Security Architect
Posted 1 week ago by Robert Half
£85 Per hour
Inside
Hybrid
City Of London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Interim Security Architect involves working with a global consulting firm on a significant cybersecurity program for a major financial services organization. The position emphasizes firewall governance, network segmentation, and architectural assurance across various security domains. The candidate is expected to have a strong background in security architecture and experience in the financial services sector. The role is hybrid, requiring one day per week onsite in the City of London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct security architecture reviews and embed security into technical solution design.
- Perform firewall rule set reviews, including standard, next-gen, and virtualized platforms.
- Design and manage secure connectivity and segmentation patterns aligned with policy.
- Validate firewall rules against approved zoning and segmentation models.
- Lead small teams, oversee analyst output, and provide technical assurance to stakeholders.
- Work across cyber functions to operationalize security processes and controls.
- Analyze legacy systems, identify architectural risks, and propose improvements.
- Create and deliver knowledge transfer material and process documentation.
- Ensure compliance with financial and criminal checks.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in security architecture reviews.
- Strong expertise in firewall rule set reviews.
- Ability to design secure connectivity and segmentation patterns.
- Experience validating firewall rules against zoning models.
- Leadership skills to manage small teams and oversee analyst output.
- Comfortable working across cyber functions.
- Experience in legacy system analysis.
- Ability to create knowledge transfer material and documentation.
- Experience in financial services, ideally within banking.
Salary (Rate): £600/day
City: City of London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Interim Security Architect – Financial Services
Robert Half is recruiting on behalf of a global consulting firm for an experienced Security Architect to become an associate for the consulting firm on a large-scale cybersecurity programme for a major financial services organisation. The focus is on firewall governance, network segmentation, and architectural assurance across multiple security domains.
Key Details:
- Start: ASAP (c.2 week lead time for onboarding and paperwork)
- Location: Hybrid – 1 day per week onsite in City of London
- Duration: Initial 6-month contract, strong likelihood of extension
- Rate: £600/day via PAYE (PLUS 12.07% holiday pay) (PAYE with employer’s NI & tax deducted at source – no umbrella company admin fees)
Requirements:
- Proven experience in security architecture reviews and embedding security into technical solution design
- Strong expertise in firewall rule set reviews , including standard, next-gen, and virtualised platforms
- Ability to design and manage secure connectivity and segmentation patterns aligned with policy
- Experience validating firewall rules against approved zoning and segmentation models
- Able to lead small teams, oversee analyst output, and provide technical assurance to stakeholders
- Comfortable working across cyber functions to operationalise security processes and controls
- Experience in legacy system analysis , identifying architectural risks and proposing improvements
- Ability to create and deliver knowledge transfer material and process documentation
- Must have experience working in financial services , ideally within banking
Additional Info:
Full financial and criminal checks will be conducted – CCJs or undeclared issues may lead to disqualification.