Secure by Design Architect – Cloud & Risk Lead

Acuative Middle East; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Acuative Middle East seeks a Senior Security Architect to act as security SME on IT projects from initiation to go-live, applying the SbD framework to ensure security is built into solutions.

The role is the single security point of contact for project leads and solution architects, coordinating with privacy, SOC, vulnerability management and cyber assurance teams to deliver required controls before go-live.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher degree in a relevant field with strong information security foundations.
• Professional certification (CISSP or CISM) is preferred.
• Experience delivering Secure by Design in large IT programs.

Responsibilities

• Act as security SME for SbD across all project phases from initiation to go-live.
• Define security requirements from controls matrices and regulatory policies.
• Review designs (HLD/LLD) for security alignment and raise issues for remediation.
• Perform threat modelling and security assurance across projects.
• Coordinate with Privacy, SOC, Vulnerability Management and Cyber Assurance teams.
• Maintain SbD practice assets and mentor the Security Architect.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modelling

Risk assessment

SbD / Secure by Design

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering or related field

CISSP or CISM certification

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

Microsoft Sentinel

SAST

DAST

SCA tooling

Job description

Acuative Middle East seeks a Senior Security Architect to act as security SME on IT projects from initiation to go-live, applying the SbD framework to ensure security is built into solutions.

The role is the single security point of contact for project leads and solution architects, coordinating with privacy, SOC, vulnerability management and cyber assurance teams to deliver required controls before go-live.