Sr. Enterprise Security Architect

Job Posting:

Since 1953, Ferguson has been a source of quality supplies for a variety of industries. Together We Build Better infrastructure, better homes and better businesses. We exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable. We proactively solve problems, adapt and grow to continuously serve our customers, communities and each other. Ferguson is proud to provide best-in-class products, service and capabilities across the following industries: Commercial/Mechanical, Facilities Supply, Fire and Fabrication, HVAC, Industrial, Residential Trade, Residential Building and Remodel, Waterworks and Residential Digital Commerce. Ferguson has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. Ferguson is a community of proud associates who operate with the shared purpose of building something meaningful. You will build a career that you are proud of, at a company you can believe in.

Are you ready to make a significant impact on enterprise security strategy? Ferguson is seeking a Senior Enterprise Security Architect to join our Security GRC leadership team. In this critical role, you will act as a strategic partner, collaborating across IT, architecture, and technology disciplines to advance our security posture. Your proven expertise in technical oversight, mentoring, and fostering growth within security operations and delivery teams will be key to your success.

We’re looking for a visionary leader with deep expertise in Information Security and Risk Management, coupled with a broad understanding of multiple technology domains. You'll assess existing frameworks, develop risk-aware strategies, and create roadmaps that align with business goals, ensuring security is an enabler for innovation and growth. If you’re passionate about leadership, communication, and forging strong partnerships across IT, business units, and external partners, this is your opportunity to drive meaningful change and support Ferguson’s mission to execute its business plans securely and effectively.

This position may be remote or hybrid in accordance with company policy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify business requirements that affect the enterprise security architecture and provide solutions that integrate into the overall architectural vision and strategy.
• Serve as an information security advisor to key technology and business collaborators, including other domain-level security architects, by establishing trust relationships through active engagement and collaboration.
• Be responsible for the definition and maintenance of security reference architectures that provide roadmaps and design guidance for key security domains.
• Architect and design information security solutions to protect company assets; address regulatory requirements and align to Ferguson’s adopted security framework.
• Provide guidance and expertise in the development and maintenance of security policies, standards, architectural governance, design patterns, and security best practices.
• Review modern technologies to validate alignment to the organization’s security requirements.
• Provides general support related to setting and managing technology and security objectives within an established budget.
• Perform other duties or functions as requested by management.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Four (4) year degree and four (4) years + of experience within multiple security architecture disciplines (e.g. Application, Network, Infrastructure, Cyber, Mobile, Database or Cloud Security, Privacy, GRC or Identity & Access Management).
• Seven (7) plus years of overall IT experience.
• Industry recognized certifications highly desired: e.g. CISSP, CCSP, CISA, CISM, The Open Group Architecture Certifications, SABSA SCF/SCP/SCM, or other industry relevant certifications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for learning new things, and subsequently motivating, leading, coaching, and positively influencing the careers of other associates within the Information Security and IT organization.
• Ability to negotiate desirable outcomes, when faced with regulatory, time-bound, technical, political, budgetary or organizational challenges.
• Able to provide creative and critical thinking skills to obscure problems; consolidating proposals to senior leadership with both clarity and precision.
• Capability to develop and deliver effective presentations designed to inform, instruct, or persuade large or focused groups of individuals.
• Ability to work on multi-functional teams, and within all levels of the organization: Executives to developers.
• Familiarity with Architectural modeling languages such as ArchiMate, UML, BPMN, BPEL, etc.
• Familiarity with formal architectu