Lead Security Solution Architect
We are seeking a Lead Security Solution Architect to define and deliver secure, scalable technology solutions across a complex enterprise environment. In this strategic role, you will translate business and technical requirements into robust security architectures, ensuring that solutions align with organisational risk appetite, regulatory obligations, and industry best practice. You will work closely with engineering, infrastructure, cloud, application, data, and governance teams to embed security throughout the solution lifecycle, from early design and architecture through implementation and operational handover.
Your responsibilities will include developing security architecture principles, reference designs, standards, and patterns; reviewing proposed solutions and identifying risks, control gaps, and opportunities for improvement; and providing clear, pragmatic recommendations to technical and senior business stakeholders. You will lead architecture assurance activities, support threat modelling and risk assessments, and contribute to the design of identity and access management, network security, cloud security, application protection, data security, monitoring, resilience, and incident response capabilities. You will also help establish consistent security practices across programmes, mentor other architects and security professionals, and influence decision-making where priorities, cost, delivery, and risk must be balanced.
You will bring substantial experience in security architecture or a closely related discipline, with a strong understanding of enterprise security principles, secure-by-design practices, and modern cloud environments. Experience across architecture frameworks, threat modelling methodologies, security controls, and relevant regulatory or compliance requirements is essential. Professional certifications such as CISSP, SABSA, CISM, CCSP, or equivalent qualifications would be advantageous. You should be an excellent communicator who can explain complex security concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, challenge constructively, and build trusted relationships at all levels. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound judgement, strong leadership, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering practical solutions that enable business objectives without compromising security.
Lead Security Solution Architect
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