Zero Trust Solution Architect

Job reference: JEM/44715
Sector: Financial Services
Region: United Kingdom

Zero Trust Solutions Architect required for Global Insurance firm. This is a high-impact role focused on driving Zero Trust strategy, enterprise IAM architecture, secure data platforms, and long-term security roadmaps aligned to business transformation initiatives.

You’ll work across security, cloud, data, and architecture teams to shape scalable and secure enterprise solutions supporting a global data ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver an enterprise-wide Zero Trust architecture strategy
• Develop security roadmaps aligned to business and technology objectives
• Lead architecture design across IAM, access governance, privileged access, and identity federation
• Design secure frameworks supporting a global data lake and enterprise data platforms
• Partner with data, cloud, and infrastructure teams to ensure secure-by-design principles
• Produce architecture blueprints, standards, and governance models
• Support transformation initiatives involving cloud security, segmentation, and modern authentication
• Influence senior stakeholders across technology and business functions
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations

Required Experience

• Proven experience as a Solutions Architect, Security Architect, or Enterprise Architect
• Strong expertise in Zero Trust principles and implementation
• Deep understanding of IAM architecture, identity governance, SSO, MFA, PAM, and federation
• Experience securing large-scale data environments and global data platforms
• Knowledge of enterprise cloud environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Strong Knowelege of Data Lakes
• Strong background in defining technology roadmaps and strategy
• Experience working within complex global organisations
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills