Cyber Security Architect

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Onsite)

Contract Duration: Initial 12 months contract

• International candidates are welcome to apply. Visa sponsorship is available; however, candidates must be willing and able to relocate to Saudi Arabia at their own expense. Airfare and accommodation will not be covered by the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise cybersecurity architectures, frameworks, and security solutions.
• Define and implement Zero Trust security architectures and strategies.
• Develop security architectures for cloud environments, including public, private, and hybrid cloud platforms.
• Design and assess network security architectures to protect enterprise systems, applications, and infrastructure.
• Ensure security architecture aligns with business requirements, regulatory standards, and industry best practices.
• Conduct security architecture reviews, risk assessments, and gap analyses.
• Collaborate with enterprise architects, infrastructure teams, cloud engineers, and cybersecurity stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain security architecture standards, principles, and reference models.
• Apply architecture frameworks and methodologies, including TOGAF and SABSA, to guide security design and implementation.
• Provide technical guidance on security controls, technology selection, and architecture decisions.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 8–10 years of professional experience in cybersecurity, with a strong focus on security architecture.
• Proven experience in cybersecurity architecture design and implementation.
• Strong knowledge of Zero Trust architecture, cloud security, and network security architecture.
• Experience with enterprise architecture and security architecture frameworks, particularly TOGAF and/or SABSA.
• Understanding of security principles, risk management, security controls, and enterprise security standards.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.