Cyber Security Architect

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

Job summary

Stelfox Limited in Dublin is seeking an experienced Cyber Security Architect on a contract basis to lead the target cyber recovery architecture within a major resilience programme. You will drive design, governance, and assurance across a complex enterprise.

The role offers influence on strategic technology decisions, exposure to multi-supplier delivery, and hands-on leadership across recovery infrastructure, vaults, and testing exercises, with hybrid working (3 days onsite).

Qualifications

• Experience in Cyber Recovery, Disaster Recovery, or Operational Resilience programmes.
• Architecture Governance, Design Authority, and Technical Assurance experience.
• Multi-supplier technology programme experience.
• OpenShift, Kubernetes, and container recovery experience is desirable.

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.
• 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

Enterprise Architecture

Cyber Recovery

Disaster Recovery

Operational Resilience

Architecture Governance

IAM

Active Directory

MFA

PAM

VMware

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Azure

Hybrid Cloud

TOGAF

SABSA

CISSP

ITIL

Tools

SQL Server

Oracle RAC

VMware

Storage

Air-gapped backup

Job description

Cyber Security Architect – Contract Role

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)Multi-supplier technology programme 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)

Please note:

We have a number of similar positions currently, and in the future, which we would like to discuss with you should you indicate your interest in this role. When we receive your application for this role, we will contact you to advise you of our process for other similar positions.

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We look forward to working with you.