Senior Security Architect: Cloud & Risk Strategy Leader

PwC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Private medical cover

Volunteer days

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Senior Security Architect to lead the design of secure information security architectures and guide client projects. You will partner with enterprise and cloud architects to implement guardrails, define strategic security objectives, and advise on securing cloud/SaaS platforms such as Workday, SAP, Salesforce, and Oracle.

Travel to client sites is expected. Strong experience in security architecture, risk assessment, and governance is required, with certifications and consulting

Qualifications

• Security architecture across networks and enterprise cloud.
• Cloud well-architected frameworks and major CSPs (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Security frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27001, NIST 800-53, OWASP.
• Logging, monitoring, SIEM, threat detection, PKI knowledge.
• Willingness to travel to client sites and work in consulting.
• Consulting background with strong client-facing skills.
• Technical degree preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of secure information security architectures and guardrails.
• Partner with enterprise and cloud architects to deliver secure architectures.
• Define and execute strategic and operational security objectives for clients.
• Advise on securing cloud and SaaS platforms (Workday, SAP, Salesforce, Oracle).
• Assess threats, vulnerabilities, and security controls to identify risk.
• Develop risk metrics and insights to inform decisions.
• Lead client meetings and workshops, communicating threat and remediation options.
• Collaborate with alliance partners including Microsoft, Google, and AWS.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

Client-facing

Education

CISSP

TOGAF

SABSA

CISM

Azure/AWS/GCP certs

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

PwC is seeking a Senior Security Architect to lead the design of secure information security architectures and guide client projects. You will partner with enterprise and cloud architects to implement guardrails, define strategic security objectives, and advise on securing cloud/SaaS platforms such as Workday, SAP, Salesforce, and Oracle.

Travel to client sites is expected. Strong experience in security architecture, risk assessment, and governance is required, with certifications and consulting