Lead Security Architect

NewDay Technology Limited; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Security Architect to lead the design and implementation of cloud security solutions. This permanent role offers the chance to work collaboratively on innovative projects that enhance security across various platforms. You will be at the forefront of developing security policies and architecture, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and working with agile teams to deliver secure solutions. Join a dynamic environment that values career growth and innovation, where your expertise will directly impact the security of cutting-edge financial products.

Qualifications

• Experience as a security architect across various business domains.
• Strong understanding of cloud security architectures and principles.
• Relevant certifications in security architecture.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on plans for cloud-based solutions and security policies.
• Implement and design API security and container security.
• Oversee security requirements during change projects.

Skills

Security Architecture

Cloud Security

Distributed Systems Design

Threat Modeling

Agile Methodologies

Education

Relevant Certifications (SABSA, TOGAF, CISSP, CISM)

Tools

Azure

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

time left to apply End Date: May 17, 2025 (7 days left to apply)

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What you will deliver

1. Collaborate on plans for cloud-based solutions, including transition strategies, bundling strategies for multiple cloud offerings, risk assessment, and roadmap planning.
2. Develop and maintain enterprise-level security design and policies for development, infrastructure, or other technology projects.
3. Develop, maintain, own, and regularly update security architecture artifacts and views, including technology stack, information flows, solutions, and services.
4. Implement and design API security, container security, Azure, and AWS cloud security.
5. Work with multi-disciplinary teams to develop security procedures and guidelines supporting information security policies.
6. Oversee and ensure security requirements are set and implemented during change projects.
7. Collaborate with the InfoSec Risk and Compliance team to embed security requirements from risk assessments into the Security Architecture.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Experience as a security architect across various business domains, from an end-to-end perspective.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems design, resilience, and cloud security architectures.
• Experience working with autonomous agile teams.
• High-level knowledge of security principles, control frameworks, threat modeling, and cloud security risks.

Desirable

• Understanding of the Payments industry and embedded finance.
• Experience in Service Provider or SaaS Platform environments.
• Knowledge of security and compliance standards like PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR.
• Experience in software engineering.
• Familiarity with Identity services, SSO, OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML.
• Knowledge of Secure Development, CI/CD, DevSecOps practices.
• Relevant certifications such as SABSA, TOGAF, CISSP, CISM.

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Type: Permanent

About Us

We help people move forward with credit and support our colleagues' career growth.

Through innovative credit and embedded finance products powered by groundbreaking technology, we process over 300 million transactions annually.

Our brands include Aqua, Marbles, Fluid, Bip, and NewPay, partnering with brands like AO, Argos, Boohoo, John Lewis, and LloydsBank.

Supported by over 5 million UK customers through our award-winning customer service.