IT, Change & Project Management
Enterprise Architect Manager - Security
Job ID: 010142
Location: Leeds, UK, LS1 8EQ
Job type: Permanent - Full Time
Salary: Up to £96,000 + Bonus & Benefits
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At Yorkshire Building Society, we’re shaping a secure, resilient and futureready technology landscape to support our members and communities. We’re looking for an Enterprise Architect Manager (Security) to lead our security architecture capability and play a critical role in protecting the Society as we deliver our digital ambitions.
As our Enterprise Architect Manager for Security, you’ll lead a team of Domain and Solution Architects, setting the strategic direction for security architecture across the organisation. You’ll ensure technology designs are secure, compliant and aligned to our corporate, IT, cloud and data strategies, while enabling innovation at pace.
You’ll work closely with senior technology and business leaders, influencing enterprisewide decisions and embedding securitybydesign across our change portfolio.
About the role
Leading the security architecture practice, standards and design patterns across the Society
Engaging with stakeholders to understand business and strategic outcomes and aligning the target architecture and roadmap to the needs of the Society.
Lead a team of Domain and Solution Architects with accountability to lead architectural reviews and assessments to guide technology adoption and integration across various initiatives
Owning and evolving enterprisewide security architecture, models and roadmaps aligned to business strategy.
Ensuring architecture decisions meet security, risk and regulatory requirements.
Chairing and contributing to architectural reviews, guiding secure technology adoption and integration.
Coaching and mentoring architects to drive highquality, compliant designs.
Translating strategic security objectives into clear architectural guidance and outcomes.
About you
Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect, ideally within financial services or a regulated environment.
TOGAF certification (or equivalent architectural qualification).
Deep expertise in security architecture, risk management and regulatory compliance.
Strong understanding of cloud, infrastructure, application and data security concepts.
The ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences.
A collaborative leadership style with a passion for developing people and driving best practice.
Why join us?
You’ll play a pivotal role in safeguarding the Society while enabling innovation and transformation at scale. We offer flexible hybrid working, a strong purposeled culture and the opportunity to shape enterprisewide security outcomes that really matter.
About our Benefits
Everyone’s different. That’s why we offer a wide range of benefits and rewards that we think you’ll love – whatever’s important to you, and whatever stage of life you’re at. Such as…
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Our pension scheme (where you can get up to 11% from us)
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On target bonus of 7% (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%)
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Access to brilliant health benefits
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Life assurance at 6 times your salary
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25 days’ holiday (and the option to buy more)
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Cycle to work or an interest-free loan for an annual ticket
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Wellbeing resources and tools
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Retail and Leisure discounts
Learning & Development
Everyone can build a career path they love here. And that’s because we offer a wide range of programmes, opportunities and more to help you learn, grow, and develop – and reach your full potential.
These include...
- Personal Growth Toolkits - a range of materials that help you discover your strengths, identify your goals, and your next steps.
- Secondment and Stretch opportunities – helping you gain experience in different areas of our business and new ways of working.
- Learning Champion Network – opportunities to work outside of your immediate area and build new skills.
- Apprenticeships and Professional Qualifications – a range of brilliant apprenticeships and programmes available to everyone.
- REACH Diverse Leadership Programme – helping our Black, Asian and Ethnically Diverse leaders progress into senior leadership roles.
Our ways of working and flexibility
We know there’s no single right way of working that fits everyone. That’s why we’re not trying to find one. Instead, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that when we’re working flexibly, together and apart, we’re working at our best. We help our colleagues get the most out of work, and take care of themselves, wherever they’re working.
We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime during the recruitment process to discuss this.
Find out more about our Ways of WorkingOur Colleague Networks & Groups
Our Vision is to be a leading organisation that embraces diversity, champions equity, and creates an inclusive environment where all individuals regardless of their background or identity feel valued, empowered and supported.
Our Colleague Networks and Groups are designed to amplify the voices of diverse groups and provide a structured route to effect real change. They provide a safe space and use colleague feedback to support the progression of our DEI Strategy. Our eight networks and groups are:
Our commitments to Community and Charity
Ever since we started back in 1864, we’ve had a clear purpose – to do some good in our communities through helping people keep their savings safe. And helping everyone have a place to call home. Today, that purpose is still a huge part of who we are. And every one of our colleagues helps that happen.
We’re committed to volunteering our time, resources, skills and knowledge – more than 50% of colleagues contribute to thousands of volunteer hours every year. And our Charitable Foundation has now donated over £9 million to charities and good causes across the country.
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