IT Security Architect

Responsibilities:

• Define and own Group-wide security architecture for SOC, perimeter security, and IT-OT connectivity.
• Design and govern perimeter defence architectures across IT and OT environments, including NGFW, IDS/IPS, DDoS protection, secure remote access, DNS, and proxy services.
• Act as the architectural authority for SOC detection, response, and monitoring capabilities, including SIEM and SOAR integrations.
• Establish IT-OT network segmentation models aligned with the Purdue Model and IEC 62443 standards.
• Partner with business IT, plant engineering, and automation teams to embed security-by-design into infrastructure and OT initiatives.
• Guide secure onboarding of new plants, acquisitions, and third-party integrations into Group networks.
• Provide architectural oversight during major cyber incidents and support root-cause analysis and remediation design.
• Ensure alignment of security controls with regulatory requirements, including the DPDP Act, sectoral compliance, and audit expectations.
• Define security standards, reference architectures, and design patterns for consistent adoption across businesses.
• Evaluate security technologies and vendors; provide recommendations aligned to the group's security roadmap.
• Mentor senior security engineers and SOC leads, contributing to capability uplift across cyber defence teams.

Skills

IDS, IPS, SIEM, SOAR, SOC, architect, architecture, security