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

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 ASAPWhat 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 model

What 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 stakeholders

Payments 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

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