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Enterprise Security Architect

Enterprise Security Architect

Kamo PlacementsJohannesburg, South Africa
14 hours ago
Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Cybersecurity Architecture

  • Design and maintain a secure architecture for both cloud and on-premises environments, ensuring alignment with enterprise IT strategy and cybersecurity frameworks.
  • Conduct architecture reviews and threat modeling exercises to proactively identify design-level risks and recommend mitigations.
  • Develop security reference architectures and patterns for infrastructure, applications, data, and identity management, incorporating zero trust principles and secure-by-design approaches.
  • Ensure architectural compliance with industry standards and regulatory frameworks including POPIA ISO / IEC 27001, NIST SP 800-53, IT Joint Standards.
  • Improve the security methods and practices that influence the architecture and design of Company processes and technology deployments.

IT Security Operations

  • Collaborate with Security Operations to ensure architectural alignment in monitoring, threat detection, and incident response capabilities.
  • Provide strategic input into the selection and deployment of SIEM, SOAR, DLP, EDR, and other critical tools to enhance the organization's security posture.
  • Oversee the technical validation of security controls and ensure their effective implementation throughout the solution lifecycle.
  • Analyze security issues and recommend appropriate solutions, technologies, and best practices aligned to business needs.
  • Contribute to the secure configuration of systems and infrastructure in alignment with security baselines and hardening guides (e.g., CIS Benchmarks).
  • Ensure adherence to approved ICT governance principles and compliance with applicable policies.

    • Change and Configuration Management

  • Act as a security design authority in change advisory meetings (CAM) processes, evaluating risks associated with proposed changes.
  • Provide architectural oversight for security configuration changes and remediation plans resulting from audits, risk assessments, or penetration tests.

    • Governance, Risk, and Compliance

  • Develop and maintain cybersecurity architecture standards, principles, and policies in collaboration with GRC and Enterprise Enablement and Architecture (EEA) teams.
  • Ensure architectural compliance with enterprise risk management processes, supporting enterprise risk appetite measures.
  • Support the organization in responding to audits and regulatory reviews, providing architectural evidence of control implementation.
  • Contribute to the planning and compliance monitoring through the CRMP process.
  • Ensure compliance with GOI and IT Joint Standards.

    • Reporting

  • Contribute to the development of strategic cybersecurity dashboards and reports that reflect architectural coverage, maturity, and roadmap progress.
  • Track alignment of architectural decisions with key cybersecurity KPIs and organizational goals.

    • Processes and Continuous Improvement

  • Continuously evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., AI / ML in cybersecurity, container security, SASE, XDR) and incorporate innovations into the architectural roadmap.
  • Stay informed of emerging cybersecurity threats, trends, and technologies, particularly in the cloud security space.
  • Promote the adoption of up-to-date cybersecurity frameworks to enhance overall risk mitigation.
  • Champion cybersecurity innovation by participating in forums and research activities to evolve the organizations security capabilities.
  • Regularly update architectural documentation and frameworks to reflect changes in technology and threat landscapes.

    • Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

  • Work closely with Enterprise Enablement and Architecture, IT infrastructure, Project Office, and application teams to embed security into solution design.
  • Influence and guide internal stakeholders on best practices in cybersecurity architecture and risk-informed decision-making.
  • Provide architectural support and guidance to security-related projects, incident response efforts, and solution delivery teams.
  • Act as an escalation point for complex security architecture queries or solution reviews.

    • Ad hoc

  • Assist in the execution of ad hoc requests and special tasks as required by team members or leadership.
  • Assist in special projects or ad hoc tasks requiring architectural expertise, including post-incident reviews or risk assessments.

    • JOB REQUIREMENTS

    Qualifications

  • Minimum Qualifications : National Diploma in IT / Bachelor or Relevant equivalent
  • COBIT preferred
  • One of the following Cybersecurity certifications is mandatory : ISO 27001 / CRISC / CISSP / CEH

    • Experience

  • Minimum of 8 years cybersecurity related experience.
  • Experience in security architecture methodologies, tools and enablers.
  • Hands-on experience with implementation and monitoring of various IT Security solutions.
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