Lead Security Architect - CISSP - Banking
Posted 1 day ago by Rothstein Recruitment
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Lead Security Architect role is a pivotal position within a leading retail and corporate bank, focusing on modernizing technology and core banking systems. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical knowledge in information security (CISSP) and demonstrate excellent leadership and communication skills. Responsibilities include guiding a diverse team, managing security risks, and supporting technology change initiatives. A solid understanding of the intersection between risk management and information security in a financial services context is essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage a diverse team of security experts.
- Support technology change initiatives to deliver secure solutions.
- Communicate complex security issues to a wide audience, including non-technical colleagues.
- Identify information security risks and develop creative solutions.
- Foster strong interpersonal relationships across engineering, product, compliance, and business teams.
- Understand and apply core privacy concepts in technology change initiatives.
- Work within the Financial Services sector, particularly in regulated environments.
Key Skills:
- CISSP certification or capability to attain it.
- Solid experience in information security (technical and non-technical).
- Experience in leading and managing teams.
- Strong communication skills.
- Knowledge of risk management and its relation to information security.
- Experience in financial services or highly regulated industries.
- Understanding of privacy concepts related to technology change.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Lead Security Architect - CISSP - Banking
Excellent opportunity for an experienced Lead Security Solutions Architect with strong, current technical knowledge (CISSP) and excellent interpersonal skills to join a leading retail and corporate bank as they modernise the technology and core banking systems.
Requirements:
- Information Security - Solid, practical and demonstrable experience of information security (technical and non technical aspects)
- Technology Change – Demonstrable experience of supporting technology change initiatives to deliver solutions securely
- You are a confident leader, able to set the tone and direction for a diverse team of subject matter experts, offering coaching and support as required
- You are a skilled communicator, able to convey complex security issues to a wide audience, including non-technical colleagues.
- You love building strong interpersonal relationships across engineering, product, compliance, and business teams to foster a culture of shared security ownership.
- You are great at identifying information security risks and you enjoy finding creative solutions problems.
- You have a wide range of information security knowledge and, crucially, you are aware of your own knowledge gaps and able to seek support and guidance as required.
- You understand the intersection of Risk Management and Information Security and how these relate to each other in a Financial Service business 3LoD model.
- Hold or have the capability to attain appropriate external qualifications, such as Certified Information Systems Security Professional CISSP.
- Privacy – You don’t need to be a privacy expert but you will require a good understanding of core privacy concepts and how these apply to technology change initiatives
- Line Management – Previous experience leading and managing teams
- Financial Services - Experience working in FS or other highly regulate industry
- Intra-Group – Experience working in a intra-group outsourcing arrangement
- Security Manager
- Change The Bank CTB
- Security Consulting
- System Modernisation
- Security Architect
- Information Security
- Core Banking
- Bank
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Line Manager
- Technology Change