Senior Security Architect: Enterprise Strategy & Hybrid Work

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 client, a leading financial services institution in Pretoria, is seeking a highly experienced Principal Security Architect to design and evolve their security infrastructure. This senior role defines the long-term security vision, aligning with business goals and addressing emerging threats.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in network, cloud, application security and data protection, and will collaborate with technology teams to embed security into new systems and

Qualifications

• Experience designing security architectures for large enterprises.
• Proven ability to lead security strategy and roadmaps.
• Strong collaboration with engineering and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise security architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Design secure solutions for new and existing systems, applications, and infrastructure.
• Evaluate and recommend security technologies and tools to meet organizational needs.
• Develop security standards, patterns, and guidelines for adoption across the organization.
• Conduct security architecture reviews and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, and business teams to integrate security requirements into projects.
• Lead threat modeling exercises and security risk assessments for complex systems.
• Stay abreast of industry best practices, emerging threats, and evolving regulatory landscapes.
• Mentor security engineers and architects, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Develop and maintain security architecture documentation, including diagrams and specifications.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Cloud security

Network security

Data protection

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Placements24 client, a leading financial services institution in Pretoria, is seeking a highly experienced Principal Security Architect to design and evolve their security infrastructure. This senior role defines the long-term security vision, aligning with business goals and addressing emerging threats.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in network, cloud, application security and data protection, and will collaborate with technology teams to embed security into new systems and