Cybersecurity Architecture Specialist

Location: On-site – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Contract/engagement: Project-based managed cybersecurity services (13-month)

Minimum experience: 8+ years

Role Purpose

Design, review, and govern secure enterprise architectures across applications, infrastructure, networks, integrations, and cloud services.

Key Responsibilities

·      Review solution and enterprise architectures to identify security risks, control gaps, and design weaknesses.

·      Define security architecture requirements, patterns, reference designs, and technical control recommendations.

·      Review application, infrastructure, network, firewall, segmentation, API, third-party integration, and cloud designs.

·      Provide guidance on defense in depth, Zero Trust, isolation, least privilege, secure connectivity, and resilient architecture.

·      Perform architecture risk assessments and document findings, remediation actions, exceptions, and residual risk.

·      Participate in project design reviews, security approval gates, and technical change reviews.

·      Contribute to the enterprise cybersecurity architecture roadmap and ensure alignment with Ministry policies, NCA controls, and recognized