Lead Security Solution Architect for Banking project

Expleo Group

Security design authority for all eight CRs – designs Expleo-delivered controls, specifies security requirements for client-delivered components and reviews client designs before build.

Responsibilities

Produce HLD/LLD for mobile security, PKI segregation, firewall/WAF clustering and traffic segregation
Define security requirements and acceptance criteria for client-delivered Splunk, OBS and carrier work
Write interface and security specifications for client-built backend APIs (telemetry, attestation, risk scoring)
Lead the RASP / mobile threat defence vendor evaluation and recommendation
Chair the fortnightly design authority and security design reviews
Assess residual risk and author residual-risk statements for acceptance
Ensure cross-CR dependencies are designed coherently
Support threat modelling and security test scoping with the Test Lead

Essential Skills

Enterprise security architecture, zero trust and network segmentation
Open Banking / Open Finance API security – mTLS, OAuth2, FAPI
PKI, mobile application security (RASP, attestation) and WAF design
Security design review of third-party / client-built solutions

Desired Skills Tools

draw.io / Visio, Confluence, threat-modelling tools (OWASP Threat Dragon / IriusRisk)

Good to have

SIEM architecture (Splunk) and resilience design
Operational-resilience and concentration-risk frameworks
UAE PDPL / CBUAE security expectations

Experience

8+ years of experience in software testing, preferably in Banking, Payments or FinTech.
Experience in BFSI or other regulated-sector programmes
Clear written and spoken English; Arabic an advantage
Willingness to travel to the UAE when required
Eligibility for client background screening and NDA