Group Director: Strategic Security Architecture

LSEG; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Job summary

A global financial markets infrastructure provider in London seeks a Group Director, Head of Security Architecture to lead the Cyber Security Architecture team. This role involves strategy development, stakeholder management, and driving security standards across financial applications. The ideal candidate will have expertise in application security and financial market infrastructure technology, proven experience in management, and strong communication skills. This influential role offers a unique opportunity to impact security across major global projects and operations.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to work well under pressure, particularly during an incident.
• Deep expertise in Application Security and controls.
• Extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture across multiple Financial Services organisations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of strategy for the Security Architecture team.
• Manage performance, development, and wellbeing of a team of architects.
• Own relationships with key stakeholders, including Cyber Security peers and group CTO.

Skills

Application Security Architecture

Financial market infrastructure technology

Strong verbal and written communication

Experience managing high performing teams

Technology integration planning

Education

CISSP, CISMP or CISM

TOGAF certification

Tools

Agile practices

Automation tools

Financial applications

Job description

A global financial markets infrastructure provider in London seeks a Group Director, Head of Security Architecture to lead the Cyber Security Architecture team. This role involves strategy development, stakeholder management, and driving security standards across financial applications. The ideal candidate will have expertise in application security and financial market infrastructure technology, proven experience in management, and strong communication skills. This influential role offers a unique opportunity to impact security across major global projects and operations.