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Security Consultant - Architecture

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Direct Line Group

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United Kingdom , London

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Job Description:

The Security Consultant (Architecture) is a role within our Security Design, Innovation & Enablement team. You will enable secure business change and run initiatives whilst ensuring the business remains secure and resilient. You will be working closely with Solutions Architects, Engineering Leads, Product Owners, Project Managers etc and be the security architecture SME that provides security consultancy, design and architecture input that ensures secure and resilient business solutions. You will promote an environment and culture of continuous improvement, experimentation and innovation.

Job Responsibility:

  • Develop and maintain relationships with aligned product areas. You will develop a deep understanding of your stakeholder, third parties, processes, technologies, data, and the direction of travel for your aligned business units
  • Safeguard the security and resilience of your aligned business unit(s). Supporting our security posture within risk appetite, support incidents if they occur, and deliver security within change programmes
  • Understand stakeholder risk and control requirements, advising accordingly
  • Advise on the most efficient way to deliver change whilst remaining secure and resilient and using our policies, standards, guardrails and patterns. Developing new patterns and standards where required
  • Acting as the front door for CISO for your stakeholders. You will be the trusted partner that they deal with most often
  • Ensuring appropriate prioritisation of security and resilience requirements
  • Guiding stakeholders to manage risks appropriately
  • Participate in CISO governance, peer reviews, stage gates, and KPI reporting
  • Identify areas of improvement in processes, standards, documentation, and proactively work on enhancements
  • Maintain an awareness of industry trends, laws, regulations, threats, and technology developments
  • Reporting and escalation of gaps, risks and issues, delivery status, risk posture etc to the CISO Chapter Area Lead and others within CISO

Requirements:

  • Has a deep understanding of cyber security architecture, technologies, controls, privacy, resilience, threat modelling, risk management, PCI, and data protection
  • Ability to build and maintain relationships and influence stakeholders at various levels
  • Has a keen technology, regulatory and resilience focus: you are passionate about security, improving solutions and processes, streamlining and efficiencies, cloud native, software development practices including continuous delivery, etc
  • A self-starter who can proactively manage and prioritise work across multiple workstreams simultaneously
  • Share knowledge with peers
  • Active continual personal and professional development

Nice to have:

  • Experience of one or more security controls frameworks including ISO 27001, NIST CSF, Cyber Essentials Plus
  • Relevant security and architectural certifications including CISSP, CCSP, AWS, Azure, CIS, CSA, TOGAF, SABSA, CompTIA Security+, CISM
What we offer:
  • Annual performance-based bonus
  • 9% Private Pension
  • 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free Green Flag breakdown cover
  • Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
  • EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Buy as you earn share scheme
  • Employee discounts and cashback
  • 22 days holiday rising to 30 days depending on your role. Plus the chance to buy and sell up to 5 days
  • Income protection on 50% of your salary for 5 years
  • Life assurance cover at four times your salary
  • Salary sacrifice scheme for fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars, and for private dental and medical cover
  • Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and emergency dependant leave
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering information on financial and mental wellbeing as well as emergency support and advice
  • Trained mental health first aiders (MHFA) for support whenever you need it
  • Volunteering opportunities through our partnership with Neighbourly
  • Up to £50 a month to match any contributions you make to your local community

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 05, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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