أخصائي هندسة الأمن السيبراني

Position: Cybersecurity Architecture Specialist

Location: Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Contract Duration: ASAP - 28th Feb 2027

We are seeking an experienced Cybersecurity Architecture Specialist to lead secure-by-design architecture across IT, cloud, and, where applicable, OT/ICS environments for a major football event project in Saudi Arabia. The role will be responsible for ensuring that new systems, applications, integrations, infrastructure, and vendor-delivered solutions meet cybersecurity requirements before go-live. This is a highly collaborative role involving cybersecurity, IT, cloud, procurement, vendors, and operational teams. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that cybersecurity is embedded into the design and delivery of event-related technology environments.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead secure-by-design cybersecurity architecture across IT, cloud, and, where applicable, OT/ICS environments.
• Define, maintain, and enforce enterprise cybersecurity architecture standards covering:
• Network segmentation
• Identity and access architecture
• Cryptography and encryption standards
• Cloud security architecture and landing zones
• Secure infrastructure and application design
• Conduct security architecture reviews and design-stage risk assessments for new applications, integrations, infrastructure, and vendor-delivered solutions.
• Manage a high volume of architecture reviews associated with third-party and event technology systems, including ticketing, accreditation, broadcast, hospitality, venue, and operational platforms.
• Own cloud security architecture and ensure appropriate security controls are incorporated wherever cloud services are used.
• Define secure configuration baselines and hardening standards for infrastructure, applications, and security technologies.
• Where applicable, establish security requirements for event-specific OT/ICS environments, including access control, turnstiles, venue systems, and related operational technologies.
• Partner closely with the Cybersecurity Defense Manager to ensure architecture decisions support effective security monitoring, detection, and incident response.
• Own cybersecurity requirements and security controls within procurement, vendor selection, and vendor onboarding processes.
• Provide cybersecurity architecture input into business continuity and disaster recovery designs.
• Maintain a register of architectural exceptions, associated risks, compensating controls, and remediation requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to project teams, IT teams, vendors, and other cybersecurity stakeholders.
• Ensure cybersecurity architecture aligns with organizational security policies, standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support security design decisions throughout the project lifecycle, from initial design through implementation and go-live.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant cybersecurity architecture experience.
• Proven experience in cybersecurity architecture, security architecture, or information security architecture.
• Strong understanding of enterprise security architecture principles and secure-by-design practices.
• Experience with network security, segmentation, identity and access management, encryption/cryptography, and security controls.
• Experience conducting security architecture reviews and risk assessments.
• Experience with cloud security architecture and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of infrastructure and application security hardening and secure configuration standards.
• Experience working with third-party vendors and technology procurement/security requirements.
• Understanding of cybersecurity monitoring, detection, and incident response requirements.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in large-scale projects, major events, or complex multi-vendor environments would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of OT/ICS security would be an advantage where relevant to the operating environment.

Required Skills

• Cybersecurity architecture
• Security architecture
• Information security architecture
• Enterprise security architecture principles
• Secure-by-design practices
• Network security and segmentation
• Identity and access management
• Encryption and cryptography
• Security controls
• Security architecture reviews and risk assessments
• Cloud security architecture and cloud environments
• Infrastructure and application security hardening
• Secure configuration standards
• Third-party vendor management and technology procurement/security requirements
• Cybersecurity monitoring, detection, and incident response requirements
• Strong communication skills

Preferred Certifications

• Relevant industry certifications would be an advantage, such as:
• CISSP
• SABSA
• CCSP
• TOGAF
• Cloud security certifications
• Other recognized cybersecurity architecture or information security certifications