Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Infosec Architect involves supporting a major UK banking technology transformation program by providing embedded information security consultancy focused on data, AI, and automation. The position requires collaboration with engineering, product, and delivery teams to ensure secure development and delivery of solutions. It emphasizes hands-on security practices, risk assessment, and stakeholder engagement within a regulated banking environment. Candidates should possess a strong background in information security across both technical and non-technical domains.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide practical information security consultancy for data, AI, and automation projects.
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and delivery teams to build secure solutions.
- Conduct risk assessments and provide security advice throughout the project lifecycle.
- Identify security risks and propose pragmatic solutions.
- Engage with stakeholders to ensure compliance with security best practices.
- Support technology change initiatives from design through delivery.
- Perform supplier due diligence and privacy impact assessments.
- Maintain knowledge of information security best practices and regulatory expectations.
Key Skills:
- Practical information security experience in technical and non-technical domains.
- Strong understanding of secure change, secure SDLC, and threat modeling.
- Experience with data platforms, automation, RPA, ML, and AI technologies.
- Knowledge of privacy concepts and their application in technology delivery.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience in financial services or regulated environments.
- Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCSP, CISA, CIPP/E, CIPM, CDPSE, ISO 27001.
- Familiarity with AWS and Azure security practices.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Infosec Architect - Data, AI, Automation - Banking
Opportunity to join a major UK banking technology transformation programme as an embedded Information Security Consultant supporting data, AI and automation delivery. You’ll work directly with engineering, product and delivery teams to help build secure RPA, data, ML and GenAI solutions from inception through delivery. This is a hands-on secure-change role, combining practical security advice, risk assessment, privacy awareness and stakeholder partnership in a regulated banking environment.
Key experience
- Practical information security experience across both technical and non-technical domains
- Experience supporting technology change initiatives from design through delivery
- Strong understanding of secure change, secure SDLC, threat modelling and security risk assessment
- Experience working closely with engineers, product managers, delivery leads, testers and business stakeholders
- Ability to identify security risks and propose pragmatic, delivery-friendly solutions
- Exposure to data platforms, data pipelines, automation, RPA, ML, GenAI or AI-enabled change
- Good understanding of core privacy concepts and how they apply to technology delivery
- Experience with supplier due diligence, privacy impact assessments, project security assessments and control reviews
- Strong knowledge of information security best practice, risk frameworks and UK regulatory expectations
- Experience working in financial services or another highly regulated environment
- Comfortable operating autonomously and knowing when to engage specialist security, privacy or risk SMEs
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills
Information Security, Cyber Security, Secure Change, Security Consultant, Embedded Security, Data Security, AI Security, Automation, RPA, Robotic Process Automation, Machine Learning, GenAI, Data Pipelines, Secure SDLC, Threat Modelling, Risk Assessment, Control Assessment, Supplier Due Diligence, DPIA, Privacy Impact Assessment, Financial Services, Banking, Technology Transformation, Security Risk, Regulatory Compliance
CISSP CISM CRISC CCSP CISA CIPP/E CIPM CDPSE ISO 27001 AWS Security Specialty Azure Security Engineer AZ-500 SC-100 TOGAF SABSA Security+ CEH