Security Architect / Security Planner

Company Description

Tradeweb is a global leader in electronic trading across asset classes. As financial markets become increasingly interconnected, our technology enables efficient, multi-asset trading on a global scale. We serve more than 3,000 clients in more than 85 countries, including many of the world’s largest banks, asset managers, hedge funds, insurers, corporations, and wealth managers.

Creative collaboration and sharp client focus have helped fuel our organic growth. We facilitated average daily trading volume (ADV) of more than $2.8 trillion over the past four fiscal quarters, topping $3.3 trillion in ADV for the first quarter of 2026.

Since our IPO in 2019, Tradeweb has completed four acquisitions and doubled our revenues – and 2025 was our 26th consecutive year of record revenues.

Tradeweb plays a central role in modernizing market structure by developing innovative trading protocols, embedding analytics into execution, and building technology infrastructure that supports the convergence of traditional and digitally native financial markets. Tradeweb is a great place to work, recognized in 2025 by Forbes as one of America’s Best Companies and by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Best Financial Services Companies to Work For.

As a technology-driven organization, we value individuals who embrace innovation and are eager to leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to improve efficiency, enhance decision-making, and deliver better outcomes for clients and colleagues. We believe the greatest impact comes from combining technological capabilities with human expertise, judgment, and accountability.

The Opportunity

In order to capitalize on our success and continued growth plans we are seeking a Cyber Security Architect.  

As a member of the information security team, this role will directly contribute to the success of the program and ultimately the company as a whole.  The role will also have an opportunity to work with subject matter experts not only within security, but across infrastructure, network, development, and business teams.

We look to hire people who are comfortable in working with minimal supervision as part of a team that has consistently delivered ground-breaking and innovative solutions in one of the most exciting and fast-moving areas of the of the financial markets. We need people who are able to prioritize and can effectively articulate complex issues to technical and non-technical team members. 

What You’ll Do

• Provide strong leadership and be a security thought leader and support a line of business within Tradeweb
• Promote strategic direction and influence security architecture adoption in product strategy and roadmap
• Drive adoption towards secure design and architecture patterns
• Drive cyber risk decisions and foster a strong technology and cyber risk management culture throughout the enterprise.
• Perform end-end security architecture reviews 
• Help prioritize remediation efforts of security vulnerabilities in applications, systems, and architecture
• Provide assistance and support to teams in developing and implementing remediation strategies for code and system vulnerabilities
• Help develop security blueprints and security assertion templates
• Develop and maintain deep business knowledge
• Build strong relationships with technology, risk and compliance teams 
• Interface with external regulators, internal and external audit teams, and clients to explain security risks and controls
• Support cross-regional business 
• Provide support to cross-regional business operations

Essential Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of information security experience
• 5+ years of security architect or security partner experience
• Wide range of technical experience across multiple Cyber Security domains
• Strong knowledge of security architecture patterns, requirements, and security controls
• Strong knowledge of threat modeling frameworks and methodologies
• Experience supporting cross-regional teams
• Experience in conducting secure code reviews
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical and non-technical concepts in verbal products & excellent writing skills
• Knowledge of key legal and regulatory compliance, e.g. GDPR, RegSCI
• Knowledge of common frameworks and standards such as NIST, CIS, ISO
• Financial services experience, or experience in the financial technology ('FinTech') area is preferable
• Industry certifications from vendors: ISA, SANS, CompTIA or eLearnSecurity is a plus

Desirable Skills and Experience

Why join Tradeweb?

At Tradeweb, our values guide how we work: we share ideas, stay curious, take ownership, exceed expectations, act responsibly and embrace differences. Together, they create a collaborative environment where everyone can contribute and succeed.

At Tradeweb, our values guide how we work: we share ideas, stay curious, take ownership, exceed expectations, act responsibly and embrace differences. Together, they create a collaborative environment where everyone can contribute and succeed.

We offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support our employees at every stage of life and career. These include enhanced parental leave, family-building and postpartum support through Maven, subsidised gym membership, a wide range of learning and development opportunities and much more!

Specific offerings vary by location, and our team can provide further information about the benefits available to you during the recruitment process.

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