Venn Group are recruiting for a contract Lead Security Architect to provide essential security architecture expertise across various domains throughout EMEA within a bank in London. This role will focus on leading enterprise architecture and solutions architecture to maintain processes and implement solutions which meeting business and technology objectives against security requirements.
The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and demonstrable experience in application security, cloud security and infrastructure security, and be able to drive and confidently contribute to the developing technical security strategy domain.
Applicants must have an excellent track record of keeping up with security matters in relation to applications, cloud security and all traditional infrastructure. Combining both technical aspects with business-facing requirements, making it essential that candidates have experience engaging with various stakeholders to enable cross-team and cross-region collaboration.
The role will involve refreshing and maintaining the security architecture process, enabling the enterprise to develop and implement security solutions and capabilities that are clearly aligned with business, technology, and risk drivers.
Developing and maintaining security artefacts, such as models, templates, standards, and procedures, to leverage security capabilities in projects and operations will be needed to validate IT designs and recommend changes to enhance security and reduce risk.
Strong hands-on technical experience and knowledge will be necessary to influence and co-ordinate teams across IT such as DevSecOps and cloud teams and be able to advocate and embed good security practises.
The candidate must have experience working in a team-based environment while being able to liaise with all levels of the business across all regions, with specific focus on mentoring junior team members. You will also be being able to coordinate multiple different assignments and working to a deadline.
To explore this opportunity further, please apply to this advert to contact Venn Group’s Financial Services Team, alternatively please contact the Financial Services team at Venn Group on 020 7557 7667 and email your CV to mailto:fsops@venngroup.com fsops@venngroup.com.