Description :

- Role : IT Security Architect

- Location : Thane

- Experience : 12 to 15 years

- Function : IT Operations & Support ? IT Security (SOC / SIEM / SOAR)

Role Overview :

The IT Security Architect will be responsible for defining and driving enterprise-wide security architecture across SOC, perimeter security, and IT-OT environments.

The role involves designing scalable, compliant, and resilient cyber defense frameworks while ensuring alignment with global standards and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities :

- Define and own group-wide security architecture covering SOC, perimeter security, and IT-OT connectivity

- Design and govern perimeter defense architectures, including NGFW, IDS/IPS, DDoS protection, secure remote access, DNS, and proxy services

- Act as the architectural authority for SOC capabilities, including SIEM and SOAR platforms and integrations

- Establish IT-OT network segmentation aligned with the Purdue Model and IEC 62443 standards

- Collaborate with business IT, plant engineering, and automation teams to embed security-by-design principles

- Lead 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 planning

- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act and sector-specific standards

- Define and maintain security standards, reference architectures, and design patterns for enterprise-wide adoption

- Evaluate security technologies and vendors, aligning recommendations with the groups cybersecurity roadmap

- Mentor senior security engineers and SOC leads to strengthen organizational cyber defense capabilities

Preferred Skills & Expertise :

- Strong experience in SOC architecture, SIEM, and SOAR platforms

- Deep understanding of IT and OT security frameworks and network segmentation

- Expertise in perimeter security technologies (NGFW, IDS/IPS, DDoS mitigation, etc.)

- Familiarity with industrial cybersecurity standards and regulatory compliance

- Proven ability to design scalable and secure enterprise architectures

- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills