Senior Security Architect — Cloud, Data & Identity Leadership

Intercity; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday (including bank)

Annual pay reviews

Holiday buy scheme

All‑company bonus scheme

Death in service cover

Employee assistance programme

Company pension

Active social calendar

Structured learning & certifications

Job summary

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

Your role includes leading threat modelling, risk assessments and design reviews, collaborating with engineering, product, data and

Qualifications

• Experience in senior security architecture roles across enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks, risk methodologies and design patterns.
• Proven track record delivering secure cloud solutions (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Expertise in IAM, encryption, threat modelling and secure-by-design practices.
• Ability to balance security with usability and delivery timelines.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and written reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate enterprise security architecture principles and standards.
• Lead secure solution architectures aligned with business goals and risk appetite.
• Provide security leadership across cloud, on‑prem, hybrid, apps and networks.
• Assess technologies for security risks and improvement opportunities.
• Conduct threat modelling, risk assessments and design reviews with mitigations.
• Translate requirements into practical, cost‑effective technical solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering, data, risk, compliance and delivery teams.
• Advise on IAM, encryption, secrets management and monitoring.
• Support secure‑by‑design and DevSecOps practices across projects.
• Ensure architecture decisions are documented and traceable.
• Monitor threats/regulatory developments and assess impact.
• Provide technical leadership during security incidents and remediation.
• Contribute to security strategy, roadmaps and policies.

Skills

Senior security architecture

Security architecture frameworks

Cloud security design

Identity and access management

Threat modelling

Risk management

Security governance

DevSecOps

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree or equivalent in cyber security/IT

CISSP

CISM

SABSA

CCSP

GIAC

TOGAF

NIST CSF

Tools

SABSA

TOGAF

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

CIS Controls

Job description

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

Your role includes leading threat modelling, risk assessments and design reviews, collaborating with engineering, product, data and