Senior Security Architect (24 Months Architect)

Key Responsibilities: Security architecture development: Develop and maintain the security architecture frameworks, reference model, standards, principles and guidelines in line with the organization's enterprise architecture and information and communication technology (ICT) strategy. Monitor compliance and implementation of the security architecture as per the approved design. Develop and maintain security reference material (security reference architectures, patterns and standards) to be referenced as part of the enterprise and solution architect deliverables. Establish and maintain an inventory of security controls and mechanisms and classify inventory according to the security reference model. Develop security strategy plans and roadmaps based on sound enterprise architecture practices. Review security technologies, tools and services, and make recommendations to the broader security team based on security, financial and operational metrics. Liaise with the organization's cyber security team members to share best practices and insights. Coordinate with other ICT stakeholders to document data flows of sensitive information in the organization and recommend controls to ensure that this data is adequately secured (e.g. encryption and tokenisation). Provide regular reporting on the state of the security landscape and posture and make recommendations on addressing the threats and mitigating risks. Validate the IT infrastructure and other reference architectures for security best practices and recommend changes to enhance security and reduce risks, where applicable. Review architecture definitions and ensure the inclusion of security controls and mechanisms therein, in accordance with security architecture patterns, standards and principles. Ensure compliance with the organization's policies, procedures and other legislative requirements, and ensure that risks within the function are identified, assessed and mitigated. Provide technical guidance, oversight, coaching and mentoring to team members in the enterprise architecture environment regarding security architecture to ensure delivery of integrated results. Govern and track the implementation of the security roadmaps. Ensure alignment between enterprise architecture, solution architecture, architecture principles ICT standards and security architecture to ensure standardization and reduce risk. Develop and evaluate requests for information (RFIs) and requests for proposals (RFPs), where required. Stakeholder management: Establish, build and maintain collaborative working relationships with relevant internal stakeholders. Build and maintain positive and value-adding relationships with relevant external stakeholders. Scan the environment to ensure a clear understanding of stakeholder needs. Proactively interact with stakeholders to determine their needs and deliver on them accordingly. Engage with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and evaluate performance barriers and success in order to continuously improve on the service delivery. Work in collaboration with colleagues in the centre to ensure timeous delivery of the work and manage service level agreements (SLAs). Minimum qualifications and skills: Must have an i nformation technology-related diploma or degree and professional certification in the architecture and security fields (i.e. TOGAF, Cloud Based Certifications, Azure, CEH, Security). Must have at least five years of experience as a Senior Security Architect and possess expertise in the following security architecture components: Security architecture principles. Security policies and standards. Security risk assessment and threat model. Identity and access management (IAM) architecture. Data security and privacy architecture. Network security architecture. Application security architecture. Cloud security architecture. Endpoint and mobile security framework. Incident response and security operations plan. Compliance and regulatory mapping. Cyber resilience and business continuity plan (BCP). Security architecture roadmap. Zero trust architecture (ZTA) blueprint.

Location: Pretoria, ZA

Posted Date: 6/7/2025