Strategic Enterprise Security Architect Lead

Chalhoub Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Remote and flexible working policies

Exclusive employee discounts

Job summary

Chalhoub Group in Dubai is seeking a Lead Enterprise Security Architect to define and lead our security architecture capability across business transformation and technology delivery.

You will partner with Enterprise Architecture, Engineering, Infrastructure, Digital, Data, Product, SAP and leadership to ensure secure, resilient and scalable solutions while driving governance and risk management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10–12 years' experience in Enterprise Security Architecture.
• Proven experience defining and governing enterprise security architecture within a complex, global organisation.
• Demonstrated experience leading security architecture across large-scale business transformation, cloud adoption and enterprise technology modernisation programmes.
• Experience providing architectural governance for enterprise platforms, digital products and third-party technology solutions.
• Experience supporting major ERP or enterprise platform transformations (e.g. SAP or equivalent) is highly desirable.
• Strong experience influencing senior technology leaders, enterprise architects and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define, own and continuously evolve the Group Enterprise Security Architecture strategy, standards, principles and target-state roadmap.
• Establish security architecture patterns and reference architectures that support business transformation and technology modernisation.
• Drive continuous improvement of the Group's enterprise security architecture capability and maturity.
• Own the Security Design Authority and provide governance for enterprise architecture decisions, security design standards, architecture exceptions and technology risk across the Group.
• Ensure security is embedded throughout the technology lifecycle and incorporated into solution design from inception.
• Govern architecture decisions, design exceptions and technology risk to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and business objectives.
• Provide enterprise security architecture leadership across strategic programmes, digital initiatives and enterprise technology platforms.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to shape enterprise technology roadmaps, ensuring security requirements are embedded into strategic technology decisions and future-state architectures.
• Evaluate new technologies and major investments to ensure they meet security, resilience and architectural standards.
• Develop and maintain enterprise security architecture standards aligned with recognised industry frameworks and regulatory requirements.
• Provide independent security architecture assurance and technical due diligence for strategic programmes, enterprise platforms, cloud services, third-party solutions and technology investments.
• Represent Information Security at architecture, technology governance and investment forums.
• Assess emerging technologies and evolving cyber threats to inform the Group's security architecture strategy.
• Embed Security by Design across the full technology lifecycle, ensuring security requirements are considered from concept through implementation and operational transition.
• Drive the adoption of modern security architecture practices, automation and engineering capabilities. Continuously develop and mature the Group's Enterprise Security Architecture capability, standards, methodologies and operating model.
• Promote standardisation, simplification and continuous improvement across the technology landscape.
• Act as the trusted security architecture advisor to senior technology and business leaders ensuring technology enables business growth while effectively managing cyber risk.
• Build strong partnerships across Technology & Data, Digital, Product, Engineering and business functions. Provide architectural leadership across identity, cloud, infrastructure, applications, data, enterprise platforms and emerging technologies.
• Lead and develop the Enterprise Security Architecture capability, fostering technical excellence, collaboration and innovation.

Skills

Enterprise Security Architecture

Security by Design

Cloud & Hybrid Security

Identity & Access Management

DevSecOps

Zero Trust

Cyber Risk Management

Executive Stakeholder Management

Job description

Chalhoub Group in Dubai is seeking a Lead Enterprise Security Architect to define and lead our security architecture capability across business transformation and technology delivery.

You will partner with Enterprise Architecture, Engineering, Infrastructure, Digital, Data, Product, SAP and leadership to ensure secure, resilient and scalable solutions while driving governance and risk management.