Infrastructure Security Architect

About the Role We are seeking a

highly skilled Infrastructure Security Architect

to join the

Architecture Unit

of one of Saudi Arabia’s largest banks. This team is driving the design and protection of the bank’s

hybrid infrastructure , spanning

on-premises data centers ,

private cloud , and

public cloud

environments.

This is a

hands-on, senior-level

role requiring deep technical expertise in

infrastructure and cloud security , with a strong background in

banking or regulated financial environments . You will define, implement, and govern secure architecture standards that safeguard the bank’s critical systems and digital assets.

Key Responsibilities Architecture & Strategy

Design and maintain

secure hybrid infrastructure architectures

integrating on-prem, private cloud, and public cloud (OCI / Azure / GCP).

Define

security reference architectures ,

baseline configurations , and

zero-trust network models .

Collaborate with enterprise architects to ensure

security-by-design

across infrastructure initiatives.

Hands-On Implementation & Hardening

Deploy and configure security controls for

firewalls ,

WAF ,

IDS / IPS ,

DDoS protection ,

Email & API security gateways ,

VPN ,

NAC ,

endpoint protection ,

IAM , and

SIEM

solutions.

Harden

operating systems ,

databases ,

virtualization , and

container environments .

Cloud & Virtualization Security

Secure workloads across

VMware ,

Hyper-V , and

container platforms

(Kubernetes, OpenShift).

Integrate

cloud-native security controls

into multi-cloud environments.

Security Monitoring & Response

Collaborate with

SOC teams

to enhance

detection, alerting, and incident response .

Integrate

SIEM / SOAR

tools for threat monitoring and correlation.

Lead

root-cause analysis

and drive security remediation initiatives.

Compliance & Risk Management

Ensure adherence to

SAMA CSF ,

NCA ECC ,

SWIFT CSP ,

PCI DSS , and

NIST

standards.

Develop

audit-ready documentation ,

security blueprints , and

policy frameworks .

Conduct

threat modeling

and define

risk mitigation strategies .

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