Security Architect - Financial Services (Remote)

About the Role

We are looking for a talented Security Architect to join our team on a fully remote basis. This Security Architect remote position is focused on the financial services sector, where you will play a critical role in shaping and governing cybersecurity solutions. With a contract duration of six months, this role offers the potential for extension, allowing you to make a significant impact in a highly regulated environment.

What You'll Do

• Own the end-to-end security architecture for large-scale cybersecurity initiatives within financial services.
• Produce high-quality architectural artifacts from conceptual and logical designs through to detailed solution architecture.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, security strategy, regulatory obligations, and business objectives.
• Provide architectural leadership to delivery teams, resolving technical dependencies, risks, and design challenges.
• Work closely with product teams, security, risk, and engineering to ensure secure, resilient, and cost-effective solutions.
• Perform architecture assurance and governance, reviewing designs and deliverables from internal teams and third-party suppliers.
• Contribute to Information Security, Digital, and Data strategies, ensuring designs support future-state capabilities.
• Identify opportunities for security-led innovation, balancing new technologies with enterprise standards and roadmaps.
• Stay current with cybersecurity trends and threats, translating insights into pragmatic, deliverable architecture.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Security Architect delivering complex cyber solutions in financial services.
• Strong delivery background across domains such as IAM, Threat Detection & Response, Attack Surface Management, Infrastructure Security, and Data Protection.
• Hands-on experience designing security solutions in AWS environments.
• End-to-end delivery experience across multi-technology programs and projects.
• Strong understanding of financial services risk, regulatory and control frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Solid architectural foundation using TOGAF, UML, and agile delivery methodologies.
• Commercial awareness, including solution costing, vendor engagement, and procurement frameworks.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or equivalent.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and engagement with cybersecurity best practices.

Nice to Have

• Experience with DevSecOps practices.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as GDPR and PCI-DSS.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and their implications for cybersecurity.

What We Offer

• Competitive daily rate of £800, translating to an annual salary of approximately £208,000.
• Fully remote work environment, allowing for flexibility and work-life balance.
• Opportunity to work on high-impact projects within a leading financial services organization.
• Collaborative and innovative team culture.
• Access to ongoing professional development and training opportunities.