Security Architect

COGNNA; Remote; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm seeks a Security Architect to define security principles and build resilient cloud-native architectures. You will work with teams on secure deployments and infrastructure, lead risk assessments, and mentor security engineers. The ideal candidate should have significant information security experience, strong cloud security knowledge, and excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary package, a flexible remote work environment, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive package with salary and equity options

Flexible remote work environment

Team of experts solving real-world problems

Growth-focused culture

Global impact on protecting critical systems

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in information security, with 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience leading security engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with secure SDLC and CI/CD security integrations.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead security architecture for multi-tenant SaaS platform.
• Develop and enforce security-by-design principles.
• Conduct risk assessments and propose mitigations.
• Mentor security engineers and elevate team capabilities.
• Collaborate with compliance teams on security standards.
• Support incident response with monitoring and recovery strategies.

Skills

Cloud security (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Security architecture frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS)

Security automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, SOAR)

Risk assessments

Incident response

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

SOAR

Job description

As a Security Architect, you will define and enforce security-by-design principles across our platforms. You’ll partner with engineering, product, and customer-facing teams to build resilient, cloud-native architectures, integrate DevSecOps practices, and ensure our SOC platform aligns with leading security frameworks.

This role is both strategic and practical: shaping security roadmaps, advising leadership, and guiding teams through implementation.

🔧 What You’ll Do

• Design and Lead Security Architecture for COGNNA’s multi-tenant SaaS platform, ensuring secure cloud-native deployments across AWS, GCP, and Azure.


• Develop and enforce security-by-design principles, integrating them into product architecture, SDLC, and CI/CD pipelines.


• Conduct risk assessments, threat modeling, and architecture reviews to identify gaps and propose effective mitigations.


• Mentor and guide security engineers, elevating team capabilities in secure development, automation, and operations.


• Build defense-in-depth strategies spanning application, infrastructure, and data security layers.


• Implement and automate security controls using tools like Terraform, Ansible, SOAR, and CI/CD integrations.


• Collaborate with compliance teams to map architectures against standards such as NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS benchmarks.


• Partner with product and customer teams to support demos, POCs, and deployment design reviews with enterprise clients.


• Stay ahead of threats and innovations, continuously improving our architecture to meet evolving security and regulatory demands.


• Support incident response by designing resilient monitoring, detection, and recovery strategies into the architecture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related technical field.


• 7+ years of experience in information security, with at least 3 years in a leadership or security architecture role.


• Proven experience leading and mentoring security engineering teams.


• Strong background in cloud security (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including architecture, monitoring, and incident response.


• Hands‑on experience with secure SDLC, DevSecOps practices, and CI/CD security integrations.


• Deep understanding of security architecture frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, etc.).


• Strong knowledge of application, infrastructure, and cloud security controls.


• Proficiency with risk assessments, threat modeling, and security reviews.


• Experience with security automation and orchestration tools (Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD integrations, SOAR).


• Familiarity with IAM, encryption, endpoint security, vulnerability management, and network security.


• Knowledge of container and microservices security (Docker, Kubernetes) is a strong plus.


• Excellent communication and leadership skills — able to translate complex architecture into clear guidance for technical and non‑technical stakeholders.


• Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM, CCSP, SABSA) are highly desirable.


• Fluent in English; Arabic proficiency is a bonus.


• Willingness to travel for key customer engagements, demos, and industry events.

Benefits

💰 Competitive Package – Salary + equity options + performance incentives
🧘 Flexible & Remote – Work from anywhere with an outcomes‑first culture
🤝 Team of Experts – Work with designers, engineers, and security pros solving real‑world problems
🚀 Growth‑Focused – Your ideas ship, your voice counts, your growth matters
🌍 Global Impact – Build products that protect critical systems and data