Security Architecture & Threat Operations Lead (Banking)

About the role

This contract position leads security architecture, engineering assessments, and vulnerability‑and‑patch management for a leading Egyptian bank undergoing digital transformation. The specialist collaborates with internal security managers and the SOC to ensure new infrastructure is secure by design and that the vulnerability lifecycle is fully operational.

Key responsibilities

• Review new and changed system designs, network architectures, and digital platform builds from an information‑security perspective.
• Produce Security Architecture Review Reports with risk‑rated findings, threat‑model summaries, and design recommendations aligned to security standards and CBE requirements.
• Assess security of APIs, cloud components, integration layers, and digital banking platforms (mobile, internet banking, payment processing) against OWASP, NIST, and CBE guidelines.
• Maintain an architecture review register tracking all submitted designs, decisions, and open risk items.
• Contribute to the InfoSec reference architecture and security design‑patterns library.
• Own Tenable Security Center configuration, scan‑policy design, and coverage assurance across the full asset inventory.
• Design and implement a structured vulnerability‑management workflow integrated with IT patch‑management processes.
• Produce weekly and monthly vulnerability dashboards for stakeholders.

Required profile

• Strong background in information security, particularly security architecture and engineering assessments.
• Hands‑on experience with vulnerability and patch‑management programs.
• Ability to work closely with security architecture managers and SOC teams.
• Familiarity with banking or financial‑services environments is advantageous.

Required skills

• Tenable Security Center (SC)
• Vulnerability Management
• Patch Management
• Security Architecture Review
• API Security
• Cloud Security
• OWASP standards
• NIST framework
• CBE security guidelines

What we offer

• 6‑month contract with possibility of extension.
• Opportunity to shape security posture of a premier financial institution.
• Collaborative environment with leading security professionals.