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Enterprise Cyber Security Architect

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Define and maintain enterprise security architecture frameworks, standards, principles, and governance models Review and provide security design authority for major initiatives including digital banking, cloud adoption, APIs, integrations, and third-party systems Ensure security is embedded into…

Requirements Summary

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field Postgraduate qualification is preferred Professional certifications such as CISSP, SABSA, TOGAF, CCSP, AWS or Azure Security certifications are preferred…

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Define and maintain enterprise security architecture frameworks, standards, principles, and governance models
Review and provide security design authority for major initiatives including digital banking, cloud adoption, APIs, integrations, and third-party systems
Ensure security is embedded into solution design, architecture decisions, and technology roadmaps from inception
Develop and maintain reusable security architecture patterns across identity, access management, network security, cloud security, API security, encryption, logging, monitoring, and secrets management
Establish and enforce secure architecture principles for cloud environments including public, private, hybrid, and SaaS platforms
Review and guide secure cloud onboarding, including identity federation, encryption, monitoring, data protection, backup, and disaster recovery design
Ensure application and API security requirements are embedded into SDLC, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices
Guide threat modeling, secure design reviews, and security controls for high-risk systems and integrations
Define and govern enterprise-wide data protection and cryptographic standards including encryption, key management, tokenization, masking, and secure data sharing
Design and enforce enterprise identity and access architecture ensuring least privilege, privileged access controls, federation, and segregation of duties
Lead security architecture governance processes including reviews, approvals, exceptions, and escalation of risks
Ensure all design assumptions, compensating controls, and residual risks are clearly documented and tracked
Collaborate with enterprise architects, engineers, and delivery teams to ensure alignment between security architecture and solution design
Support technology strategy by identifying architectural risks, technical debt, and opportunities for simplification and modernization
Provide coaching and guidance to technical teams to improve secure design decision-making and architecture maturity

Requirements

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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field
Postgraduate qualification is preferred
Professional certifications such as CISSP, SABSA, TOGAF, CCSP, AWS or Azure Security certifications are preferred
15–20 years of experience in IT, cybersecurity, or enterprise architecture roles
At least 10 years of experience in security architecture, technical leadership, or enterprise design roles
Strong experience in enterprise-scale systems including cloud, applications, identity, data security, and integrations
Experience in banking or regulated industries is highly preferred
Strong understanding of enterprise architecture and security design principles
Strong ability to balance security requirements with practical delivery needs
Strong communication skills for both technical and executive stakeholders
Strong stakeholder management, influence, and advisory capability
Strong analytical thinking and systems design capability
Ability to drive adoption of secure architecture standards across diverse teams