Job Description
Are you an experienced Security Architect with a passion for cloud security and DevSecOps?
Ada is partnered with a Trading powerhouse as they expand their security function, supporting them in hiring a Senior Security Architect to lead on creating security solutions that protect the financial safety of millions of traders globally. They have a team of over 1,000+ professionals with over 2.5 customers globally.
* Role: Senior Security Architect
* Salary: £95k DOE
* Location: Reading (1-2 days per week)
* Company: Fintech/Trading
Your Role:
As our Senior Security Architect, you'll be a key player in securing their fintech platform, leading initiatives to protect both their assets and maintain their clients' trust. This is a key hire as the company massively scales up its security function, with you at the forefront providing technical expertise and helping to shape the future of the sec function.
Responsibilities:
* Be the primary guardian of our digital infrastructure
* Provide ‘DevSecOps’ Leadership – working across teams to embed a security-first mindset in our development processes
* Design secure architectures for large-scale, cloud-native applications
* Lead on security best practices across various layers, with hands-on experience in securing payment systems and ensuring financial industry compliance
* Ensure security is a core and valuable aspect of how they build and deploy products
* Implement robust security measures within CI/CD pipelines, integrating security seamlessly
* Lead security reviews of all new and existing systems, platforms, and applications to ensure they meet the highest security standards.
* Safeguard the security and integrity of their payment systems, focused on protecting financial transactions and fortifying their security framework.
Key Qualifications:
* 10+ years in information security
* Strong focus on cloud security, security architecture, and DevSecOps
* AWS and GCP
* Kubernetes and Docker.
* Python or similar programming languages