Principal Security Architect

Job ID: 36761

Location: Chennai, IN

Area of interest: Technology

Job type: Regular Employee

Work style: Office Working

Opening date: 11 Aug 2025

**Job Summary**
- As a Principal Security Architect, you will have the opportunity to lead initiatives that protect our digital assets and maintain the trust of our customers. Your contributions will directly impact the resilience and integrity of our banking services in an increasingly complex cybersecurity landscape. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and thrive in a collaborative environment, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of secure banking operations.
- You are required to engage with the senior stakeholders within the Bank - Cybersecurity and otherwise. It is crucial that you have strong Security Architectural, Leadership and Technical Skills (in one or more Cybersecurity domains) to be successful in this role. You must have proven experience in all these three areas.

**Business Background**
- In the banking sector, ensuring robust cybersecurity measures is imperative to protect sensitive financial data, maintain customer trust and adhere to stringent regulatory requirements. The role of a Security Architect is pivotal in this landscape, responsible for designing and implementing security solutions that safeguard against sophisticated cyber threats such as data breaches, fraud, and malware attacks.
- As financial institutions increasingly rely on digital platforms for transactions and client interactions, the Security Architect plays a crucial role in integrating security controls seamlessly into organization’s technology infrastructure. This includes collaborating closely with IT teams, development groups, and compliance officers to ensure that security measures are not only effective but also compliant with industry standards and regulations such as GDPR, PCI-DSS, and local banking regulations.
- Moreover, the Security Architect must stay abreast of emerging cybersecurity trends and technologies to proactively address potential vulnerabilities and adapt security strategies accordingly. By maintaining a proactive approach to cybersecurity, the Security Architect helps mitigate risks, protect sensitive financial information, and uphold the integrity of banking operations in an increasingly interconnected digital ecosystem.

**Key Responsibilities**

**Create Security Architectures**

**Establish Security Architecture Methodologies and Frameworks**
- Establish security architecture frameworks (policies, standards, processes, procedures, guidelines, etc.) for various platforms.

**Security Architecture Governance**
- Participate in Enterprise Security Architecture governance forums.

**Collaborate with Delivery Teams**
- Work closely with development and IT teams to integrate security measures into the software development lifecycle (SDLC), ensuring that security is prioritized from design through deployment.

**Conduct Risk Assessments**
- Perform regular risk assessments and vulnerability assessments to identify potential security weaknesses and develop effective mitigation strategies.

**Achieve systemic risk reduction**
- Lead security domain practices to create security strategy for the domain, including baseline security architecture, target security architecture, roadmaps, risks, and mitigation plans.

**Evaluate and Recommend Security Technologies**
- Stay current with emerging security technologies and trends, evaluate their applicability to our environment, and recommend solutions that enhance our security posture.

**Key Requirements**
- Establish enterprise security architecture frameworks.
- Assess compliance requirements driven by Legal, Regulatory and Mandatory requirements.
- Perform Threat Modelling and identify mitigating controls.
- Be an expert in one or more security domains, e.g., Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Cloud and Container Security, Application Security, Automation, Security Products, Platform and Infrastructure Security, Data Security and Cryptography, AIML and Emerging Risks or Cyber Defence Technologies.

**Key Stakeholders**
- CISO and ICS functions
- Lines of Business and SC Ventures
- Tech Organization and Platform Owners
- Engineering Teams
- Compliance and Risk Management
- OTCR and Audit
- Suppliers and Partners

**Qualifications**
- Education-Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields.
- Certifications-Cissp or equivalent certificates.
- Languages-English

**Skills and Experience**
- Information Security Architecture
- Leadership Skills
- Information Security Technologies
- Software Engineering
- Software Development
- Emerging Technologies

**About Standard Chartered**
- We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than