Senior Specialist - Cybersecurity Architecture

Qiddiya Investment Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company in Riyadh is looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Architect. You will design and maintain cybersecurity architecture frameworks, ensuring security requirements are met throughout the project lifecycle and support cloud security across major platforms.

The ideal candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, preferably a Master's, and have 3-4 years of experience in Cybersecurity Architecture or Security Engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–4 years in Cybersecurity Architecture or Security Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise cybersecurity architecture frameworks and standards.
• Review solution, infrastructure, cloud, and application architectures to ensure security requirements.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate security‑by‑design principles.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

Master's degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain enterprise cybersecurity architecture frameworks and standards.
• Review solution, infrastructure, cloud, and application architectures to ensure security requirements are embedded throughout the project lifecycle.
• Define security architecture principles, patterns, and reference architectures.
• Conduct architecture risk assessments and recommend appropriate security controls.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Cloud, Network, and Application teams to integrate security‑by‑design principles.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend secure implementation approaches.
• Support cloud security architecture across Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud environments.
• Define requirements for Identity & Access Management (IAM), Zero Trust, network segmentation, encryption, and privileged access.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements (NCA ECC, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum 3–4 years in Cybersecurity Architecture or Security Engineering.