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Security Architect
City of London
38 minutes ago
Full-time
On-site
City of London, London
£90,000 - £110,000 GBP yearly
Security
Security Architect | London | £90,000-£110,000 | PCI DSS 4.0 | GCP | GKE
We're working with a growing, PE-backed technology business operating at the heart of the global payments and travel ecosystem. Following significant investment and continued product growth, they are strengthening their security capability and looking for an experienced Security Architect to play a key role in that journey.This is a varied position combining security architecture with hands-on technical involvement. You'll work closely with engineering, platform and product teams to improve security across a modern cloud environment, tackle existing security debt and help embed security earlier into the development lifecycle.
No visa sponsorship is available for this role.
Please review the below and contact Lorenz Pasch at Hays Recruitment ASAP | | (phone number removed)
Please also connect with me on LinkedIn and connect with me if you are good match for the role, and I will come back to you ASAP
What you'll be doing
Own and develop security architecture across cloud, applications, APIs and infrastructure
Support and maintain PCI DSS 4.0 compliance, including audit and evidence requirements
Strengthen security across a predominantly GCP and Kubernetes/GKE environment
Drive DevSecOps and Shift Left security practices across engineering
Improve application, API, IAM and data security
Work with modern cloud security tooling across vulnerability, posture and threat management
Support SOC 2 and wider security governance requirements
Provide security input into customer RFPs and technical implementations
Help move the organisation from reactive security activity towards a mature, continuous BAU security modelWhat we're looking for
Strong experience as a Security Architect, Cloud Security Architect or senior Security Engineer
PCI DSS experience is essential, ideally including PCI DSS 4.0
Strong cloud security experience across GCP, AWS or Azure
Experience with Kubernetes/container security
Strong understanding of application and API security
DevSecOps, CI/CD and secure SDLC experience
Experience with security tooling such as Wiz, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto or equivalent
Comfortable being hands-on as well as operating at architectural level
Strong communication skills and the ability to influence engineering and senior stakeholdersPayments or fintech experience would be useful, but isn't essential if you have strong PCI and cloud security credentials.
Why consider it?
This is an opportunity to join at a genuinely interesting point of change. You'll have the chance to make an immediate impact on the security environment, while new security engineering capability is being built around you.
As the team grows, the position is expected to become increasingly focused on architecture, strategy and technical leadership, with potential longer-term leadership opportunities.
London | Permanent | £90,000-£110,000 + potential flexibility for an exceptional candidate
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
We're working with a growing, PE-backed technology business operating at the heart of the global payments and travel ecosystem. Following significant investment and continued product growth, they are strengthening their security capability and looking for an experienced Security Architect to play a key role in that journey.This is a varied position combining security architecture with hands-on technical involvement. You'll work closely with engineering, platform and product teams to improve security across a modern cloud environment, tackle existing security debt and help embed security earlier into the development lifecycle.
No visa sponsorship is available for this role.
Please review the below and contact Lorenz Pasch at Hays Recruitment ASAP | | (phone number removed)
Please also connect with me on LinkedIn and connect with me if you are good match for the role, and I will come back to you ASAP
What you'll be doing
Own and develop security architecture across cloud, applications, APIs and infrastructure
Support and maintain PCI DSS 4.0 compliance, including audit and evidence requirements
Strengthen security across a predominantly GCP and Kubernetes/GKE environment
Drive DevSecOps and Shift Left security practices across engineering
Improve application, API, IAM and data security
Work with modern cloud security tooling across vulnerability, posture and threat management
Support SOC 2 and wider security governance requirements
Provide security input into customer RFPs and technical implementations
Help move the organisation from reactive security activity towards a mature, continuous BAU security modelWhat we're looking for
Strong experience as a Security Architect, Cloud Security Architect or senior Security Engineer
PCI DSS experience is essential, ideally including PCI DSS 4.0
Strong cloud security experience across GCP, AWS or Azure
Experience with Kubernetes/container security
Strong understanding of application and API security
DevSecOps, CI/CD and secure SDLC experience
Experience with security tooling such as Wiz, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto or equivalent
Comfortable being hands-on as well as operating at architectural level
Strong communication skills and the ability to influence engineering and senior stakeholdersPayments or fintech experience would be useful, but isn't essential if you have strong PCI and cloud security credentials.
Why consider it?
This is an opportunity to join at a genuinely interesting point of change. You'll have the chance to make an immediate impact on the security environment, while new security engineering capability is being built around you.
As the team grows, the position is expected to become increasingly focused on architecture, strategy and technical leadership, with potential longer-term leadership opportunities.
London | Permanent | £90,000-£110,000 + potential flexibility for an exceptional candidate
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)