- Company Name
- Pauwels Consulting
- Job Title
- Security Architect
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Security Architect
**Role Summary:**
Design and implement enterprise‑wide security architectures across IT, OT, cloud, and network environments. Translate strategic security directives into practical solutions, ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., NIS2, GDPR, ISO 27001, IEC 62443), and provide governance, risk management, and advisory support for complex hybrid infrastructures.
**Expectations:**
- 5–10 years of hands‑on experience in cybersecurity architecture or risk assessment.
- Ability to develop and maintain security standards, models, and principles.
- Strong communication skills in English (mandatory) and French and/or Dutch.
- Proactive monitoring of emerging threats, technologies, and regulations.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Define and evolve target security architectures, embedding Security‑by‑Design and Privacy‑by‑Design.
- Create, maintain, and enforce security standards aligned with frameworks such as ISO 27001, IEC 62443, NIST, NIS2, GDPR, and CyFun.
- Conduct technical risk assessments for projects, infrastructures, applications, and industrial systems; maintain consolidated risk views (e.g., SAP, IT/OT/IoT, AI, IAM).
- Advise IT, OT, and business teams on integrating security requirements into projects, procurement, and architectural components (ICAM, detection/response, cryptography, SAP security, etc.).
- Monitor and propose enhancements for detection, response, logging, resilience, and identity management.
- Promote reusability and consistency of architectural components using modeling tools (e.g., Archimate).
**Required Skills:**
- Deep knowledge of security frameworks: ISO 27001, NIST, IEC 62443, NIS2, GDPR, CIS Controls.
- Technical expertise in at least two of the following:
• Network segmentation & Zero Trust
• Cloud security (public & hybrid)
• Secure SAP integration
• Identity, Credential, and Access Management (IAM, PAM, IGA, federation)
• Cryptography (PKI, key management, strong authentication)
• XDR, SIEM, monitoring & audit solutions
• Secure AI and generative model usage
- Proficiency with architectural modeling languages/tools (e.g., Archimate).
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and documentation abilities.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (Master’s preferred).
- Mandatory: CISSP (strongly preferred).
- Valuable: CISM, CISA, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, SABSA, or equivalent certifications.