Who we are

Vaultex are the UK’s leading cash processing company, with sites nationwide. When you join us, you are supporting businesses to run securely and more efficiently, and ensuring continued access to cash for the millions of people that depend on it. To find out more you can visit our website.

Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00 - 35 hours per week

Grade: CM50

Location: Hybrid working - remote / 104 Dalton Ave, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 6YF

Job purpose

The Infrastructure and Security Architect is responsible for designing, implementing and governing secure, resilient and scalable IT Infrastructure. This role bridges security strategy and infrastructure architecture, ensuring that the VTX platforms, networks and systems are secure by design while supporting business performance, availability and growth.

Main responsibilities

Architecture and Design

• Design the end-to-end infrastructure and security architectures across on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments.
• Define security by design principles and ensure they are embedded in infrastructure solutions.

Security Architecture

• Design and maintain security controls across network, identity, endpoint, application and data layers.
• Define and enforce IAM, network segmentation, encryption and key management strategies.
• Lead threat modelling, risk assessments and security design reviews.

Infrastructure & Cloud

• Architect scalable, highly available infrastructure (compute, storage, networking)
• Lead cloud security and infrastructure architecture (Azure)
• Define disaster recovery backup and business continuity architectures

Government & Compliance

• Ensure alignment with security frameworks (ISO, NIST, Cyber Essentials etc.)
• Support audits, regulatory requirements and compliance initiatives
• Define and maintain architectural governance and technical standards
  

Knowledge, skills and experience required

Extensive experience in infrastructure, security engineering, or architecture roles.

Technical Skills:

• Infrastructure architecture (Networking, compute, storage and virtualisation
• Security Architecture and controls
• Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS etc.)
• Identity & Access Management (SSO, IAM, MFA)
• Network Security (Firewalls, WAF, VPN, Zero Trust)
• Monitoring, logging and incident response integration
• Certification (Not Mandatory) (Security - CISSP, CISM or CCSP) (Cloud, Azure Architect etc.)
• Proven experience designing secure enterprise or cloud-based platforms

Architectural Skills:

• TOGAF or equivalent architecture frameworks.
• Systems thinking and end-to-end design
• Risk-based decision making
• Documentation and diagramming
• Translating business requirements into technical architectures

Soft Skills

• Strong stakeholder communication
• Ability to influence without authority
• Pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset
• Coaching and mentoring engineers

What we offer you

We are a Living Wage employer with Investors in People Platinum status, and as such have a great range of benefits:

• A generous company pension – auto-enrolled 4% employee 10% employer.
• Competitive holiday allowance with an option to purchase additional holidays (varies by grade).
• Group life assurance 4 x salary.
• Group income protection.
• VaulteXtra discounts on retailers, cycle to work, childcare vouchers, gym membership, cash back on purchase, eye tests and many more.
• Employee Assistance Programme – a free service should our employees require professional and impartial advice for legal advice and counselling.
• Robust Learning and Development team and opportunities for career progression.
• Performance based yearly bonus (grade dependant).
• One day paid volunteering opportunity each year.
• Mentorship programmes.
• Access to Peppy - a digital health platform providing support for healthcare in menopause, fertility, men's and women's health.
• Access to Aviva Digicare+ for annual health checks, nutritional consultations, mental health support, bereavement support and more.
• Access to Zurich's Virtual GP service.
• Charles Cameron - free access to independent mortgage advice.

Our culture

Vaultex acknowledges every person’s right to feel valued, respected, and fairly rewarded for what they do. We foster a collaborative environment where everyone is encouraged to share their views and shape Vaultex’s future. We are proud to demonstrate our commitment to transparency and progress as a Work180 endorsed employer. Find out more about our company culture by watching this Video.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace where everyone is supported to be their best. If you're excited about any of our roles but you feel like you don't tick every single box - we still encourage you to apply. You may be the right fit for this role or other roles in our wider team!

Continue the conversation

Vaultex UK Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We strongly encourage applications from those with disabilities, are culturally & linguistically diverse, are veterans and identify as LGBTQIA+. We value your lived experience and knowledge.

If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.

Upon submitting your application via the Workday link, you will receive an email notifying you of the outcome of your application when this has been reviewed. For successful candidates, the next stage will be a phone interview with the Vaultex recruitment team. If you would like to check the status of your application, please contact a member of the recruitment team.

Due to the secure nature of our business, all successful candidates will need to provide a five-year traceable work history (satisfactory employment references or evidence to explain employment gaps) and complete a criminal record and credit background check. We look forward to hearing from you!