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About the Role

The Security Architect is responsible for ensuring technology solutions are designed and implemented securely, resiliently, and with risk awareness. This role provides expert guidance on security architecture, influences technology strategy, and enables the business to achieve its objectives while managing cyber risk in line with organizational policies, standards, and regulatory obligations.

Responsibilities

• Produce, review, and assure solution and technical designs for services, platforms, and applications.
• Identify security risks, weaknesses, and architectural gaps, and collaborate with stakeholders to address them.
• Ensure technologies are integrated effectively, fit for purpose, resilient, and aligned with security standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technology trends, security threats, and industry developments.
• Provide expert advice on security implications and opportunities.
• Support the business in making informed risk-based decisions, documenting assessments, decisions, assumptions, and trade-offs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with technology teams, business stakeholders, suppliers, and external partners.
• Define, develop, and maintain security architecture standards, patterns, blueprints, and reference architectures.
• Ensure solutions align with organizational security policies, regulatory obligations, and industry frameworks including ISO 27001, NIS2, PCI DSS, and Zero Trust principles.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience conducting architecture risk assessments and creation of business cases.
• Practical experience developing or applying security architecture patterns, standards, and reference architectures.
• Experience supporting regulatory requirements such as NIS2, PCI DSS, GDPR, SOX, or similar frameworks.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

Skills

• Cloud security architectures (Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud) is desirable.
• DevSecOps, automation, and modern software delivery practices is desirable.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, SABSA, TOGAF, CCSP, Azure Security Engineer, or equivalent qualifications is desirable.

Location

• Livingstone
• Osterley
• Leeds

Work Type

• Hybrid working
• 2 days in the office per week

Benefits

• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema
• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution
• Private healthcare with mental health support
• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance
• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect
• Sharesave and Tech schemes
• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

About the Company

• Sky is a leading media and entertainment company connecting millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services.
• Working with Sky means bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day.
• Sky aims to do better and deliver better for customers, colleagues and society.

Equal Opportunity

• Sky is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at the company.
• Sky is a Disability Confident Accredited Employer.
• Sky welcomes and encourages applications from all candidates.
• Sky will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support candidates where appropriate.
• Candidates should flag any adjustments needed as early as possible.
• If an application is successful, a criminal record check will be completed.
• Depending on the role and nature of convictions, an offer may be withdrawn.