Enterprise Information Security Architect

Group Support Services; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK enterprise is seeking an experienced Enterprise Information Security Architect to ensure systems and services are secure by design. The role involves providing strategic advice, overseeing security architecture, and guiding decision-making processes. The ideal candidate will possess relevant professional certifications and a deep understanding of cyber security risks. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary with yearly review

Pension with matched contributions

Up to 35 days annual leave

Cashback plan for healthcare costs

Bonus scheme for all colleagues

Training and development opportunities

Discounts from shops and entertainment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in providing security assurance across IT change.
• Strong understanding of secure and privacy-by-design principles.
• Demonstrable knowledge of cyber and information security risks.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert oversight and strategic challenge in security architecture.
• Act as a trusted risk advisor to IT leaders and architects.
• Ensure security is integrated into architectural decisions.
• Shape information security architecture and governance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Cyber security knowledge

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Education

Relevant professional certification (e.g. TOGAF, CISSP)

Job description

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Group Support Services

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Posted:

12.08.2025

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26.09.2025

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More about your role

As part of the second line of defence, the Enterprise Information Security Architect provides expert oversight and strategic challenge to ensure the organisation's systems, services, and technology programmes are secure by design.

This role acts as a trusted risk advisor to enterprise and solution architects, IT leaders, and change teams, ensuring that security, resilience, and data protection are embedded into architecture decisions from the outset. It provides independent assurance that technology solutions align with organisational policies, risk appetite, and regulatory obligations, helping to reduce exposure and build long-term security maturity.

Playing a key role in shaping information security architecture, governance, supporting secure design patterns, and guiding the organisation towards consistent, risk-informed decision-making.

The EssentialCriteria for this role is listed below.

• Proven experience in providingindependent security or architectural assurance across IT change, enterprise architecture, or transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of secure-by-design and privacy-by-design principles, with the ability to challenge and guide design decisions against risk appetite.
• Demonstrable knowledge of cyber and information security risks, including data protection, cloud security, and control assurance in complex environments.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence to engage and influence architects, IT leadership, and governance forums.
• Relevant professional certification (e.g. TOGAF, SABSA, CISSP, CISM) or equivalent experience in enterprise or security architecture within a risk or GRC function.

More about you

You're a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of architecture, cyber, or information security, and you know that secure design is fundamental to building trust, resilience, and business value. You're comfortable operating in the second line of defence, or a similar GRC function, and bring the confidence to challenge constructively, guide decision-making, and influence architectural outcomes.

You thrive on translating complex security risks into practical design principles and are comfortable navigating technical detail, governance forums, and business conversations alike. You understand the importance of aligning technology decisions with risk appetite and regulatory expectations, and you do so without blocking progress.

Above all, you bring credibility, clarity, and a calm, professional presence to fast-paced environments. You see the bigger picture, and you're motivated by helping the organisation make safer, smarter decisions, by design.

The Benefits

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for.

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include:

• Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly
• Pension with matched contributions up to 7%
• Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell leave
• Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year
• A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%
• Training and development
• Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more