Solution Architect / Cybersecurity Architect

Key Responsibilities

• Cybersecurity Architecture & Solution Design
• Lead the design of enterprise cybersecurity architectures, covering cloud, network,
  
  

identity, data, endpoint, and application security domains.

• Develop HLDs/LLDs, architecture diagrams, reference models, and security patterns
• Assess existing customer environments and build target-state architectures aligned with
  
  

business/security objectives.

• Define Zero Trust architecture blueprints, identity models, segmentation strategies, and
  
  

detection structures.

• Presales, RFP, and Proposal Support
• Support presales teams in opportunity qualification, customer workshops, and technical
  
  

discovery.

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

write-ups.

• Provide solution presentations, demonstrations, and technical clarifications to
  
  

stakeholders.

• Delivery & Implementation Oversight
• Guide delivery teams (engineering/consulting) in implementing designed architectures
• Participate in complex solution deployments to ensure alignment with architectural
  
  

principles.

• Conduct architecture reviews, gap analysis, and compliance assessments
• Customer Engagement & Advisory
• Act as a trusted advisor to CISO, IT security leaders, and enterprise architecture teams
• Support cybersecurity strategy development, roadmap creation, and maturity
  
  

improvement initiatives.

• Provide technical leadership during critical incidents or escalations
• Governance, Compliance & Risk
• Ensure architectures align with KSA regulatory frameworks:
  
  

∙NCA ECC/CCC

∙SAMA CSF

∙CST Cybersecurity Framework

• 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