Enterprise Architect Manager - Security

Sanderson; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 86,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Sanderson is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect Manager - Security in Leeds. You will lead the security architecture function, shaping secure technology strategy while enabling innovation in a hybrid work setting.

You will manage a team of architects, develop enterprise roadmaps, and ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards, partnering with senior leaders across the business.

Qualifications

• TOGAF certified (or equivalent enterprise architecture qualification).
• Strong understanding of security architecture, risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the security architecture practice, standards and design patterns.
• Align target architecture and roadmaps with strategic objectives.
• Develop and mentor a team of Domain and Solution Architects.
• Own and evolve enterprise-wide security architecture and roadmaps.
• Ensure decisions meet security, risk and regulatory requirements.
• Chair architecture review boards and guide secure adoption.
• Translate strategic security objectives into architectural direction.

Skills

Security architecture

Leadership

Cloud security

Stakeholder management

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Enterprise Architect Manager - Security to join a leading organisation as it delivers a secure, resilient and future-ready technology strategy. This is a key leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape enterprise security architecture, influence strategic technology decisions, and lead a high-performing architecture team.

As Enterprise Architect Manager - Security, you'll lead the security architecture capability, ensuring technology solutions are secure, compliant and aligned with wider business, cloud and data strategies. Working closely with senior technology and business leaders, you'll champion security by design while enabling innovation across a complex change portfolio.

The Role

Enterprise Architect Manager - Security

£96,000 + Benefits | Hybrid | Leeds

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Enterprise Architect Manager - Security to join a leading organisation as it delivers a secure, resilient and future-ready technology strategy. This is a key leadership role, offering the opportunity to shape enterprise security architecture, influence strategic technology decisions, and lead a high-performing architecture team.

As Enterprise Architect Manager - Security, you'll lead the security architecture capability, ensuring technology solutions are secure, compliant and aligned with wider business, cloud and data strategies. Working closely with senior technology and business leaders, you'll champion security by design while enabling innovation across a complex change portfolio.

The Role

• Lead the security architecture practice, standards and design patterns across the organisation.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to align target architecture and roadmaps with strategic objectives.
• Manage and develop a team of Domain and Solution Architects, providing leadership across architectural reviews and technology governance.
• Own and evolve enterprise-wide security architecture, frameworks and roadmaps.
• Ensure architectural decisions meet security, risk and regulatory requirements.
• Chair architecture review boards and provide guidance on secure technology adoption and integration.
• Coach and mentor architects to deliver high-quality, compliant solutions.
• Translate strategic security objectives into practical architectural direction.
  • Strong understanding of cloud, infrastructure, application and data security.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • A collaborative leader with a passion for developing teams and driving architectural best practice.

  This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping secure technology strategy while benefiting from a flexible hybrid working model, a competitive salary of £96,000, and an attractive benefits package.

About You

• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, ideally within financial services or another highly regulated environment.
  • Strong understanding of cloud, infrastructure, application and data security.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • A collaborative leader with a passion for developing teams and driving architectural best practice.

  This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping secure technology strategy while benefiting from a flexible hybrid working model, a competitive salary of £96,000, and an attractive benefits package.

• TOGAF certified (or equivalent enterprise architecture qualification).
• Deep expertise in security architecture, risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Strong understanding of cloud, infrastructure, application and data security.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A collaborative leader with a passion for developing teams and driving architectural best practice.

Reasonable Adjustments

Respect and equality are core values to us. We are proud of the diverse and inclusive community we have built, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives. Our success is driven by our people, united by the spirit of partnership to deliver the best resourcing solutions for our clients.

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