Lead Cyber Security Solution Architect - IT/OT & Cloud

Blue Pearl HQ; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Pearl HQ is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Solution Architect to lead security architecture across IT and OT initiatives. You will define reference architectures, security standards and roadmaps for enterprise IT, ICS, SCADA, and critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities include designing secure architectures, applying Zero Trust, IAM/PAM concepts, and guiding threat modelling, governance, and audits across multi-cloud platforms. Travel to client sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cyber Security, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications or IT.
• Honours or Master’s Degree in Cyber Security, Information Systems, Engineering or Business Technology preferred.
• At least one of CISSP, CISM, SABSA, TOGAF or CCSP is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead security architecture authority for IT and OT initiatives.
• Develop target-state reference architectures, standards, patterns, principles and roadmaps.
• Design secure architectures for enterprise IT, ICS, SCADA, generation, transmission, distribution and OT networks.
• Define segmentation, IT/OT integration, secure remote access and third-party connectivity using Purdue and Zero Trust principles.
• Review and approve security architectures, conduct threat modelling and architecture risk assessments.
• Develop multi-cloud security architectures and guide secure adoption of AI, analytics, IoT and emerging technologies.
• Define IAM, PAM, authentication and authorization architectures and Zero Trust access principles.
• Guide SOC, SIEM, SOAR, XDR, EDR, threat intelligence and resilience architectures.
• Support governance, audit, regulatory engagements and procurement security requirements.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Influencing

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Honours/Master’s Degree in Cyber Security

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

XDR

EDR

Job description

Blue Pearl HQ is seeking a Senior Cyber Security Solution Architect to lead security architecture across IT and OT initiatives. You will define reference architectures, security standards and roadmaps for enterprise IT, ICS, SCADA, and critical infrastructure.

Responsibilities include designing secure architectures, applying Zero Trust, IAM/PAM concepts, and guiding threat modelling, governance, and audits across multi-cloud platforms. Travel to client sites may be required.