Security Architect

Vodafone Group Plc; Newbury; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary 10% yearly bonus

28 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private pension with Vodafone match

Private medical and dental coverage

Job summary

Vodafone is seeking a Security Architect to deliver strategic technical security input to major programmes, planning controls to counter emerging threats, and contributing to a blueprint of technical controls with corresponding roadmaps.

The role focuses on regulation, ensuring networks and services align with TSA/TSRs, and requires strong leadership, cross‑functional collaboration, and deep cyber security expertise within a global corporate environment.

Qualifications

• Provide security input to major programmes and security controls development.
• Define security policy and vendor selection guidance.
• Architect security controls and roadmaps across platforms and programmes.
• Ensure alignment with UK Telecommunications Security Act (TSA) and TSRs.

Responsibilities

• Impact on the business: deliver technology security input to major programmes and develop security controls against evolving threats.
• Leadership and teamwork: interact with Vodafone global central platforms and Local Markets across leadership and engineering levels.
• Innovation and change: influence global security strategy, roadmaps, and security patterns across Vodafone.

Skills

Cyber Security

Consultancy skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

UK TSA knowledge

Job description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

Role Purpose

At Vodafone, our Cyber Security, Technology Strategy, Architecture and Governance function plays a central role in enabling a secure, resilient, and future-ready organisation.

Within this the Security Architecture team leads the definition of technical security policy, security vendor selection, security guidance and Cyber Security system designs.

The Security Architect acts as a technical generalist at Business level, responsible for delivering strategic technology security input to major programmes, planning controls to counter emerging threats and evolving technology and contributing to a blueprint of technical controls with corresponding roadmaps.

This role will have a focus on regulation, ensuring that Vodafone's networks, platforms, systems, and services are Architected and Designed inline with the UK Telecommunications Security Act (TSA) and Telecommunications Security Requirements (TSRs).

What you’ll do

• Impact on the business: Opportunity to deliver technology security input to major programmes to ensure security is built into designs, develop security controls to counter emerging threats with evolving technology that will influence the security strategy.
• Leadership and teamwork: This is a Group level role that has the opportunity to impact and influence across Vodafone global central platforms and throughout our Local Markets. They will have opportunity to interact with all levels of the business across Leadership and Engineering.
• Innovation and change: With influence on Global Security Strategy, technology roadmaps, design patterns and security controls this role has the ability to influence and effect change widely across Vodafone.

Who you are

• Strong Technical background in Cyber Security, Consultancy Skills delivered in culturally aware global corporate environments
• Excellent communication capabilities to provide rapid and concise summaries of complex scenarios
• A proven track record of being able to manage stakeholders, the ability to build rapport quickly and the gravitas to push back in the appropriate manner when requiredWorking knowledge of UK Telecommunications Security Act (TSA)

Desired:

• Problem solving skills, Strong analysis skills, Technical Leadership
• CISSP, TOGAF, SABSA
• Knowledge of security standards – NCSC, ISO, NIST, CIS, OWASP Top 10
• Network, Data Centre, Cloud, Security Operations, Infosec
• SAFe(Scaled Agile) Agile (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Architect) , Process Improvement, Technical Authoring

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What’s in it for you

• Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
• Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.