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Security Architect - Applications, Bradford
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Location: Bradford, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 2d7188ca7be0
Job Views: 81
Posted: 18.02.2025
Expiry Date: 04.04.2025
Job Description:
Security Architect – Applications
Salary: £45,454 – £67,338 + Bonus + Car allowance + 25 days hols + 8 bank holidays + enhanced employer pension contributions up to 10% of salary (BAND3B)
Wider benefits include discretionary bonus, private health care, life assurance, enhanced maternity and adoption packages (note: some are non-contractual).
Location: Bradford or Leeds and hybrid work arrangements.
At Yorkshire Water, we believe technology holds the key to making the most of this precious resource and taking care of it, now and in the future. We have a five-year plan that will see us investing heavily in our Technology, enabling us as a department to focus on our capabilities, increase our delivery and responsiveness for our customers, and develop skilled technical and data experts.
As the Security Architect - Applications, you will:
* Provide technical leadership to a team of IT professionals to steer the process for developing, deploying and maintaining secure IT architecture and governance, ensuring that IT solutions delivered are aligned with Yorkshire Water's policy and standards while meeting corporate business needs.
* Maximise value and exploitation of security solutions within Yorkshire Water.
* Define security best practices in the design and implementation of solutions to drive down risk and facilitate the adoption of standard functionality. Leadership is a key requirement of the role, providing direction, coaching and development.
* Develop internal strategies that enable Yorkshire Water to evolve its technology investment enabling secure by design practices. Ensure agreed architectures and patterns are adhered to and define governance standards.
* Contribute towards maximising value of both internal and external resources to ensure optimal solutions are delivered to the highest possible standard.
* Demonstrate a proven track record of large scale solution delivery, preferably in the utilities sector, undertaking a senior architectural role.
* Exhibit strong people management skills with the ability to mentor and inspire.
* Articulate business master data requirements in relation to solution design.
* Understand architectural roles, domains, methodologies, and design strategies.
* Have experience of formal structured methodologies for solution design.
* Provide technical leadership for a team of senior technical roles, ensuring completion of activities.
* Develop and maintain effective internal and external relationships at senior levels within an organisation (Directors, Tier 2s).
* Demonstrate relentless drive, energy, and determination to deliver sustainable outperformance for YW that achieves against demanding competitive industry benchmarks and metrics.
* Prioritise and execute tasks in a dynamic, changing environment and make sound decisions in emergency situations.
* Exhibit excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
* Absorb complex technical information and communicate effectively to all levels, both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
* Own issues or projects on behalf of the management team.
* Demonstrate strong organisation and personal management skills.
* Possess a strong sense of purpose and proactively seek responsibility and ownership.
* Be highly motivated and self-reliant with a personal drive for continuous development and a strong customer service ethos.
* Show proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
* Have extensive knowledge of the system development lifecycle.
* Understand enterprise solutions.
* Exhibit high standards of integrity & ethics.
* Possess BCS, TOGAF or equivalent certification in Enterprise and Solutions Architecture.
Although you will have a permanent friendly office to inspire collaborative thinking, there may be occasions when there is a business need to attend the office. We do offer flexible hybrid working arrangements. We appreciate that we all live busy lives and crave now more than ever a good work/life balance, so together we can discuss what this might look like for you as an individual.
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