Security Architect

CO_MGSAL Apex Fund Services South Africa Ltd; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Global collaboration networks

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Apex Group is seeking an experienced Security Architect to join the Enterprise Security Architecture team. You will design and guide secure technology solutions across the organization, ensuring scalable, resilient systems that meet business and regulatory commitments.

The role involves collaborating with multiple teams to implement secure designs, perform threat modelling, and stay ahead of emerging security threats and technologies.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity or infrastructure roles, with architecture/design/engineering security focus.
• Experience architecting secure systems in large/complex enterprise environments.
• Hands-on exposure to cloud, containers, IAM, APIs, and security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Design secure architecture patterns aligned to technology roadmap and business goals.
• Act as security design authority for projects or domains.
• Translate security policies into practical design controls and guidance.
• Evaluate technologies for alignment with enterprise security strategy.
• Conduct architecture risk assessments and threat modelling to identify exposures.
• Collaborate with InfoSec, Cloud, infrastructure, application, and data teams.
• Document security architecture artefacts and design decisions.
• Contribute to security reference architectures and reusable templates.
• Stay current on threats and tech trends.

Skills

Security Architecture

Threat Modelling

DevSecOps

Cloud & Infra Security

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

CI/CD

SIEM/SOAR

Job description

About Apex Group

The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers. Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide. Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion. That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you.

We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience. Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities. For our business, for clients, and for you.

The Role Apex

Apex is looking for an experienced Security Architect to join our growing Enterprise Security Architecture team. You’ll play a key role in designing and guiding the implementation of secure technology solutions across the organization. This role contributes directly to building scalable, resilient, and secure systems that support Apex’s business and regulatory commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design secure architecture patterns aligned to Apex’s technology roadmap and business goals.
• Act as the security design authority for assigned projects, initiatives, or architectural domains.
• Translate security policies and standards into practical design controls and implementation guidance.
• Evaluate new technologies, products, and platforms for alignment with enterprise security strategy.
• Conduct architecture risk assessments and threat modelling to identify potential exposures.
• Engage with InfoSec, Cloud, infrastructure, application, and data teams to support secure solution design and integration.
• Document and maintain security architecture artefacts including diagrams, control mappings, and design decisions.
• Contribute to the development of security reference architectures and reusable design templates.
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technology trends.
• Execute delegated tasks as deemed appropriate by the Group CISO and other empowered Group Cyber leadership authorities, ensuring timely and effective completion in alignment with organizational priorities.
• Support the Group Cyber Strategy end-to-end, driving alignment of all activities, decisions, and deliverables with strategic objectives and business outcomes.

Areas of Specialization

• Security Architect – Cloud & Infrastructure: Focused on secure deployment and integration across hybrid/multi-cloud environments, network security, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS controls, and cloud governance.
• Security Architect – Application Security: Focused on secure software architecture, threat modelling, DevSecOps, API and identity design, and integration with CI/CD toolchains.
• Security Architect – Data, AI & Tokenization: Focused on data classification, privacy-enhancing technologies, encryption/tokenization, AI governance, and secure data pipeline design.
• Security Architecture Advisory Services: Provides strategic and technical guidance across domains to align security architecture with business objectives. Focus areas include enterprise security design, zero trust principles, risk-based decision-making, and integration of security into digital transformation initiatives.

Required Experience & Skills

• 10+ years of overall experience in cybersecurity or infrastructure/application roles, with 5-7 years in architecture, design, or engineering roles involving security.
• Experience architecting secure systems in large or complex enterprise environments.
• Hands-on exposure to one or more of: AWS, Azure, OCI, Kubernetes, IAM, CI/CD, API gateways, SIEM/SOAR, Mail security, EDR, ZTNA technologies or data security technologies or data security technologies.
• Strong understanding of security principles, design patterns, and defence-in-depth strategies.
• Working knowledge of relevant security standards and frameworks (e.g. NIST, ISO27001, CSACCM, MITREATT&CK, SOC2, OWASPTop10).
• Ability to communicate technical risks and architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Architectural qualifications (e.g. SABSA, TOGAF, or similar) are key to success in this role.
• Professional certifications are beneficial (e.g. CISSP, CCSP, Azure/AWS Architect) and architectural qualifications are key.

What will you get in return

• Opportunity to work with senior security professionals across multiple global teams.
• Exposure to modern technologies and enterprise-scale transformation projects.
• Flexible work options and a strong focus on team collaboration and growth.
• A chance to help shape the security architecture function within a growing organisation.

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals. We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies. Prepare to accelerate. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. Positive change starts with you. We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster. The journey is yours to own. When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey. Find out more about us