Senior Security Technical Architect
Sabenza IT & Recruitment · Johannesburg
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Start free — we apply for you →We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Security Technical Architect to serve as a trusted advisor, security strategist, and pre-sales leader. This role is suited to a seasoned security professional with global enterprise experience, strong client engagement skills, and a proven ability to design, present, and deliver complex security solutions across multinational environments.
Key Responsibilities

 
 • Design enterprise security architectures across network, cloud, infrastructure, identity, and application environments. 
 • Act as a trusted advisor to clients, engaging with C-level stakeholders to develop secure, scalable technology strategies. 
 • Lead pre-sales engagements, solution design workshops, technical presentations, and proposal development. 
 • Deliver security transformation and infrastructure modernisation initiatives across global environments. 
 • Collaborate with sales, solution architects, and delivery teams to ensure successful solution implementation. 
 • Ensure solutions align with industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and security frameworks. 

Required Technical Expertise
Extensive architecture, implementation, and pre-sales experience across:

 
 • Cisco Security 
 • Check Point 
 • Palo Alto Networks 
 • Fortinet 
 • Zscaler 
 • F5 
 • CyberArk (PAM) 
 • Splunk (SIEM) 

Certifications
Current certifications across the above technologies are highly desirable, supported by one or more of the following:

 
 • CISSP 
 • CCSP 
 • CISM 
 • TOGAF 
 • SABSA 
 • ITIL 
 • COBIT 
 • SAFe 

Technical Knowledge
Strong expertise in

 
 • Enterprise & Network Security Architecture 
 • Cloud Security & Zero Trust 
 • Identity & Access Management (IAM) 
 • Privileged Access Management (PAM) 
 • SIEM & Security Operations 
 • Data Protection & Encryption 
 • Security Governance, Risk & Compliance 

Working knowledge of industry frameworks including NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, TOGAF, COBIT, and ITIL is essential.