Senior Security Architect: Cloud, Data & Identity

Intercity; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Annual pay reviews

All-company bonus scheme

Death in service cover

Employee assistance programme

Company pension

Structured learning & certifications

Strong career progression

Job summary

Intercity is seeking an experienced security architecture professional to design and lead secure, resilient and scalable technology solutions across the organisation. The successful candidate will define security architecture principles, translate business and technology requirements into robust security controls, and provide expert guidance across cloud, infrastructure, applications, data and identity.

The role involves defining standards, developing secure architectures, leading across hybrid

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent professional experience in cyber security or information security.
• Professional certification such as CISSP, CISM, SABSA, CCSP, GIAC, TOGAF or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Define security architecture principles, standards and reference architectures.
• Develop secure solution architectures aligned with objectives, risk appetite and regulatory requirements.
• Provide leadership across cloud, on‑premises, hybrid infrastructure, applications, networks, data and identity.
• Assess technologies to identify security risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Conduct threat modelling and security risk assessments with mitigations.
• Translate complex security requirements into practical, cost‑effective solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, data, risk, compliance and delivery teams throughout the lifecycle.
• Advise on identity management, encryption, secrets management and security monitoring.
• Support secure‑by‑design and DevSecOps practices.
• Document security decisions in architecture repositories and records.
• Monitor threats and regulatory developments and assess impact.
• Provide leadership during security incidents and remediation activities.
• Contribute to security strategy, roadmaps, policies and continuous improvement.
• Present risks and recommendations to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

Threat modelling

Risk management

Communication skills

Security governance

Leadership

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent

Professional security certification

Job description

Intercity is seeking an experienced security architecture professional to design and lead secure, resilient and scalable technology solutions across the organisation. The successful candidate will define security architecture principles, translate business and technology requirements into robust security controls, and provide expert guidance across cloud, infrastructure, applications, data and identity.

The role involves defining standards, developing secure architectures, leading across hybrid