Lead Security Solution Architect — Hybrid & Flexible

SSE plc; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car or car allowance

Performance bonus

Benefits package

Job summary

SSE plc is seeking a Lead Security Solution Architect to shape security architecture across the organisation. You will lead a team of Security Solution Architects and Security Officers, guiding design, governance, and Secure by Design integration across programmes and services.

You will partner with senior business and technology leaders to set direction, enable risk-based decisions, and drive architectural quality, standards, and regulatory compliance within a large energy infrastructure

Qualifications

• Experience building and leading architecture teams.
• Pragmatic, inclusive leadership balancing security, risk, cost, complexity and delivery.
• Accountability for security architecture outcomes, governance decisions and organisational change.
• Strong understanding of security architecture, risk management and regulatory frameworks (NIST, ISO/IEC 62443, NCSC CAF, Cyber Essentials).
• Excellent stakeholder engagement with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, governance, and strategic direction for security architecture activities across the organisation, ensuring alignment with business objectives, technology strategy, and risk appetite.
• Lead, develop, and support a team of Security Solution Architects and Security Officers, creating a high-performing environment focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
• Be accountable for the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of security architecture deliverables and decision-making within your team.
• Define, assure, and oversee security requirements and controls across multiple products, projects, and platforms, aligned with Secure by Design principles, enterprise standards, and regulatory obligations.
• Act as a recognised authority for security architecture, providing direction on complex or high-risk initiatives and ensuring alignment with target architecture and governance requirements.

Skills

Security Architecture

Leadership

Team Development

Governance & Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

SSE plc is seeking a Lead Security Solution Architect to shape security architecture across the organisation. You will lead a team of Security Solution Architects and Security Officers, guiding design, governance, and Secure by Design integration across programmes and services.

You will partner with senior business and technology leaders to set direction, enable risk-based decisions, and drive architectural quality, standards, and regulatory compliance within a large energy infrastructure