Principal Security Engineer (m/f/d)
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About the Role
ADCB seeks a Principal Security Engineer to provide technical leadership in cybersecurity engineering for banking platforms. You will design secure architectures, lead security solution deployments, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the design of advanced security architectures for core banking platforms, digital and cloud based systems, and enterprise applications.
- Define secure architecture patterns covering network and infrastructure security, application and API security, and data protection and encryption.
- Lead implementation of enterprise security solutions including encryption, IAM, and threat detection capabilities.
- Provide hands on technical guidance and mentorship to cybersecurity and engineering teams.
- Ensure all solutions comply with ADCB security standards, regulatory requirements, and ISO standards.
- Perform security risk assessments and threat modeling for new initiatives.
- Guide teams in identifying and remediating security vulnerabilities and establish frameworks for secure code reviews and penetration testing.
- Support development and enhancement of threat detection capabilities and security monitoring frameworks.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and drive innovation in cloud security, DevSecOps, and AI/ML security.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, security architecture, and solution design
- Proven experience in banking or highly regulated environments
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) – mandatory
- Deep expertise in security architecture design and implementation, IAM, encryption, and data protection technologies
- Strong knowledge of network and application security, threat detection and monitoring tools
- Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure) and DevSecOps practices
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Role Purpose
- The Principal Security Engineer provides technical leadership and strategic direction in cybersecurity engineering, ensuring the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and secure architectures for critical banking platforms.
- This role is responsible for driving security by design principles, leading advanced security solution deployments, and ensuring all technology initiatives align with ADCB’s security frameworks, regulatory requirements, and risk management standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Security Architecture & Design: Lead the design of advanced security architectures for core banking platforms, digital and cloud based systems, and enterprise applications and infrastructure.
- Define secure architecture patterns covering network and infrastructure security, application and API security, and data protection and encryption.
- Security Engineering & Implementation: Lead implementation of enterprise security solutions including encryption, IAM, threat detection, and monitoring.
- Guide engineering teams in integrating security controls into systems and platforms.
- Technical Leadership & Advisory: Provide hands on technical guidance and mentorship to cybersecurity and engineering teams.
- Define and promote best practices for secure design, development, and operations.
- Risk Management & Compliance: Ensure all solutions comply with ADCB security standards, regulatory requirements, and ISO standards.
- Perform security risk assessments and threat modeling for new initiatives.
- Vulnerability Management & Remediation Strategy: Guide teams in identifying and remediating security vulnerabilities.
- Establish frameworks for secure code reviews, penetration testing, and validation.
- Threat Detection & Incident Support: Support development and enhancement of threat detection capabilities and security monitoring frameworks.
- Innovation & Continuous Improvement: Evaluate emerging technologies and drive innovation in cloud security, DevSecOps, and AI/ML security.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, security architecture, and solution design.
- Proven experience in banking or highly regulated environments.
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) – mandatory.
- OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional) – preferred.
- Deep expertise in security architecture design and implementation, IAM, encryption, and data protection technologies.
- Strong knowledge of network and application security, threat detection and monitoring tools.
- Experience with cloud security (AWS, Azure) and DevSecOps practices and CI/CD security.
- Familiarity with security frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST, etc.).
Leadership & Soft Skills
- Strong technical leadership and mentoring capabilities.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to communicate complex security concepts to diverse stakeholders.
- Strong decision making and risk management abilities.
- Effective stakeholder engagement at senior levels.
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