Remote Lead InfoSec Architect - Enterprise Security

Placements24; Randburg; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive compensation

Comprehensive health insurance

Generous PTO

Remote work flexibility

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

WhatJobs Direct is seeking a highly experienced Lead Information Security Architect to join our fully remote team. You will design, build, and maintain secure architectures across enterprise environments, guiding technology direction and risk decisions.

In this senior role you will mentor security professionals, collaborate with IT and development teams, and drive security initiatives in a remote-first setting, ensuring best practices and robust protection of critical assets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in information security with a focus on architecture.
• Experience designing architectures in large-scale environments.
• Deep cloud security knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP) and IAM.
• Certifications such as CISSP-ISSAP, SABSA, CCSP are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure enterprise security architectures.
• Define security standards, patterns and best practices.
• Lead evaluation and selection of security technologies.
• Mentor junior security architects and engineers.
• Develop roadmaps for security architecture improvements.
• Conduct reviews and risk assessments for new projects.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

IAM

Threat modeling

Leadership

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SIEM

WAFs

IDS/IPS

IAM platforms

Job description

WhatJobs Direct is seeking a highly experienced Lead Information Security Architect to join our fully remote team. You will design, build, and maintain secure architectures across enterprise environments, guiding technology direction and risk decisions.

In this senior role you will mentor security professionals, collaborate with IT and development teams, and drive security initiatives in a remote-first setting, ensuring best practices and robust protection of critical assets.