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# Senior Cyber Architect

- **Company:** QBE Insurance Group Limited
- **Location:** London, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Artificial Intelligence, Software System Penetration Testing, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Data Architecture, Data Security, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Identity and Access Management, Red Team (Cyber Security), Software Security, Information Technology, Purple Team (Cyber Security)
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/senior-cyber-architect/54850089

## About the Role

Significant experience in cybersecurity architecture or senior security engineering roles
Strong experience in security operations or threat management environments
Proven experience working with security testing outcomes (red team, purple team, penetration testing)
Experience in financial services or insurance industry strongly preferred
Experience operating in global, federated environments across multiple time zones
Exposure to cloud, application, identity, and data security domains, Communication, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Data Architecture Development, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Architecture Framework, Enterprise IT Architecture, Financial Systems, Information Technology Strategies, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Process Improvements, Project Delivery, Stakeholder Management, Strategic PlanningHow to Apply

## Description

As a Senior Security Architect you will strengthen and extend the capacity of the Cyber Security Strategy & Architecture team in response to increasing global demand across cyber initiatives, particularly in security operations, threat management, and emerging areas such as AI and data.
The role ensures architectural guidance is available at the pace of business and security demand, reducing delays and enabling more consistent and scalable security outcomes across a federated global environment.
Security Operations & Threat Management (Primary Focus)
Provide architectural guidance to security operations and threat management teams
Support interpretation of complex security events and systemic risk patterns
Contribute to improving detection, response, and resilience through architectural design input
Help translate operational security insights into long-term architectural improvements

Security Testing & Findings Remediation
Analyse findings from security assurance activities
Identify root causes behind security issues, not just surface-level remediation actions
Work with engineering and operations teams to design systemic fixes that prevent recurrence
Support prioritisation of remediation based on architectural risk impact

Security Architecture (Broad Domain Coverage)
Contribute to enterprise security architecture across:Application security
Cloud security
Data security
Identity & access management
Secure-by-design principles
Emerging technology security (including AI)

Ensure alignment with global security architecture standards in a federated operating model

Architecture Governance & Design Support
Participate in design reviews and threat modelling activities where required
Provide pragmatic, principles-based architectural guidance to delivery teams
Support embedding of secure-by-design principles into solution architecture decisions
Act as a trusted advisor across engineering and security functions