Mid-sized financial services firm seeks an experienced and strategic Enterprise Security Architect at Director grade to join its growing team.
This key role will focus on shaping and advancing the organisation’s security architecture, ensuring it aligns with business objectives and adapts to the evolving threat landscape. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to integrate robust security measures across the enterprise, covering infrastructure, applications, and cloud environments. The position offers the opportunity to drive long-term architectural vision and influence security direction at a strategic level.
The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in enterprise-scale security design, with deep expertise in industry frameworks such as NIST and SABSA. A solid understanding of risk management, regulatory standards, and cloud security is essential, along with the ability to communicate and influence effectively at senior levels. Recognised certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or SABSA are highly valued. The firm is looking for a self-starter who can think strategically, lead initiatives, and embed security best practices throughout the organisation.
This is a hybrid role based in London, with two days per week required in the office. Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Salary £150,000-£160,000 + excellent bonus potential + benefits.