within a cloud-first environment, you will play a key role in designing secure architectures, influencing technology decisions, and ensuring security is embedded across major transformation initiatives. This is an opportunity to work closely with executive stakeholders while remaining hands-on in the design and governance of security solutions.

This role is predominantly remote, with occasional travel to the London office for key workshops, stakeholder engagement, and architecture governance activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise cyber security architecture standards, patterns, and roadmaps.
• Act as the security authority across cloud, infrastructure, application, and data transformation programmes.
• Design and implement Zero Trust security architectures.
• Review and approve solution designs, ensuring alignment with security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with technology and business stakeholders to balance security, risk, and commercial objectives.
• Lead threat modelling, risk assessments, and security design reviews.
• Support the continuous improvement of cyber governance frameworks and security controls.
• Provide technical leadership across Identity & Access Management, Cloud Security, Data Protection, and Security Operations initiatives.
• Contribute to audits and regulatory engagements within a highly regulated financial services environment.

Required Experience

• Proven experience operating as a Cyber Security Architect, Security Architect, Enterprise Security Architect, or similar role.
• Strong background designing security solutions across Azure and/or AWS environments.
• Experience implementing Zero Trust strategies and modern identity security controls.
• Excellent knowledge of security frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls.
• Experience working within financial services, banking, insurance, fintech, or other regulated sectors.
• Strong understanding of:
• Identity & Access Management
• Network Security
• Security Operations
• Data Security
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

What's on Offer

• Fully remote UK working model.
• Annual bonus.
• Life assurance.
• Training and certification budget.
• Opportunity to shape the security architecture function within a growing financial services organisation.