Solution Architect / Cybersecurity Architect

Key Responsibilities

1. Cybersecurity Architecture & Solution Design

1.Lead the design of enterprise cybersecurity architectures, covering cloud, network,

identity, data, endpoint, and application security domains.

2.Develop HLDs/LLDs, architecture diagrams, reference models, and security patterns.

3.Assess existing customer environments and build target-state architectures aligned with

business/security objectives.

4.Define Zero Trust architecture blueprints, identity models, segmentation strategies, and

detection structures.

2. Presales, RFP, and Proposal Support

5.Support presales teams in opportunity qualification, customer workshops, and technical

discovery.

6.Lead the creation of technical proposals, RFP responses, SoWs, BOMs, and solution

write-ups.

7.Provide solution presentations, demonstrations, and technical clarifications to

stakeholders.

3. Delivery & Implementation Oversight

8.Guide delivery teams (engineering/consulting) in implementing designed architectures.

9.Participate in complex solution deployments to ensure alignment with architectural

principles.

10.Conduct architecture reviews, gap analysis, and compliance assessments.

4. Customer Engagement & Advisory

11.Act as a trusted advisor to CISO, IT security leaders, and enterprise architecture teams.

12.Support cybersecurity strategy development, roadmap creation, and maturity

improvement initiatives.

13.Provide technical leadership during critical incidents or escalations.

5. Governance, Compliance & Risk

14.Ensure architectures align with KSA regulatory frameworks:

• NCA ECC/CCC
• SAMA CSF
• CST Cybersecurity Framework

15.Map architectures to industry standards such as NIST CSF, ISO 27001, CIS Controls,

and cloud best practices.

Mandatory Technical Expertise

Candidates must have broad and deep expertise in at least 4–5 of the areas below:

Microsoft Security Architecture (Mandatory)

• Microsoft Sentinel

• Microsoft Defender XDR (Endpoint, Identity, Cloud, Office 365)
• Microsoft Entra ID (PIM, Conditional Access, Identity Protection)
• Microsoft Purview (Data Security & Compliance)
• Azure Security Architecture
• Azure Landing Zones, Policies, RBAC, and secure cloud governance

Identity & Access Management (IAM / IGA / PAM)

• OKTA
• SailPoint
• BeyondTrust
• IBM Security Verify

Network & Infrastructure Security

• Palo Alto Networks
• Fortinet
• Cisco Security
• Segmentation, micro-segmentation, Zero Trust architectures

SOC & Threat Detection

• SIEM/XDR design
• Use case development
• Threat hunting frameworks
• SOAR playbooks

Cloud Security

• Azure (mandatory)
• AWS or GCP (optional but preferred)
• Cloud-native architecture and security tooling

Data, Application & DevSecOps

• Secure SDLC

• API security
• CI/CD pipeline security
• Container/Kubernetes security (AKS, EKS)

Certifications (Required & Preferred)

Required (one or more):

• SC100 (Cybersecurity Architect Expert)
• AZ500 (Azure Security Engineer)
• SC200 (Security Operations Analyst)
• CISSP or CISM

Preferred:

• SABSA (Foundation or Practitioner)
• CCSP
• SC300
• GIAC certifications (GCIH, GCIA, GCLD, GCFA)
• Vendor certifications (Palo Alto, Fortinet, OKTA, SailPoint, BeyondTrust)

Experience Requirements

• 8–12 years in cybersecurity engineering & architecture roles
• At least 3+ years working as a solution architect or security architect
• Experience designing and supporting large-scale enterprise or government cybersecurity

solutions

• Strong presales and customer-facing experience