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Application Security Architect Abu Dhabi (onsite) 12-Month Contract We are supporting a large-scale enterprise programme seeking an experienced Application Security Architect to lead the design and implementation of secure application architectures across complex, modern environments.
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12-Month Contract
We are supporting a large-scale enterprise programme seeking an experienced
Application Security Architect
to lead the design and implementation of secure application architectures across complex, modern environments.
This is a critical role focused on
embedding security at the design stage
, ensuring applications are built securely from the ground up rather than remediated post-deployment.
Overview
You will act as the
security authority across application architecture
, working closely with engineering and DevSecOps teams to define secure design standards, lead threat modelling, and eliminate design-level vulnerabilities across web, API, and microservices environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead
- security architecture reviews
- across applications, APIs, and integrations
- Conduct
- threat modelling and risk analysis
- (e.g.
- STRIDE) to identify attack vectors early
- Define and enforce
- secure design standards and architecture patterns
- Review
- authentication, authorization, session management, and data flows
- Ensure secure implementation of
- OAuth2, OIDC, SAML and modern identity protocols
- Oversee
- API and integration security
- , including service-to-service communication
- Assess
- data security, cryptography, and key management practices
- Provide governance and approval for
- security-critical systems prior to production
- Collaborate with development and DevSecOps teams to embed
- secure-by-design principles
Experience Required
- Strong experience in
Application Security Architecture
- within enterprise environments
- Deep knowledge of
- OWASP Top 10, ASVS, and secure system design principles
- Proven background in
- threat modelling, secure design reviews, and vulnerability prevention
- Experience securing
- microservices, APIs, and distributed architectures
- Strong understanding of
- identity protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML)
- Solid grounding in
- cryptography, data protection, and secure integrations
- Ability to influence technical stakeholders and drive security best practices
• APIs: REST, GraphQL
- Architectures: Microservices, cloud and hybrid environments
- Security domains: IAM, API security, data protection, cryptography
What This Role Offers
- High-impact position within a
- strategic, enterprise-wide programme
- Opportunity to
- define and shape secure architecture standards
- Exposure to
- modern cloud-native and distributed systems
- Strong collaboration with senior engineering and security leadership
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