Senior Security Architect

As a Senior Architect at our client, a leading bank in the Middle East, you will be joining the Group IT team within the Architecture Chapter. In this high-impact role, you will be responsible for designing scalable, secure, and resilient technology platforms that support critical business domains. Your key responsibilities will include designing and delivering end-to-end architecture solutions across mobile/web apps, microservices, and cloud-native platforms. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, and delivery teams to transform business needs into technology solutions. It will be your duty to define and enforce architectural standards, patterns, and best practices, integrating security best practices in architecture to ensure data confidentiality, compliance, and regulatory alignment. Mentoring junior architects and contributing to reusable design assets such as blueprints and reference architectures will also be part of your responsibilities. Additionally, you will lead peer reviews, conduct internal workshops, and promote cross-team architectural alignment. To excel in this role, you should possess a minimum of 5 years of experience in designing web/mobile applications, APIs, and microservices. Strong experience with cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, OpenShift, containers, and virtualization is essential, along with a minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience in Cyber/Information Security. A deep understanding of security concepts such as Authentication, Authorization, Encryption, Logging/Monitoring, and OWASP standards is required. Experience working in agile environments and DevSecOps delivery models, knowledge of enterprise architecture tools (e.g., Sparx EA), and cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or OCI are also necessary. Strong analytical thinking, stakeholder management, and a solution-driven approach will be key to success in this role. Preferred qualifications include certifications such as TOGAF, AWS/Azure Architect, or CISSP, experience working in the banking or fintech domain, and exposure to data modeling tools and security regulations related to financial services. By applying for this position, you will have the opportunity to work with a major banking client leading digital transformation across the region. You will contribute to enterprise-scale architecture design in a modern, agile setup, gaining exposure to secure, cloud-first platforms used by millions of end users. Additionally, you will be part of a high-caliber architecture chapter focused on innovation, quality, and performance, with access to continuous learning and mentoring initiatives.,