Cybersecurity Architecture Specialist

CCDS; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

CCDS in Riyadh is seeking a seasoned Senior Enterprise Cybersecurity Architect to design, review, and govern secure enterprise architectures across applications, infrastructure, networks, and cloud services. You will drive security patterns, reference designs, threat assessments, and governance, coordinating with IAM, SOC, and GRC teams to embed security throughout solution lifecycles.

The role requires 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree in CS or Information Security; preferred

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Information Security, or related field.
• 8+ years of enterprise cybersecurity architecture experience.
• Experience in security design reviews, threat/risk assessment, and governance.
• Familiarity with Zero Trust, secure SDLC, and NCA requirements.

Responsibilities

• Review architectures to identify security risks and gaps.
• Define security architecture requirements and reference designs.
• Guide defense in depth, least privilege, and secure connectivity.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to embed security.
• Contribute to architecture roadmap aligned with policies.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat assessment

Zero Trust

Secure SDLC

Governance

Cloud security

IAM

Encryption

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Location: On-site – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Contract/engagement: Project-based managed cybersecurity services (13-month)

Minimum experience: 8+ years

Role Purpose

Design, review, and govern secure enterprise architectures across applications, infrastructure, networks, integrations, and cloud services.

Key Responsibilities

• Review solution and enterprise architectures to identify security risks, control gaps, and design weaknesses.
• Define security architecture requirements, patterns, reference designs, and technical control recommendations.
• Review application, infrastructure, network, firewall, segmentation, API, third-party integration, and cloud designs.
• Provide guidance on defense in depth, Zero Trust, isolation, least privilege, secure connectivity, and resilient architecture.
• Perform architecture risk assessments and document findings, remediation actions, exceptions, and residual risk.
• Participate in project design reviews, security approval gates, and technical change reviews.
• Contribute to the enterprise cybersecurity architecture roadmap and ensure alignment with Ministry policies, NCA controls, and recognized standards.
• Coordinate with application, infrastructure, network, cloud, IAM, SOC, and GRC teams to embed security throughout solution lifecycles.

Technical and Professional Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• At least 8 years of enterprise cybersecurity architecture experience.
• Strong expertise across application security, infrastructure security, network security, cloud security, IAM, encryption, and security integration.
• Proven experience in security design reviews, threat/risk assessment, secure architecture patterns, and technical governance.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust, defense in depth, secure SDLC, NCA requirements and leading architecture/security frameworks.

Personal Requirements

• Strategic and systems-oriented thinking with strong attention to technical detail.
• Influential communication and the ability to challenge designs constructively.
• Strong documentation, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Able to translate risk and regulatory requirements into practical architecture decisions.

Professional Certifications

Preferred: SABSA, TOGAF, CCSP, CISSP, GIAC GCSA, or equivalent security architecture certification.