Security Architect

Job Title: Security Architect

Location: Durrington (Worthing)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours/ week

There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint!

Job Overview

Known internally as a Solution Architect, you will be working within the wider IT Strategy and Architecture team. You will be working closely with stakeholders including the CISO on architecting security solutions for the wider business, including the head office, 4000 sites and field based teams.

This is a really exciting time to join us, where we look to embrace new technologies and develop new ways of doing things. You will have a real say in things and add value to solution decisions.

Responsibilities will include:

• Development and ongoing maintenance / support of architectural solutions in business applications e.g. back-office, front-office, digital, operational technologies
  
  
• Proactively identify issues and corrective actions necessary to sustain the environment
  
  
• Working alongside senior solution architects and enterprise architects in order to design new solutions and maintain architectural control of our IT estate
  
  
• Review of end-to-end components, making suggestions for improvements and reviewing available solutions on the market
  
  About You
  
  

• Experience working as a Security Architect for a large complex organisation
  
  
• Broad experience including cyber security
  
  
• Ability to identify security risks and create suitable solutions
  
  Package
  
  This role will be full time Monday to Friday 37 hours a week.
  
  Southern Water operate a hybrid approach to working between our Durrington office and home (2 days in the office).
  
  Southern Water benefits include:
  
  • Generous pension; up to 11% company contribution
  
  • 25 days annual leave
  
  • Life assurance equal to 4x salary
  
  • Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
  
  • Health Cash Plan
  
  • Full funded eye tests
  
  • Two paid volunteering days a year
  
  • Occupational health service
  
  • Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
  
  • Digital GP service
  
  • Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
  
  • Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
  
  • Cycle to work scheme
  
  Join our Core Technologies team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment