Senior Telecom Cybersecurity Architect - 5G & Cloud

Capgemini Engineering; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini Engineering in Saudi Arabia seeks a senior Cybersecurity Architect to lead end-to-end security for telecom environments, including 4G/5G, RAN, transport and cloud/virtualisation. You will design architectures, guide risk assessments, and drive secure deployments across large-scale programs.

With 12+ years in cybersecurity and at least 5 years in telecom, you will apply standards (GSMA, NIST, ETSI, 3GPP) and lead workshops with executives. English required; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years in cybersecurity, with at least 5 years in telecom environments (4G/5G, RAN, transport).
• Expertise with security standards and compliance frameworks (GSMA, ENISA, ETSI, NIST).
• Hands-on with PKI, HSM, PAM, SIEM/EDR and secure architecture patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end security architectures for Cloud and Telecom environments across domains.
• Lead risk assessments, threat modelling, and security guidance for large-scale programmes.
• Assess, recommend, and validate security technologies (firewalls, PKI, SIEM, EDR, SOAR).
• Develop and maintain security architecture documentation (HLDs/LLDs).
• Engage with customers and executives as a trusted security advisor.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modelling

Risk assessment

5G security

RAN security

Cloud virtualization

TOGAF

CISSP/CCSP

English fluency

French advantage

Travel flexibility

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science / Information Security / Telecommunications

TOGAF / ISSAP / CISSP / CCSP certification

Tools

PKI

HSM

PAM

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Job description

Capgemini Engineering in Saudi Arabia seeks a senior Cybersecurity Architect to lead end-to-end security for telecom environments, including 4G/5G, RAN, transport and cloud/virtualisation. You will design architectures, guide risk assessments, and drive secure deployments across large-scale programs.

With 12+ years in cybersecurity and at least 5 years in telecom, you will apply standards (GSMA, NIST, ETSI, 3GPP) and lead workshops with executives. English required; French is a plus.