Head of Security Architecture

We're Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher and all our other brands-B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koçtaş-to life. That's right, we're big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that's where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working, both of hours and location. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our offices. This role would require a weekly presence in both our London & Southampton offices.

As Head of Security Architecture, you'll lead the strategy and practices that ensure our technology is secure by design and supports a safe, trusted digital experience for our customers and colleagues. You'll guide how security principles are embedded into solutions across the business, helping us protect what matters and enabling teams to deliver with confidence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a clear security architecture strategy that supports Kingfisher's goals and provides Security Architecture as a service.
• Lead monitoring of the technical environment and champion best practice security to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data and systems.
• Influence Technology leaders to ensure security is embedded in their initiatives, with early engagement and constructive challenge.
• Guide and support project and change teams so solutions maintain and enhance Kingfisher's security posture.
• Embed security reviews into processes for in house and third party solutions, including long term and strategic programmes.
• Establish and maintain threat modelling practices and frameworks that support the design and implementation of effective security controls.
• Provide leadership to the Security Architecture team, fostering a proactive, collaborative and service focused culture.

Qualifications

• Strong experience delivering and maintaining enterprise security solutions across areas such as endpoint, cloud, network security, DevOps, monitoring and remediation.
• Deep understanding of IT security principles, standards and frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, cloud security standards).
• Proven ability to translate complex security concepts for both technical and non technical colleagues.
• Experience shaping security governance, tracking risks, and embedding effective service provision within a team.
• Ability to build trusted relationships at all levels and collaborate across teams to drive continuous improvement.

Behaviours

• Be Customer Focused - constantly improving our customers' experience.
• Be Human - acting with humanity and care.
• Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious.
• Be Agile - working with trust, pace and agility.
• Be Inclusive - acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together.
• Be Accountable - championing the plan to deliver results and growth.

Benefits Private Health Care

Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with AXA. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Immediate eligibility through auto enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

25 Days' Holiday

25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

Staff Discount

20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

Life Assurance

4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS MP) or 1 Salary if not active member.

Bonus

Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

Kingfisher Share Save

Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

Application Process Step 1: Application

Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.

Step 2: Review

A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application and let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.

Step 3: Interview 1

You'll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.

Step 4: Interview 2

As you progress, you'll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.

Step 5: Feedback

Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.