Cyber Security Architect

Stelfox IT Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Stelfox IT Recruitment is partnering with a leading Dublin organisation to hire an experienced Cyber Security Architect on a contract basis. You will define, govern, and assure the target cyber recovery architecture across a complex enterprise environment to support a major Cyber Recovery and Operational Resilience programme.

You will lead architecture governance, review designs, identify risks, and provide independent assurance throughout the lifecycle, ensuring alignment with RTO/RPO targets

Qualifications

• Essential: Enterprise, Solution, Infrastructure, or Cyber Recovery Architecture experience.
• Essential: Cyber Recovery, Disaster Recovery, or Operational Resilience programme delivery.
• Essential: Architecture Governance, Design Authority, and Technical Assurance experience.
• Essential: Cyber resilience and recovery architecture expertise.
• Essential: IAM, Active Directory, MFA, and PAM knowledge.
• Essential: VMware, storage, and virtualisation experience.
• Essential: SQL Server, Oracle RAC, and database recovery experience.
• Essential: Immutable backups, cyber recovery vaults, air-gapped recovery, and clean room environments.
• Desirable: OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container recovery experience.
• Desirable: Microsoft 365, Azure, and hybrid cloud recovery knowledge.
• Essential: Risk assessment, dependency analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Essential: Recovery testing, cyber exercises, and readiness assessment experience.
• Essential: Strong stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills.
• Desirable: TOGAF, SABSA, CISSP, Azure Architect, VMware, or similar certifications.
• Desirable: ITIL, change management, and governance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical assurance activities across a Cyber Recovery Programme.
• Define and govern the target Cyber Recovery Architecture.
• Establish architecture standards, principles, and best practices.
• Review and assure technical designs from internal teams and suppliers.
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, technical debt, and single points of failure.
• Provide independent technical challenge and assurance throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Support technology evaluations, procurement activities, and supplier selection.
• Participate in Design Authority and architecture governance forums.
• Validate recovery strategies, testing approaches, and recovery readiness plans.
• Support cyber recovery exercises, simulations, and testing activities.
• Produce architecture assurance reports and technical recommendations.
• Ensure solutions meet agreed RTO and RPO requirements.
• Provide technical leadership across recovery infrastructure, backup platforms, cyber recovery vaults, clean rooms, and application recovery initiatives.

Skills

Cyber Recovery Architecture

Disaster Recovery

Operational Resilience

Architecture Governance

Technical Assurance

IAM

Active Directory

MFA

PAM

VMware

SQL Server

Oracle RAC

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Azure

Hybrid Cloud Recovery

Job description

Cyber Security Architect – Contract Role

Location: Dublin | Hybrid Working (3 Days Onsite)

Stelfox is partnering with a leading organisation in Dublin to hire an experienced Cyber Security Architect.

This is a critical role within a major Cyber Recovery and Operational Resilience Programme, where you will act as the trusted technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and assuring the target cyber recovery architecture across a complex enterprise environment.

This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic technology decisions and shape the future resilience of a large-scale enterprise operating critical services.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and technical assurance activities across a Cyber Recovery Programme.
• Define and govern the target Cyber Recovery Architecture.
• Establish architecture standards, principles, and best practices.
• Review and assure technical designs from internal teams and suppliers.
• Identify architectural risks, dependencies, technical debt, and single points of failure.
• Provide independent technical challenge and assurance throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Support technology evaluations, procurement activities, and supplier selection.
• Participate in Design Authority and architecture governance forums.
• Validate recovery strategies, testing approaches, and recovery readiness plans.
• Support cyber recovery exercises, simulations, and testing activities.
• Produce architecture assurance reports and technical recommendations.
• Ensure solutions meet agreed RTO and RPO requirements.
• Provide technical leadership across recovery infrastructure, backup platforms, cyber recovery vaults, clean rooms, and application recovery initiatives.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Enterprise, Solution, Infrastructure, or Cyber Recovery Architecture experience (Essential)
• Cyber Recovery, Disaster Recovery, or Operational Resilience programme delivery (Essential)
• Experience in regulated or critical infrastructure environments (Highly Desirable)
• Architecture Governance, Design Authority, and Technical Assurance experience (Essential)
• Cyber resilience and recovery architecture expertise (Essential)
• IAM, Active Directory, MFA, and PAM knowledge (Essential)
• VMware, enterprise infrastructure, storage, and virtualisation experience (Essential)
• SQL Server, Oracle RAC, and database recovery experience (Essential)
• Immutable backups, cyber recovery vaults, air-gapped recovery, and clean room environments (Essential)
• OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container recovery experience (Desirable)
• Microsoft 365, Azure, and hybrid cloud recovery knowledge (Desirable)
• Risk assessment, dependency analysis, and problem-solving skills (Essential)
• Recovery testing, cyber exercises, and readiness assessment experience (Essential)
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills (Essential)
• TOGAF, SABSA, CISSP, Azure Architect, VMware, or similar certifications (Desirable)
• ITIL, change management, and governance knowledge (Desirable)