IT Security Architecture Supervisor

Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 280,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority in Saudi Arabia is seeking an experienced IT Security Architect to lead development of security architecture, guidelines, and procedures. You will oversee risk assessment processes, incident analysis, and the implementation of IT security controls to protect the IT environment.

The role requires strong collaboration with stakeholders, independent work, and the ability to balance investments with compliance targets while maintaining IT strategy alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent is required.
• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or equivalent is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT security architecture development, ensuring alignment with IT strategy and protecting the IT environment.
• Analyze IT security incidents and risks, and design risk management tools for consistent addressing of information security risks.
• Collect inputs to develop periodic IT risk assessments and monitor results to register IT security risks and threats.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement IT security compliance programs balancing investments and compliance targets.
• Provide updates to architecture performance and address related challenges.

Skills

IT Compliance

Project Management

Vendor Management

IT Operations Management

Information Security

Cybersecurity Incident and Investigat​

Professionalism

Collaboration and Communication

Results Oriented

Customer Focus

Enablement of Change and Innovation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT or equivalent

Master’s degree in IT/CS/BA or equivalent (preferred)

Job description

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

Competencies

Purpose of Job

Jobholders at this level are responsible for leading work activities and working autonomously with minor direction towards predetermined long-term objectives. Jobholders oversee the implementation of operational plans and the provision of significant improvements to set policies, procedures, standards and reports. Their main operational role includes providing expert support to the research and benchmark on IT security new trends and standards. Supervise the development of ZATCA IT security guidelines, policies and procedures to maintain full protection of IT environment. Provide expert recommendations during the development of ZATCA IT security architecture. Manage the analysis and diagnoses of IT security incidents and security risks. Supervise the development of periodical IT risk assessments. Provide recommendations during the development, preparation and execution of IT security compliance program to balance between investments and compliance targets. Follow up on the implementation of corrective actions to overcome IT security risks.

Job Resposiblites

Job Details

IT Security Architecture Development

• Conduct research and benchmark on IT security, collect needed information, and develop IT security architecture, guidelines, policies and procedures ensuring proper alignment with IT strategy to maintain full protection of IT environment
• Gather necessary inputs to analyze IT security incidents, identify IT security risks, and accordingly design IT security risks management tools in order to ensure consistency for identifying and addressing information security risks
• Collect the requirements to develop periodical IT risk assessment, define appropriate configurations to prepare the IT environment, perform the assessment in cooperation with stakeholders and monitor the results to register all IT security risks and threats
• Understand the requirements of IT security compliance program, collaborate with all ZATCA’s stakeholders to prepare the IT environment, and implement the program while balancing between investments and compliance targets
• Collect all information of IT security architecture performance, analyze the challenges and accordingly update the architecture to resolve issues

Organization and Operations

• Follow all relevant policies, processes and standard operating procedures so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
• Help in solving escalated problems and provide needed support for junior team to ensure work is carried out in an efficient manner
• Escalate complex problems to the relevant person to ensure cases/issues are closed properly
• Perform other duties as requested

People Management

• Train junior staff on the different job activities to ensure transfer of know-how, when applicable
• Provide clear direction, prioritize tasks, assign and delegate responsibility, and monitor the workflow of subordinates/ junior staff
• Support junior staff or direct reports in order to execute their duties according to set policies and processes

Communication and Contacs

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent is required
• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or equivalent is preferred

Experience

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

Competencies

IT Compliance - Proficient

Project Management - Proficient

Vendor Management - Proficient

IT Operations Management - Proficient

Information Security - Advanced

Cybersecurity Incident and Investigation - Advanced

Professionalism - Proficient

Collaboration and Communication - Developing

Results Oriented - Proficient

Customer Focus - Proficient

Enablement of Change and Innovation - Developing