Security Architect

Description:

An experienced Security Architect is needed for our client; a leading boutique investment bank, who trade cross asset derivatives, but particularly well known for Commodities and FX trading.

The Architecture division serves a pivotal role in transforming the IT landscape to facilitate business objectives. It enforces the discipline of thorough design processes from the conception to the delivery of a strategy or change. It works closely with other key functions such as business change and IT delivery to develop competencies to better serve business aspirations.

The Security Architect will work horizontally across the business, rolling out security standards and best practice, government and reporting across applications, data & infra. As such the security architect will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the firms digital assets.

The Security Architecture role will be reporting into the Head of Architecture, working closely with the Head of IT Risk & Cybersecurity.

As a Security Architect, you will collaborate closely with application and infrastructure teams to design robust Business and IT solutions that adhere to the agreed minimum security standards and aim for leading security practices.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a security architecture process that enables the enterprise to develop and implement secure solutions and capabilities that are clearly aligned with business, technology, and threat drivers.
• Define and deliver security architecture governance, ensuring that all IT projects and key initiatives are in alignment with our core security principles and the overall IT strategy.
• Provide expertise in security systems and architectures, cybersecurity trends, and emerging threats.
• Lead the development of security architecture and principles. Input into the development and updates of Technology Risk led standards.

Skills needed for the Security Architect role:

• Proven experience as a Security Architect or similar role in a financial services environment.
• Strong understanding of security by design principles and IT risk management.
• Strong knowledge and experience regarding security around Application and engineering builds
• Knowledge of current IT security technologies and infrastructure.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex security concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.