RQ08907 - Technology Architect - Senior

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end security design and architecture reviews for common cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) and major SaaS applications
  
• Develop and maintain secure-by-design reference architectures patterns and guidelines tailored to IaaS PaaS and SaaS deployments
  
• Perform threat modeling risk assessments and gap analyses to align solutions with internal security standards and regulatory requirements
  
• Define identity and access control strategies including SSO MFA PKI and least-privilege models
  
• Design various network and infrastructure security controls: e.g. network segmentation security groups firewalls SASE IPS/IDS
  
• Architect data protection solutions: encryption key management Transparent Data Encryption tokenization DLP for cloud and SaaS data
  
• Integrate application and infrastructure logs into SIEM platforms (Splunk Cloud Azure Sentinel) and design SOAR playbooks for automated response
  
• Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams to embed security requirements in CI/CD pipelines leveraging IaC tools
  
• Facilitate design workshops governance gates and architecture review boards; document decisions and action items
  
• Mentor junior architects and security engineers sharing best practices and driving continuous improvement
  

General Skills:

• Proven leadership in technical security architecture for enterprise environments
  
• Deep expertise across cloud service providers (AWS Azure GCP) and SaaS ecosystems
  
• Strong grounding in application architecture networking and security operations
  
• Proficiency in structured design methodologies and ITIL service-management practices
  
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into actionable security solutions
  
• Experience creating conceptual logical and physical process/data models
  
• Track record of developing recommending and governing security architecture
  
• Awareness of emerging technologies industry trends and security best practices
  
• Excellent analytical problem-solving decision-making and interpersonal skills
  
• Clear verbal and written communication; skilled at presenting to technical and executive audiences
  
• Collaborative team player with a consistent record of meeting deadlines
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• Security arch and design with Cloud Platforms -(AWS Azure)
  
• Client Relationship Building skills.
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Core Security Technology Domains:

• Identity & Access Management: SSO MFA PKI identity federation (OAuth/OIDC SAML)
  
• Infrastructure & Network Security: VCN/VNet/subnet design firewalls security groups micro-segmentation SASE patterns
  
• Data Protection: KMS/Vault key management TDE tokenization DLP data classification and discovery
  
• Application Security: Secure SDLC container and serverless hardening API gateway policies WAF integration
  
• Security Operations & Visibility: SIEM ingestion pipelines correlation searches dashboards SOAR automation EDR tools
  

Agile Project Delivery:

• Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum environments: backlog management user-story creation sprint planning retrospectives
  
• Embed security requirements and automated testing into CI/CD pipelines
  
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops (threat modeling design sprints) to align SecOps DevOps and architecture teams
  

Architecture & Design Expertise:

• Apply frameworks (TOGAF NIST CSF CIS Controls) to cloud and SaaS solutions
  
• Lead requirements gathering conceptual logical and detailed design phases
  
• Provide engineering implementation support: IaC (Terraform CloudFormation) configuration templates logging-agent deployments
  
• Guide peers through design reviews governance gates and operational handovers
  

Public Sector & Regulatory Awareness:

• Previous public-sector or regulated-industry experience is a plus
  
• Familiarity with mandates and standards (FIPPA PHIPA PCI DSS AODA ISO 27001)
  
• Embed audit trails retention policies and compliance checks into design artifacts