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Job Description

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Relocation: Full relocation support provided

Sector: Abu Dhabi Government Entity

Department: Technology – Enterprise Architecture

Role Overview

An Abu Dhabi Government entity is seeking a highly skilled Senior Security Architect to lead the design, governance, and continuous improvement of enterprise security architecture across systems, infrastructure, and digital platforms. The role ensures security-by-design across all technology initiatives, in alignment with government cybersecurity strategies, regulatory mandates, and international standards.

This position plays a critical role in advising technical teams and senior stakeholders, ensuring that information security is embedded across infrastructure, cloud, applications, and data environments.

Key Responsibilities

Security Architecture & Governance

Design, maintain, and enforce enterprise security reference architectures and frameworks covering infrastructure, networks, cloud platforms, applications, and data. Collaborate closely with Enterprise and Solution Architects to review solution designs and provide authoritative security guidance. Define and maintain network and infrastructure security architectures, integrating advanced security technologies and controls. Develop reusable security design patterns, control frameworks, and blueprints to support secure application development and system integration.

Security Operations & Risk Management

Provide oversight and strategic guidance on enterprise security tools, including SIEM, DLP, IAM, firewalls, and vulnerability management platforms. Identify security risks, vulnerabilities, and architectural gaps, proposing remediation initiatives and improvement programs. Conduct periodic security assessments and audits aligned with frameworks such as NIST and ISO/IEC 27001. Prepare and present security posture updates, risk assessments, and improvement recommendations to senior leadership.

Strategy, Awareness & Continuous Improvement

Support the evolution of organizational cybersecurity strategies, policies, standards, and procedures in response to emerging threats and regulatory requirements. Lead and contribute to organization-wide security awareness and training initiatives. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance security maturity, operational efficiency, and sustainability. Ensure compliance with organizational values, ethics, and occupational health and safety policies.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related discipline (Master’s degree ). Industry-recognized certifications such as CISSP, CISM, SABSA, TOGAF (security-focused), or equivalent. 3–5 years of experience in information security, security architecture, or a closely related discipline.

Required Skills

Full professional proficiency in English. Deep understanding of enterprise security architecture, including network, infrastructure, application, cloud, and data security. Practical experience with enterprise security technologies (SIEM, DLP, IAM, firewalls, vulnerability management). Strong knowledge of security standards and frameworks (NIST, ISO/IEC 27001, COBIT). Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex security concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences. Highly self-motivated with strong prioritization, multitasking, and independent working capabilities.

What We Offer

A strategic role within a high-profile Abu Dhabi Government environment. Exposure to large-scale, mission-critical digital transformation initiatives. Comprehensive relocation support to Abu Dhabi, UAE for successful international candidates.

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