Head of Security Architecture

Novonesis; Hørsholm; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Novonesis seeks a Head of Security Architecture in Hørsholm to lead the security architecture team across IT and OT. You will translate cyber risk into pragmatic architectural decisions, shape an enterprise-wide security vision, and align security with business priorities, technology strategy, and resilience goals.

In this leadership role you will mentor security architects, establish standards and guardrails, drive secure-by-design reviews, and partner with stakeholders worldwide to enable

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience within security architecture, cyber security, enterprise architecture, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong expertise in enterprise security architecture principles, standards, governance, and secure-by-design practices.
• Experience designing security across both enterprise IT and OT or manufacturing environments.
• Solid understanding of cloud, identity, data, AI, infrastructure, and emerging technology security.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex cyber risks into pragmatic, measurable, and business-aligned architectural decisions.
• Excellent people leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills in a complex global organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Security Architecture team, building a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Define and maintain the enterprise-wide security architecture vision, principles, standards, patterns, and strategic direction.
• Embed secure-by-design practices across project and product lifecycles through architecture reviews, threat modelling, and security design assessments.
• Establish coherent security architecture practices across IT and OT/manufacturing environments, supporting resilience and production stability.
• Guide secure adoption of cloud platforms, identity services, AI solutions, data platforms, and other emerging enterprise technologies.
• Translate cyber risks into practical architectural requirements and influence strategic decisions on technology risk, transformation, investments, and M&A.

Skills

Security architecture leadership

Enterprise security architecture

Threat modelling

Cloud security

OT/IT security integration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/IS)

CISSP

CISM

TOGAF certification

Tools

AWS

Azure

SIEM

IAM tooling

Job description

Interested in a career that matters?Join Novonesis as our new Head of Security ArchitectureAre you a strategic security leader who can translate cyber risk into secure, scalable technology choices? Do you enjoy shaping enterprise-wide architecture, enabling digital transformation, and developing highly skilled security professionals across IT and operational technology environments? If so, this could be your next opportunity.About the teamAs Head of Security Architecture, you will lead and evolve Novonesis’ security architecture capability across enterprise IT and operational technology environments. You will connect business priorities, technology strategy, operational resilience, and cyber security objectives, ensuring that security is embedded from design through operation. Together with security architects and stakeholders across the business, you will establish practical standards and guardrails that enable secure innovation, digital transformation, and long-term growth.Your role:Lead, coach, and develop the Security Architecture team, building a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.Define and maintain the enterprise-wide security architecture vision, principles, standards, patterns, and strategic direction.Embed secure-by-design practices across project and product lifecycles through architecture reviews, threat modelling, and security design assessments.Establish coherent security architecture practices across IT and OT/manufacturing environments, supporting resilience and production stability.Guide secure adoption of cloud platforms, identity services, AI solutions, data platforms, and other emerging enterprise technologies.Translate cyber risks into practical architectural requirements and influence strategic decisions on technology risk, transformation, investments, and M&A.RequirementsProven leadership experience within security architecture, cyber security, enterprise architecture, or a closely related discipline.Strong expertise in enterprise security architecture principles, standards, governance, and secure-by-design practices.Experience designing security across both enterprise IT and OT or manufacturing environments.Solid understanding of cloud, identity, data, AI, infrastructure, and emerging technology security.Demonstrated ability to translate complex cyber risks into pragmatic, measurable, and business-aligned architectural decisions.Excellent people leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills in a complex global organization.Location: HørsholmApplication deadline: Oct 18, 2026Contact details: Michael Hänschell, Chief Information Security Officer, [e-mail] purpose guides the wayIn Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless. If our purpose resonates with you, we encourage you to apply.Opportunities for everyoneWe are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.Explore other openingsIf this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career