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IT Security Architect
Zühlke GroupIT Security Architect ensuring security governance across the IT landscape at Zühlke. Establishing security principles, requirements, and controls while managing risks and providing guidance.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Establish and drive security governance across IT, ensuring consistent application of security principles in projects and operations
- Act as a trusted advisor and challenger, reviewing architectures and solutions from a security perspective
- Manage and assess IT security risks, ensuring transparency, proper mitigation, and alignment with organizational standards
- Provide security approvals and exceptions for non-standard solutions, balancing risk and business needs
- Serve as the primary interface between the Security Office and IT, translating requirements into actionable measures
- Take ownership of IT security policies, ensuring they are defined, maintained, and implemented effectively
- Lead and coordinate IT-related audits (e.g., ISO 27001), including preparation, execution, and follow-up activities
- Ensure that security-by-design principles are embedded in projects and changes across IT
Requirements
What you’ll need- Solid experience in IT security, ideally in a role combining architecture, engineering, or governance
- Broad understanding of IT environments, including IT infrastructure, identity & access management, and applications
- Familiar with security principles and standards (e.g., ISO 27001, general best practices)
- Experience with security governance, risk management, and compliance concepts
- Broad knowledge across infrastructure, networking, IAM, and application environments
- Ability to review and assess architectures and technical designs from a security perspective
- Comfort in assessing IT risks and making pragmatic decisions
- Ability to challenge technical solutions constructively and engage with stakeholders across IT and the Business
- Ability to translate security requirements into practical, implementable measures
- Clear and confident communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP, CISM) are a plus but not required
Benefits
Comp & perks- Work life blend: we offer a safe & healthy workplace, with flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home
- Profit share scheme: In addition to your annual salary, you may receive a profit share defined by the company’s success in the previous year
- Global and Diverse Zühlke community: witness how colleagues from all our 16 offices across the globe come together to create a unique, positive and inclusive work culture, learning from one another at annual team camps, and celebrating year-end parties and other local festivities
- Committed to development: we are committed to the growth of our people and are investing in your development. We’re empowering you to build the skills you need to make a positive impact, both personally and for our clients, today and in the future.
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Hard Skills & Tools
IT securitysecurity governancerisk managementcompliancesecurity principlesISO 27001identity & access managementinfrastructurenetworkingapplication environments
Soft Skills
communicationstakeholder engagementpragmatic decision-makingconstructive challengetranslating requirementsownershipleadershipcoordinationassessmenttransparency
Certifications
CISSPCISM