Senior IT Security Architect

Viseca Card Services AG; Bioggio; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office option

Progressive fringe benefits

Thorough introduction

Job summary

Viseca Card Services AG in Bioggio (near Lugano) seeks a Senior IT Security Architect to lead and implement enterprise security architecture. You will align business goals with security requirements, define targets, and guide technology decisions to keep systems resilient against threats.

Immediate start or as agreed. You will collaborate with the IT Security Architecture & Operations team, design robust security solutions, and drive architecture standards while maintaining regulatory compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or information security.
• Master's degree in cybersecurity, IT architecture, or equivalent specialization.
• 5 years of proven experience as an IT Security Architect or in a similar senior security/architecture role.
• Leadership personality and capability at structured analysis and abstraction.
• Experience with risk assessments, threat modeling, and security architecture reviews.
• Strong communication capabilities and teamwork skills.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, SABSA, TOGAF, or equivalent are a plus.
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks and standards such as NIST CSF; PCI-DSS would be a plus.
• English is mandatory, Italian a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise IT security architecture standards, frameworks, and guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry best practice standards (PCI-DSS, NIST CSF).
• Design and review IT systems, applications, and infrastructure by translating business requirements into secure technical solutions, applying Zero Trust and Defense in Depth concepts.

Skills

Leadership

Risk assessment

Threat modeling

Security architecture

Communication

Teamwork

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or information security

Master’s degree in cybersecurity, IT architecture, or equivalent

Tools

NIST CSF

PCI-DSS

Job description

Senior IT Security Architect

Are you willing to keep on the edge, continuously discovering, analyzing, and assimilating new technologies and architecture? Are you able to understand business and technical requirements and deliver an effective solution autonomously? Do you have an excellent team spirit, do you have an agile mentality, and do you face challenges with dynamism? Do you have a vision of IT as a customer-oriented service provider? Then we want to meet you!

As an Senior IT Security Architect, you’ll join the IT Security Architecture & Operations team with the objective of aligning business goals with IT security requirements. You will define security and architecture targets and standards, design robust systems, and guide technology decisions that keep the organization resilient against evolving threats.

We are looking for an experienced and motivated leadership personality to strengthen our team based in Bioggio (near Lugano) – to start immediately or as agreed.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise IT security architecture standards, frameworks, and guidelines
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, and industry best practice standards (PCI-DSS, NIST CSF)
• Design and review IT systems, applications, and infrastructure by translating business requirements into secure technical solutions, applying principles such as Zero Trust, Defense in Depth and Integrated with Automated Detect & Response

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information security
• Master’s degree in cybersecurity, IT architecture, or equivalent specialization
• 5 years of proven experience as an IT Security Architect or in a similar senior security or Architecture role
• Leadership personality and capability at structured analysis and abstraction
• Experience with risk assessments, threat modeling, and security architecture reviews
• Strong communication capabilities and teamwork skills
• Security certifications such as (CISSP, CISM, SABSA, TOGAF, or equivalent) are a plus
• Strong knowledge of security frameworks and standards such as NIST CSF. Experience with PCI-DSS would be a plus
• English is mandatory, with Italian being a strong advantage. is a plus

benefits

At Viseca you will work in a dynamic and creative environment with good development opportunities. We maintain an open and uncomplicated culture and offer our employees extensive decision-making powers in addition to a thorough introduction, home office possibility, attractive employment conditions and progressive fringe benefits.

Contact

Viseca Payment Services SA, Della , People & Culture

• Viseca Card Services AG
  Hagenholzstrasse 56
  8050 Zürich