Cybersecurity Architecture Specialist

Location and Engagement

• The role is on-site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• The engagement is project-based managed cybersecurity services for 13 months.

Role Purpose

Key Responsibilities

• Review solution and enterprise architectures for security risks, control gaps, and design weaknesses.
• Define security architecture requirements, patterns, reference designs, and technical control recommendations.
• Review application, infrastructure, network, firewall, segmentation, API, third-party integration, and cloud designs.
• Guide defense in depth, Zero Trust, isolation, least privilege, secure connectivity, and resilient architecture.
• Perform architecture risk assessments and document findings, remediation actions, exceptions, and residual risk.
• Participate in project design reviews, security approval gates, and technical change reviews.
• Contribute to the cybersecurity architecture roadmap and align it with Ministry policies, NCA controls, and recognized standards.
• Coordinate with application, infrastructure, network, cloud, IAM, SOC, and GRC teams throughout solution lifecycles.

Technical and Professional Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of enterprise cybersecurity architecture experience.
• Strong expertise across application security, infrastructure security, network security, cloud security, IAM, encryption, and security integration.
• Experience in security design reviews, threat and risk assessment, secure architecture patterns, and technical governance.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust, defense in depth, secure SDLC, NCA requirements, and leading architecture or security frameworks.

Personal Requirements

• Strategic and systems-oriented thinking with strong attention to technical detail.
• Influential communication and ability to challenge designs constructively.
• Strong documentation, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to translate risk and regulatory requirements into practical architecture decisions.

Professional Certifications

• SABSA, TOGAF, CCSP, CISSP, GIAC GCSA, or an equivalent security architecture certification is preferred.