The Senior Specialist – Security Architecture will serve as an advisor on security best practices and is responsible for designing and effectively implementing project-level secure architecture. This role involves creating a Security Architecture Framework based on security-by-design principles and global security standards, ensuring compliance across G42 and its entities.
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You will collaborate with business analysts, infrastructure leads, solutions architects, application owners, security assessment teams, security operations, data privacy teams, and third-party vendors to support operational needs, align with security objectives, validate secure architecture, and propose mitigations.
Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time
Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Responsibilities:
- Develop actionable security blueprints, principles, models, designs, standards, and guidelines to ensure enterprise security architecture aligns with technology architecture.
- Build consensus around the principles of security architecture and provide clarity.
- Act as the subject matter expert in cloud security, network, endpoint, mobile, and data security, offering guidance and mentorship.
- Conduct security assessments, identify gaps in existing and proposed systems, and recommend solutions to meet compliance and risk management requirements.
- Propose security controls for new integrations with existing systems.
- Evaluate and design security for emerging technologies, including high-performance computing, AI, blockchain, hybrid and multi-cloud implementations, and Zero Trust technology.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define and communicate cybersecurity requirements.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, focusing on secure design, architecture, and risk assessments.
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing information security for large, complex organizations.
- Deep understanding of cloud-based cybersecurity principles, encryption, authentication, and network security.
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as SABSA, OESA, and TOGAF.
- Expertise in cloud security (IAAS, PAAS, SAAS), Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems.
- Strong knowledge of API Security and various web services authentication types, including OAuth.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity standards and regulations, including NIST CSF, ISO27001/27002, and PCI-DSS.
Certifications (preferred but not required):
- AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect
- Microsoft Security Architect
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- CISSP, CASP+, CySA+, Security+, etc.
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