Lead Security Architect

FNZ Group; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

FNZ Group in Pune invites an experienced Lead Security Architect to shape secure platforms for global wealth management. You will report to Head of Security Architecture and act as advisor to business units, balancing risk and innovation while championing security across the technology stack.

In this role you will guide enterprise-wide security architecture, run Architecture Design Authority meetings, and work with engineering to deploy tooling that meets FNZ business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience designing security architectures for on-premises and cloud environments.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive security initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Create enterprise-wide security architecture designs and patterns.
• Lead Architecture Design Authority/Working Groups.
• Collaborate with engineering and business units to embed security.
• Stay updated on threats and mitigation strategies.
• Partner with cross-functional architects to align security with strategy.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

Threat modelling

Stakeholder communication

Security governance

Job description

Job Title

Lead Security Architect

Location

Pune

Role Description

At FNZ, our purpose is to make wealth management more accessible, bringing easier, fairer and more inclusive solutions to people worldwide. Here in the Architecture Office, we work to protect the platforms that support investment solutions for over 20 million people.

We are looking for an experienced Lead Security Architect, reporting to the Head of Security Architecture. You will have an excellent command of security principles and a demonstrated ability to design practical, secure solutions that exceed business needs. Your role in FNZ will be to work both as a change agent alongside business units as a trusted advisor and as an innovator, looking into and trialling new technology to benefit the business. You will be an extremely effective communicator to all audiences and highly motivated to make meaningful and high value improvements.

Specific Role Responsibilities

• Contribute to the creation of an enterprise-wide security architecture, comprising design, patterns and processes
• Run and develop Security Architecture Design Authority/Working Groups
• Work with FNZ business units as a trusted advisor to ensure security considerations are built into all new systems and applications
• Work alongside Engineering teams to trial and deploy security tooling that meets FNZ business needs
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of emerging security threats and trends, and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies
• Work closely with Application, Identity, Network and Infrastructure architects across the Group to align technology strategies

Experience required

Primary requirements

• Significant experience in designing and deploying security architectures across on-premises and public cloud.
• Proven ability to be a trusted business partner in a matrixed organisation, building strong relationships across hierarchies and business units
• Strong experience of identifying opportunities for change and then being the driving force for making the change happen
• Excellent ability to gather requirements and distil into suitable solutions that meet business needs
• Outstanding communication abilities in oral and written mediums you will be able to craft compelling messages to stakeholders of all levels

We are looking for individuals with strong security architecture experience in the one or more of the following:

• Product Security (Application, Cloud, CI/CD)
• Cryptography(PKI, Secrets, CLM)
• Threat Modelling
• Artificial Intelligence

Who are you?

• You are an expert at identifying the right solutions to solve ambiguous, open-ended problems that require you to prioritize among several different business and team objectives.
• You actively lead and participate in cross-team discussions, share knowledge, and contribute to team goals.
• You are tenacious, hungry for knowledge and able to juggle multiple competing organisation-wide objectives in the pursuit of delivering pragmatic and sustainable solutions.

About FNZ Culture

Our culture is what drives us. It's at the heart of who we are and everything we do. It's what inspires, excites and moves us forward. Our ambition is to create a culture for growth, one that opens up limitless opportunities for our employees, customers and the wider world. At FNZ we know that great impact is only possible with great teamwork.

Thats why we value the strength and diversity of thought in our global team.

The FNZ Way is the cornerstone of what we do. It is comprised of four values that set the standard for how everyone at FNZ interacts with each other, with our customers, and with all our diverse stakeholders around the world.

Customer obsessed for the long-term Think big and make an impact Act now and own it all the way Challenge, commit and win together

Read more about The FNZ Way and our values: www.fnz.com/culture

Opportunities

• Right from day one, you will work alongside exceptional, multicultural teams - experts in their respective fields - who will inspire and challenge you to make your greatest impact.
• Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the worlds largest companies;
• Working in a flexible and agile way that meets the needs of the business and personal circumstances;
• Remuneration, significant financial rewards and career advancement is based on individual contribution and business impact rather than tenure or seniority;
• We provide global career opportunities for our best employees at any of our offices in the UK, EU, US, Canada, South Africa and APAC.

Commitment to Equal Opportunities

At FNZ, we recognise that diversity, equity and inclusion are important factors contributing to our success. We embrace the unique perspective and capabilities of our current and future employees, which will help us continue to drive innovation and achieve our business goals. Recruitment decisions at FNZ are made in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to gender, ethnicity/race, faith, age, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, socio-economic background, disability or military veteran status where all applicants and employees are valued and respected.

In addition, we want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, if you require specific support please advise us.