Job Description
Howdens Joinery have an exciting brand-new opportunity as an Information Security Architect to join our growing Cyber team.
As our trusted expert and advisor, you’ll design secure, scalable, and forward-thinking solutions that empower Howdens’ digital transformation while protecting what matters most. You’ll work at the cutting edge of infrastructure, cloud, and application security — influencing key design decisions and ensuring our technology landscape remains resilient, compliant, and ready for the future.
This is a permanent opportunity based from our office in Northampton where you will be required to work onsite 2 days per week.
What will I be doing as an InfoSec Architect?
1. Collaborate across business, technical, and service teams to design and deliver security solutions that enhance cybersecurity maturity, reduce risk, and align with broader business objectives and priorities.
2. Engage with stakeholders to understand and balance competing business needs, technical constraints, and security requirements, ensuring practical and effective outcomes.
3. Lead and contribute to solution design and re-architecture initiatives, assessing technical options in partnership with the Head of Information Security and Enterprise Architecture, and ensuring solutions are secure, maintainable, and scalable.
4. Conduct proactive s...