Senior Specialist - Cybersecurity Architecture

Role Overview

Senior Specialist - Cybersecurity Architecture at Qiddiya Investment Company.

Role Purpose

Design, establish, and maintain enterprise cybersecurity architecture frameworks that embed security requirements throughout the project lifecycle and ensure compliance with regulatory standards and emerging security principles.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Design & Strategy

• Design and maintain enterprise cybersecurity architecture frameworks and standards.
• Define security architecture principles, patterns, and reference architectures.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Cloud, Network, and Application teams to integrate security-by-design principles.

Architecture Review & Assessment

• Review solution, infrastructure, cloud, and application architectures to ensure security requirements are embedded throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct architecture risk assessments and recommend appropriate security controls.

Cloud Security

• Support cloud security architecture across Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud environments.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend secure implementation approaches.

Security Requirements & Compliance

• Define requirements for Identity & Access Management (IAM), Zero Trust, network segmentation, encryption, and privileged access.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory requirements (NCA ECC, NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls).

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum 3–4 years in Cybersecurity Architecture or Security Engineering.