TSB | Security Architect | Grade E | CISO | Edinburgh or London | 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Country: United Kingdom

IT STARTS HERE

Santander ( is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organisation, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible.

This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

TSB is a key part of the Santander organisation. At TSB, we exist to help our customers make the most of their money, so that they can feel money confident every day.

When they feel more confident with their money, they can get more out of life. And put simply, that is what it’s all about.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE

You’ll be joining a team of security architects who are on a mission to securely make technology an accelerator for our business. Day-to-day you’ll be providing security architecture direction to value streams and feature teams who are adopting cloud technologies. You’ll have a view on the future, create the guardrails people need to work between, and help us deliver value to customers.

What You’ll Bring

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organisation. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring.

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Demonstrable history of working as an architect and taking solutions through from their initial vision, authoring their high and low level architectures, supporting development/delivery and deploying in to production operation.
• A track record of creating architectural roadmaps, patterns and standards.
• Experience delivering with Datacentre infrastructure and networking as a security architect. You can talk through the different components that realise the security controls necessary for an organisation to successfully and securely implement.
• Experience delivering with AWS and Azure as a security architect; ideally with the certificates to prove it. You can talk through the different cloud providers components that realise the security controls necessary for an organisation to successfully and securely implement.
• Experience of Citrix CVAD on premise deployment and architecture.
• Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft security offerings including the Defender suite for identity, endpoint, data and XDR.
• Real world expertise of the core security domains including infrastructure, cloud, identity, data, cryptography, application, SecOps and engineering. You are able to outline the types of components that will realise the capabilities and controls necessary for the domains to operate effectively.
• Experience in the financial services sector.

WE VALUE YOUR IMPACT

At TSB, your contribution matters. We recognise the difference you make every day, and we make sure you feel valued, supported and rewarded in return.

We have an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Extra 4% of your salary to either take as cash in your pay or to spend on flexible benefits (dental plan, cycle2work, buying extra holidays, etc.)
• Car allowance
• Variable Pay Award (10% on target) based on company performance.
• Fantastic company pension – TSB contributing up to 13%
• 30 days holidays (plus bank holidays)
• Private Healthcare
• Opportunities to grow your career within a global organisation

Ready to be recognised? It starts with you.

LOCAL COMPLIANCE

Inclusion matters at TSB . We want everyone to feel at home—whatever their background. Diverse teams help us deliver Money Confidence, for everyone, every day. Not sure you meet every requirement? If you tick some boxes and bring curiosity and openness, we’d love to hear from you. TSB is a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria, we’ll ensure you’re considered.

We’re committed to creating a recruitment experience that’s accessible, fair and welcoming for all candidates.

When applying, please consider the travel distance, time and cost to your chosen office location.

What To Do Next

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through email. You can contact us at ***email_hidden***