Senior Security Architect (Cybersecurity / Information Security)
This role focuses on designing secure architectures for large-scale, mission‑critical digital platforms. Candidates should have strong experience in secure design for cloud and hybrid environments.
Education & Certifications
- Minimum: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science (preferred).
- Professional certifications (preferred/expected): CISSP, CISM.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum 10+ years of experience.
- Proven track record in designing security architectures for large‑scale, mission‑critical digital platforms and working with enterprise or government‑grade systems.
Core Technical Expertise
- Secure‑by‑design principles.
- Identity and Access Management (IAM).
- Encryption (data‑at‑rest, data‑in‑transit, key management).
- Auditability and logging frameworks.
- API security (authentication, authorization, gateway security, rate limiting).
System & Architecture Experience
- Secure design for cloud and hybrid environments.
- High‑volume data exchange systems.
- Registries and centralized data platforms.
- Consent management systems (privacy‑aware architectures).
Compliance & Regulatory Knowledge
- Familiarity with DPDPA 2023 (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, India), national cybersecurity frameworks and government guidelines, data protection and privacy compliance requirements.
Emerging / Advanced Areas (Preferred)
- AI/ML security considerations: model governance and lifecycle security, bias mitigation and fairness controls, secure deployment of AI systems, secure integration of interoperable digital ecosystems.