Head of Cybersecurity Architect

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and maintain the enterprise cybersecurity architecture roadmap.
• Define cybersecurity standards, frameworks, and design principles.
• Advise executive leadership on cybersecurity risks, emerging threats, and security investments.
• Align security architecture with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

Security Architecture & Design

• Lead the design and implementation of secure enterprise architectures across:Cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP)Network and infrastructureApplications and software developmentData platformsIdentity and access management
• Drive Zero Trust architecture initiatives.
• Approve security designs for major technology projects and transformations.

Risk Management & Governance

• Conduct architecture risk assessments and security reviews.
• Establish security controls and reference architectures.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards such as:ISO 27001NIST Cybersecurity FrameworkCIS ControlsSOC 2GDPR / PDPA

Security Innovation

• Evaluate emerging technologies and cybersecurity solutions.
• Lead adoption of AI-driven security, threat intelligence, and automation capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen cyber resilience and security posture.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with CIO, CTO, CISO, engineering, infrastructure, and business teams.
• Influence technology investment decisions and security strategy.
• Present architecture recommendations to senior executives and governance committees.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor cybersecurity architects and security engineering teams.
• Establish architecture review boards and governance processes.
• Develop cybersecurity architecture capabilities and talent pipelines.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.

Experience

• 15+ years of IT and cybersecurity experience.
• 8+ years in security architecture leadership roles.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale security architectures.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security and hybrid environments.

Certifications (Preferred)

• CISSP
• SABSA
• TOGAF
• CCSP
• CISM
• AWS/Azure Security Certifications