Senior Architect - Information Security

apartmentRoads and Transport Authority placeDubai calendar_month 

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

Strategy
  • Define the enterprise security architecture and control baseline across the SDLC to reflect risk-management objectives, embedding security requirements in high-level designs and incorporating threat-modelling outcomes.
  • Establish and maintain corporate information-security policies, standards, guidelines, and ISMS design patterns aligned to regulations and best practices, ensuring designs meet cloud and on-premises security baselines.
  • Maintain risk-driven reference architectures and response scenarios; perform technology-risk assessments early in initiatives, highlight design-related risks/changes, and propose compensating controls.
  • Set Authority security programs and technical standards with Enterprise Architecture; ensure projects align to architectural requirements through early design signoffs with business/ technology stakeholders.
  • Define and govern secure integration patterns for third-party systems and APIs and ensure adherence during design and change.
  • Evaluate emerging security technologies and trends; research solutions for mandated requirements and recommend adoption paths aligned to RTA strategy and architecture.
  • Represent Information Security in enterprise architecture boards and technical steering committees to embed security perspectives in portfolio decisions.
Operations
  • Provide specialist security input to RFPs; define and review security requirements and compliance language.
  • Evaluate and approve changes per ITIL; improve change-management procedures and perform post-implementation audits.
  • Lead architectural reviews for all new digital initiatives and ensure security by design across solutions and platforms.
  • Define and govern secure integration patterns for third-party systems and APIs and ensure adherence during design and change.
  • • Coordinate with the Security Operations Center on incident analysis and response, applying lessons to strengthen architectural controls.
  • Lead/advise on IAM, SSO, classification, DLP, SIEM and related platform architectures; verify configuration hardening.
  • Conduct and guide security assessments and vulnerability analysis; recommend and oversee mitigation actions.
  • Coordinate information-systems audits with stakeholders to assess control effectiveness and drive remediation.
Product/Process Improvement
  • Develop and update security-architecture practices and standards, document target states, gaps, and migration roadmaps.
  • Develop and maintain security policies, SOPs, and architecture documentation; report compliance metrics and audit artifacts; supervise and refine security training.

Job Qualifications & Requirements

Education
  • Bachelor's degree/ master's degree in computer science (CS)/ Information Technology (IT)/ Cybersecurity or related.
Experience
  • 6+ Years in case of master's degree (8+ years in case of bachelor's degree).

Required Competencies

Technical Competencies
  • Cybersecurity & Information Risk Management
  • Governance, Risk & Excellence Programs
  • Project Management
  • Quality Management and Enhancement
  • Security Architecture & Infrastructure Governance
  • Access Governance & Data Classification
  • Security Audit & Assurance
  • Security Compliance Inspection & Audit
  • AI-Driven Security Engineering & Simulation
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