Security Architect

Sanderson; Milton Keynes; Híbrido; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sanderson is seeking a Principal Security Architect & Engineering Lead in Milton Keynes/London hybrid. You will own security architecture principles, set standards, and steer technical direction across cloud, platforms and emerging technologies, influencing senior stakeholders and driving secure outcomes.

You will partner with business and technology leaders to embed security into major transformation programmes, ensuring secure, scalable and resilient solutions while balancing delivery

Formación

• Significant experience in Security Architecture at principal/lead level.
• Proven ability to influence security architecture decisions across large programmes.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks and enterprise controls.
• Broad understanding of cloud security, networks, identity and applications.
• Experience engaging senior stakeholders and balancing security with business needs.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the development and implementation of security architecture strategies and roadmaps.
• Act as principal security architecture authority across transformation programmes.
• Provide technical leadership across security architecture and engineering.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to influence architectural decisions.
• Review designs, identify risks and propose pragmatic solutions.
• Promote secure-by-design across cloud, infrastructure and apps.
• Support technology transformation with evolving security capabilities.
• Translate complex risks into clear recommendations for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Champion governance and security engineering best practices.
• Build strong relationships and gain buy-in for security initiatives.

Conocimientos

Security Architecture

Strategic Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Cloud Security

Enterprise Security

Security Governance

Risk Management

Threat Modelling

Educación

CISSP/CISM/SABSA/TOGAF certification

Descripción del empleo

Principal Security Architect & Engineering Lead

Location: Milton Keynes / London - Hybrid (2 days per week)

Are you an experienced Security Architect who enjoys influencing technology strategy, challenging decisions and driving security improvements across an organisation?

We're working with a well-established organisation undergoing a significant five-year technology transformation, creating an exciting opportunity for a Principal Security Architect & Engineering Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping its future security landscape.

This is a highly visible position requiring someone who can combine strong technical security architecture expertise with strategic thinking, leadership and the confidence to engage and influence senior stakeholders.

You'll be instrumental in ensuring security is embedded into major technology initiatives, working closely with architecture, engineering, infrastructure and business leadership teams to deliver secure, scalable and resilient solutions.

The Opportunity

As Principal Security Architect & Engineering Lead, you'll take ownership of security architecture principles, standards and technical direction across a broad and evolving technology estate.

The organisation is embarking on significant investment across cloud technologies, digital platforms, CRM systems and emerging technologies, including AI.

You'll play a central role in ensuring these initiatives are designed securely from the outset, balancing security requirements with business objectives and delivery priorities.

This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys being a trusted security advisor, technical authority and influential voice in architectural decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of security architecture strategies, principles, standards and roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
• Act as the principal security architecture authority across major transformation programmes, ensuring security is embedded throughout solution design and delivery.
• Provide technical leadership and direction across security architecture and engineering activities.
• Partner with senior technology leaders, enterprise architects, engineering teams and business stakeholders to influence architectural decisions.
• Review and challenge solution designs, identifying security risks and recommending pragmatic, commercially sensible solutions.
• Drive secure-by-design principles across cloud, infrastructure, applications, identity and emerging technologies.
• Support the organisation's wider technology transformation, ensuring security capabilities evolve alongside new platforms and services.
• Translate complex technical security risks into clear, actionable recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Champion continuous improvement, architectural governance and security engineering best practices.
• Build strong relationships across the business, constructively challenging stakeholders and gaining buy-in for security initiatives.

What We're Looking For

We're particularly interested in individuals who bring a combination of technical credibility, strategic leadership and strong stakeholder engagement.

• Significant experience in Security Architecture, ideally operating at Principal, Lead or Senior Security Architect level.
• Proven experience influencing security architecture decisions across complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of security architecture frameworks, secure-by-design principles and enterprise security controls.
• Broad technical understanding across cloud security, infrastructure, networks, identity, applications and security engineering.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology transformation, modernisation or cloud adoption programmes.
• Ability to engage confidently with senior stakeholders, challenge established thinking and communicate security risks effectively.
• A pragmatic, solutions-focused approach, balancing security requirements with commercial and operational priorities.
• Experience working within regulated, financial services or similarly complex environments would be advantageous.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, SABSA or TOGAF would be beneficial.

The Person

Beyond technical expertise, we're looking for someone who can genuinely take ownership, command credibility and influence change.

You'll be comfortable working with senior and sometimes challenging stakeholders, confident in your recommendations and able to explain the reasoning behind architectural decisions.

You'll bring a collaborative but assertive approach, knowing when to challenge, when to compromise and how to build relationships that enable successful delivery.

Most importantly, you'll be someone who can operate strategically while remaining close enough to the technology to provide credible technical direction.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Play a key role in a major five-year technology transformation.
• Influence security architecture across cloud, digital platforms, infrastructure and emerging technologies.
• Work closely with senior technology and business leadership.
• Take ownership of architectural direction and help shape the organisation's future security capabilities.
• Join an established organisation offering long-term stability, investment and genuine opportunities to make an impact.