Cybersecurity Architect - Banking (Security by Design)

arab-house; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 210,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

arab-house invites a Cybersecurity Architect to join our Riyadh-based IT security team. You will design secure solutions for banking environments, assess risks, and guide implementation of Defense-in-Depth and Security-by-Design principles.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in security architecture within banking, strong threat modelling experience, and familiarity with Saudi regulatory frameworks. The role focuses on cloud, API, IAM/PAM, Zero Trust, and overall infrastructure security in a

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of security architecture experience in banking/finance.
• Strong expertise in threat modelling and risk assessment.
• Knowledge of Security-by-Design and Defense-in-Depth.
• Experience with cloud, network, application, API, database and infrastructure security.
• Familiarity with SAMA CSF, NCA, PDPL, PCI DSS and SWIFT CSCF.
• Understanding of cloud, AI, APIs, containers and microservices security.
• Experience with banking cybersecurity regulations in Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities

• Support security architecture and solution design activities.
• Conduct threat modelling and risk assessments.
• Apply Security-by-Design and Defense-in-Depth principles.
• Review cloud, network and application security architectures.
• Support IAM, PAM and Zero Trust security approaches.
• Assess API, database and infrastructure security.
• Participate in architecture and solution design reviews.
• Consider relevant banking cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modelling

Risk assessment

Security-by-Design

Defense-in-Depth

Cloud security

Network security

Application security

IAM / PAM

Zero Trust

API security

Database security

Infrastructure security

SAMA CSF

NCA

PDPL

PCI DSS

SWIFT CSCF

Cloud / AI / APIs / Containers / Micro

Job description

arab-house invites a Cybersecurity Architect to join our Riyadh-based IT security team. You will design secure solutions for banking environments, assess risks, and guide implementation of Defense-in-Depth and Security-by-Design principles.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in security architecture within banking, strong threat modelling experience, and familiarity with Saudi regulatory frameworks. The role focuses on cloud, API, IAM/PAM, Zero Trust, and overall infrastructure security in a