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# Security Architect

- **Company:** Hays plc
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £110,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Data Security, Identity and Access Management, PCI Data Security Standards, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Security, Kubernetes, Devsecops
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-DED8A3E93D5E2E2C48/

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

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., * 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