Job Summary
As a Senior Cybersecurity Architect, you will design and deliver secure cloud, SaaS, and AI solutions. Serving as a strategic advisor, you bridge the gap between complex business needs and technical defenses, ensuring the resilience of CNTXT's digital portfolio.
Principal Duties
- Establish Security Architecture Standards: Develop and maintain comprehensive cybersecurity architecture processes and reference models, ensuring full alignment with international best practices and Saudi Arabian regulatory mandates.
- Conduct Technical Security Reviews: Lead architectural assessments for both internal technology initiatives and complex client and customer projects to identify vulnerabilities, mitigate risks, and safeguard organizational data and assets.
- Drive Cybersecurity Strategy: Contribute to the formulation of the overarching cybersecurity strategy and roadmap, ensuring security is a core component of all internal operations and external service offerings.
- Perform Project Risk Assessments: Execute detailed risk evaluations for critical internal and client-facing projects, recommending robust technical controls to neutralize potential threats.
- Align with Technology Roadmap: Provide strategic input to the technology , delivery and product functions on technology roadmap and ensure the Cybersecurity Organization maintains the necessary capabilities, infrastructure, and architectural readiness for future deployments.
- Provide Expert Advisory: Deliver high-level cybersecurity guidance and troubleshooting support during the implementation and post-go-live phases of client projects to ensure ongoing operational resilience.
Qualification
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity/Information Security, Computer Information Systems, or a related technical field.
Work Experience
- 10+ years in IT/Security, including 5+ years specifically in Cybersecurity Architecture.
- Proven track record in designing security solutions for GCP, Azure, or AWS.
- Deep expertise in Network Security, Cryptography, OS Hardening, Web App Security, and Secure SDLC.
- Extensive experience with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2, CIS Controls, and ISA/IEC 62443.
- Comprehensive understanding of virtualization and cloud-native computing environments.
Certification/License: At minimum, two technical certifications from a recognized international institute such as CGEIT, SABSA, CISSP, GIAC, CRISC, CISA, GSTRT
