Senior Solutions Architect - InfoSec (12 month FTC)

Coventry Building Society; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect specializing in InfoSec to join their Architecture team. This pivotal role focuses on delivering security architecture solutions in a dynamic, agile environment. You will engage with key stakeholders to define and communicate a shared vision while leading security initiatives across multiple product teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in identity services, compliance legislation, and Zero Trust Architecture. Join this forward-thinking organization to make a significant impact on their security strategy and help shape the future of information security.

Benefits

Bonuses

Recognition Programs

Well-being Support

Flexible Working Patterns

Qualifications

• Experience in agile environments, especially with SAFe framework.
• Ability to triage information security risks and define security architecture.

Responsibilities

• Provide security-related architectural direction and leadership.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects on security designs.

Skills

Identity Services

AD Migration

Entra ID

Information Security Risk Management

Compliance Legislation (UK Data Protection Act, GDPR, PCI DSS)

Zero Trust Architecture

Security Product Delivery

Education

Professional Security Certifications (CISSP, SABSA)

Tools

Cloud Security Architecture (AWS, Azure)

Database Security

SIEM

EDR

CASB

Firewalls

VPN

Secrets Management

Pen Testing Tools

Job description

Coventry Building Society has an exciting new role for a Senior Solutions Architect – InfoSec, to join CIDO.

This key position within the Architecture team offers an opportunity for an individual experienced in an agile, product-based environment, ideally within the SAFe framework.

You will be a significant contributor within a small team of specialist information security architects, working on projects and products with high strategic impact. You should have experience defining and communicating a shared technical and architectural vision across a Solution Train or similar in non-SAFe environments. You will act confidently as a direction setter and subject matter expert, engaging positively with key business and technical stakeholders. Your responsibilities include providing security-related architectural direction, expertise, and leadership at the Portfolio level.

This role requires working in the office for at least 2 days per week, shared between Manchester and Coventry.

About you

You will partner with Enterprise Architects to elaborate Epics and Capabilities, recommend security designs across multiple product teams and portfolios, and collaborate on the Development Value Streams.

You will coordinate security initiatives within the security architecture team, assist in delivering the Information Security strategy, and maintain high expertise in security architecture to influence business and architectural decisions. Your role includes defining the Info-Sec element of solution vision, roadmaps, and capabilities.

Additional responsibilities involve defining and prioritizing enablers for Architectural Runways, supporting security-related Non-functional Requirements, researching security technologies, and supporting design and steering of the Continuous Delivery pipeline. You will also play a critical role in PI planning, Agile Release Trains, and Solution Train workshops, and establish security content in the Solution Intent repository.

To be successful, you should demonstrate:

• Experience with identity services, AD migration, and Entra ID.
• The ability to identify and triage information security risks.
• Understanding of compliance legislation such as UK Data Protection Act 2018 / GDPR and PCI DSS.
• Knowledge of common attack tools, TTPs used by threats in UK Financial Services.
• Experience delivering security products, tools, and services to mitigate risks.
• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture.

Desirable skills include:

• Professional security certifications such as CISSP or SABSA.
• Experience implementing Cloud Security Architecture, especially in AWS (Azure is a plus).
• Designing and implementing Database security.
• Familiarity with security tools like SIEM, EDR, CASB, Firewalls, VPN, Secrets Management, Pen Testing tools.
• Implementing Enterprise Identity and Access Management Solutions.
• Awareness of software development practices, tools, and techniques.
• Experience working in a front-line IT security operational team.

About us

As a mutual, we aim to improve lives. With over 3,000 employees, we offer benefits beyond basic pay, including bonuses, recognition, and well-being support.

We promote diversity and inclusion, encouraging everyone to be themselves to strengthen our community.

Join us to build a meaningful career and make a difference in our award-winning Society.

Flexibility and inclusion

We value flexibility and are open to discussing alternative working patterns. Contact us to explore possibilities.

Disability Confident Employer

We are committed to providing opportunities for disabled applicants, offering interviews or assessments to those meeting minimum criteria and participating in the Disability Confident scheme.