Security Architect – Banking & Enterprise Cybersecurity – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Uasmart; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Linnk Group is seeking an experienced Security Architect to lead enterprise information security architecture and production deployment in a banking environment in Riyadh. The role covers IAM/PAM, security operations, threat modeling, application security, and high availability with DR planning.

Responsibilities include designing secure architectures across critical financial systems, integrating SIEM/EDR/DLP/NDR/SOAR, and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Security or Cybersecurity Architecture.
• Strong experience in Banking, BFSI or Financial Services environments.
• Strong IAM/PAM and enterprise security tooling experience.
• Experience owning production deployment architectures for security solutions.
• Knowledge of Threat Modeling, MITRE ATT&CK and OWASP.
• Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, RPO/RTO and resilient architecture.
• Knowledge of PKI, CLM and keys/secrets management is an advantage.
• CISSP, CCSP or TOGAF certification is preferred.
• Strong understanding of enterprise cybersecurity architecture and security standards.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and production deployment of enterprise security platforms and solutions.
• Design and review IAM/PAM architectures, access governance and least-privilege controls.
• Architect and integrate security platforms including SIEM, EDR/XDR, DLP, NDR, SOAR and Threat Intelligence solutions.
• Conduct threat modeling and security assessments for core banking applications and middleware.
• Design high-availability and disaster recovery architectures.
• Define practical RPO and RTO requirements for security solutions.
• Ensure security solutions align with enterprise architecture, resilience and security standards.
• Support secure and resilient production deployments of enterprise security technologies.
• Collaborate with technical and security teams to ensure effective architecture and integration.

Skills

Security Architecture

Threat Modeling

IAM/PAM Expertise

Disaster Recovery

Education

CISSP/CCSP/TOGAF (preferred)

Tools

SIEM

EDR/XDR

DLP

NDR

SOAR

Threat Intelligence

Job description

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Job Category:
Information Technology (IT) & Software
Banking & Insurance
Security & Defence

Job Overview

Linnk Group is hiring an experienced Security Architect to lead the architecture and production deployment of enterprise Information Security solutions within a banking environment in Riyadh. The role focuses on designing secure, resilient and scalable security architectures across critical enterprise platforms and financial systems.

The Security Architect will work across IAM/PAM, security operations platforms, threat modeling, application security, high availability and disaster recovery. This is a yearly renewable contract opportunity for an experienced cybersecurity professional seeking career growth within the banking and financial services sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and production deployment of enterprise security platforms and solutions.
• Design and review IAM/PAM architectures, access governance and least-privilege controls.
• Architect and integrate security platforms including SIEM, EDR/XDR, DLP, NDR, SOAR and Threat Intelligence solutions.
• Conduct threat modeling and security assessments for core banking applications and middleware.
• Design high-availability and disaster recovery architectures.
• Define practical RPO and RTO requirements for security solutions.
• Ensure security solutions align with enterprise architecture, resilience and security standards.
• Support secure and resilient production deployments of enterprise security technologies.
• Collaborate with technical and security teams to ensure effective architecture and integration.

Requirements & Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Security or Cybersecurity Architecture.
• Strong experience in Banking, BFSI or Financial Services environments.
• Strong IAM/PAM and enterprise security tooling experience.
• Experience owning production deployment architectures for security solutions.
• Knowledge of Threat Modeling, MITRE ATT&CK and OWASP.
• Experience with high availability, disaster recovery, RPO/RTO and resilient architecture.
• Knowledge of PKI, CLM and keys/secrets management is an advantage.
• CISSP, CCSP or TOGAF certification is preferred.
• Strong understanding of enterprise cybersecurity architecture and security standards.

Salary, Benefits & Career Growth

This yearly renewable contract provides an opportunity to work on enterprise cybersecurity architecture within a banking environment. The role offers professional development through exposure to IAM/PAM, security platforms, threat modeling, resilient architecture and financial-sector security requirements, supporting long-term career growth in cybersecurity architecture.