Flutter

Lead Security Architect

Lead Security Architect

We are considering applicants in – London/Leeds/Dublin

Style of work – Hybrid 2 days in office

Do you want to play a pivotal role in shaping Flutter’s security posture? This multifaceted role goes beyond traditional architectural duties, requiring a hands-on approach, strategic leadership, and line management responsibilities.

As Lead Security Architect, you will guide the team in the design, implementation, and continuous refinement of robust security architectures within our security and IT infrastructure. This includes the development of forward-thinking security architecture strategy, plans and procedures, along with their practical implementation across systems and applications.

Your role will also involve collaborating closely with other technical teams, including AWS, partners, and internal engineering across various functions, for seamless integration of security protocols. As a seasoned expert, you'll influence large-scale migration and transformation projects, driving a strong emphasis on cybersecurity and cloud technologies.

Reporting to the head of security architecture and engineering, your leadership will extend to shaping the security architecture and engineering strategy, mentoring your team, and actively engaging with third-party vendors and the broader security community. Your strategic insight, technical prowess, and ability to forge relationships will cement your place as a key player within the organization. Your passion for innovation, coupled with a customer-centric and collaborative approach, will contribute to transforming business through modern security technologies.

In this leadership role, the Lead Security Architect will not only design and innovate but will also be responsible for ensuring that these designs translate into practical, business-aligned, and sustainable services. Recognizing the need for a smooth transition from development to Business-as-Usual (BAU) operations, the Lead Security Architect (working with the Security Engineering team) will help ensure that all security solutions are robust yet adaptable to the business environment. This includes a focus on scalability, maintainability, and compliance with organizational goals and industry standards.

Your role will be pivotal in turning designs into tangible services that not only meet the immediate security needs but also foster long-term growth and resilience for the organization.

Who are we? 

We’re a FTSE 40 global leader in sports betting and gaming with annual revenues of over £4bn. Its strong and diverse portfolio of market-leading brands and best-in-class products provides its 13 million customers excitement and entertainment in a safe and responsible way. Brands include Paddy Power, Sky Betting and Gaming, Betfair, Sportsbet, FanDuel, and PokerStars.

Our vision for global technology is to achieve competitive advantage for our divisions by collaborating on areas of technology that benefit from our global scale, while maintaining divisional autonomy in other areas.

Responsibilities:

• Design and Implementation: Lead and manage the Security Architecture team in the design and implementation of robust security architectures.
• Strategy Development: Play a pivotal role in the development, direction, and implementation of the organization's security strategy and roadmap, recognizing opportunities for strategic collaboration and hands-on support.
• Strategic Collaboration: Enhance the organization's security posture through strategic leadership and collaboration with various departments and stakeholders.
• Line Management: Line manage and mentor the Security Architecture team, ensuring secure design and operation of systems and applications.
• Security Oversight: Provide expert review and approval of security designs for new systems and applications.
• Policy Development: Develop, review, and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures, with hands-on integration into the development lifecycle.
• Trend Analysis: Stay at the forefront of security trends, actively engaging with the security community, and adapting security architectures accordingly.
• Vendor Management: Cultivate and manage relationships internal stakeholders, third-party vendors and service providers, ensuring effective delivery of security-related services.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead continuous enhancement of security processes and controls, including hands-on review and update of security policies and procedures.

Key Skills:

• Multiple years of proven experience in cybersecurity architecture and design, with hands-on experience in security technologies.
• Previous management (team/line) experience.
• In-depth knowledge of AWS or other cloud services.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and best practices.
• Experience in developing and implementing security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Practical experience with OKTA for secure identity management.
• Sharing knowledge across the wider security community.
• Working in an agile environment.
• Incident, change, problem, and risk management.
• Bonus points for previous software engineering experience, coding, and automation.

Benefits:

• Uncapped Holiday Allowance (you read that right!)
• Enhanced Pension Scheme (please ask for your location and we will share)
• Bonus Scheme
• Life Assurance, Income protection, Private healthcare (with option to add dependent)
• £/₤1,000 annual self-development learning fund & Access to thousands of Udemy courses
• Invest via the Company Share save Scheme, Discount vouchers, Volunteering days.
• ‘Take 20’ work from another location for up to 20 days
• Enhanced Parental Leave Policy – Maternity up to 52weeks, including 6months 100% pay. Paternity/Adoption leave and paid time off for appointments.
• Reward portal eg. electric car scheme, gym membership discounts etc.
• On-site Gym, Canteen and Gaming area plus many more!

At Flutter we’re working to be an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. Everyone brings different perspectives and experiences; you don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role.

If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us one of the Top Workplaces in the area. 

Our values/attributes

• Technical Leadership and Line Management: Exhibit hands-on leadership, guiding and managing the Security Architecture team.
• Building Support: Establish close relationships with our stakeholders, underpinned by trust, integrity, and respect. We are able to build awareness, understanding, and positive momentum behind the group technology strategy, often without being in a position to assert authority.
• Objective: Impartial and unbiased, ensuring equal treatment for all and that decisions are based on objective criteria.
• Collaborative: Work effectively and in partnership with our stakeholders on shared goals that align towards the achievement of the group strategy. We foster a collaborative environment and assume the role of leader when required.
• Adaptable: Understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue and are able to adapt our approach in order to achieve a successful outcome.
• Technical Leadership and Line Management: Exhibit hands-on leadership, guiding and managing the Security Architecture team.
• Strategic Communication: Engage actively with stakeholders, understanding and considering new perspectives.