Cyber Security Domain Architect

About the Role

This position represents a Cyber Security Domain Architect role based in the United Arab Emirates, offered through a partner company responsible for all application and recruitment processes. The architect will lead and influence enterprise-wide security architecture strategies encompassing cloud, infrastructure, identity, and data domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain comprehensive enterprise security architectures, covering cloud, infrastructure, identity, networking, and data.
• Develop and align current and future security architectures with business goals, security principles, and regulatory demands.
• Establish and uphold security standards, controls, reference architectures, and multi-year strategic security roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership specifically across Azure platforms and VMware Cloud Foundation environments focusing on cloud, VMware security, identity, and infrastructure protection.
• Advance security frameworks including Microsoft Entra ID IAM, Zero Trust models, defense-in-depth, network and micro-segmentation, data protection, and encryption mechanisms.
• Support implementation and governance of Microsoft security technologies such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Endpoint, and Identity.
• Lead security roadmap workshops with varied stakeholders to align and approve architectural strategies.
• Support adoption of security roadmaps and monitor operational, risk, compliance, and business impact outcomes.
• Conduct architecture reviews, identify security gaps, perform risk analyses, and evaluate technologies and solutions.
• Produce Architecture Decision Records and contribute to Architecture Review Board documentation to ensure transparency and consistency in decision-making.
• Assess new cybersecurity technologies recommending viable architecture options and mitigation methods.
• Advise senior and executive leadership on security risks, priorities, architectural compromises, and remediation approaches.
• Participate in threat detection, incident response, and security resilience efforts requiring architectural input.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• At least three years in security architecture or a closely related cybersecurity architectural function.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or allied disciplines.
• Deep expertise in cybersecurity concepts, enterprise security architecture, and solution design.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing Azure security architecture, cloud governance, and native Azure security controls.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID and Identity and Access Management principles.
• Familiarity with VMware Cloud Foundation and its security architecture.
• Strong familiarity with network segmentation, micro-segmentation, Zero Trust, and defense-in-depth security methodologies.
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Defender suite including Cloud, Endpoint, and Identity components.
• Solid grasp of security governance, risk management, compliance, data protection, encryption, threat detection, and incident handling.
• Demonstrated ability to develop security strategies, standards, controls, and multi-year roadmaps.
• Skilled at conducting architectural assessments, gap analyses, and security reviews.
• Experience composing Architecture Decision Records and supporting architecture governance boards.
• Effective communicator capable of conveying complex cybersecurity ideas to senior and executive stakeholders.
• Experience with security frameworks in healthcare or public-sector settings is a significant advantage.
• Ability to balance technical security requirements with business needs, operational considerations, and risk tolerance.
• Strong analytical thinking, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Relevant certifications, including but not limited to CISSP, CISM, Azure Security Engineer Associate, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert, are either required or highly desirable.

Benefits and Opportunities

• Work from any location fully remotely, offering significant flexibility.
• Take part in shaping enterprise-wide cybersecurity architecture and strategy.
• Engage with a broad technical stack including Azure, VMware Cloud Foundation, identity management, cloud security, and data protection domains.
• Work on complex security transformation initiatives involving Zero Trust, segmentation, threat detection, and cloud security modernization.
• Enjoy high visibility and ownership while advising senior executives and influencing security strategy.
• Access to strategic security roadmap development, architecture governance experience, and exposure to industry-leading technologies and risk management practices.
• Contribute to security projects that have meaningful operational, business, and compliance impact.
• Supportive atmosphere encouraging ongoing professional development and enhancement of cybersecurity certifications.
• Opportunity to work within complex, heavily regulated environments where security architecture is critical.