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About The Company
They are a consulting firm specializing in digital transformation, IT strategy, and regulatory compliance across Southeast Asia. With a dynamic international environment, they deliver tech-enabled transformation projects that drive operational excellence and long-term value for their clients. Consultants are deployed into high-impact projects where their expertise shapes business strategy, strengthens governance, and accelerates innovation.
Opportunity Details
Working Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Working Time: Full-time, standard office hours with project-based flexibility
Employment Type: Full-time
Compensation: Competitive, aligned with experience and qualifications
Benefits: According to the Labor Law
Reporting Line: To be confirmed based on project assignment
Team Management: No direct reports; works collaboratively across IT, business, and creative teams
Role Purpose
The Security Architect defines and drives enterprise-wide security strategies, ensuring that infrastructure, applications, and data, across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments, are secure by design. Acting as a senior advisor and subject matter expert, this role influences security vision, assesses enterprise risks, and establishes controls that safeguard critical assets while enabling business innovation.
Main Objectives
Design and maintain security architecture standards that address both current and emerging threats.
Ensure all security solutions and practices meet regulatory requirements and align with business objectives.
Drive enterprise-wide adoption of secure-by-design principles across cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments.
Responsibilities
Advise and influence enterprise security priorities across the organization.
Assess cyber risks at both technical and business levels, translating findings into actionable strategies.
Quantify business risk/benefit implications of security architecture decisions.
Contribute to enterprise security roadmaps aligned with corporate cybersecurity strategy.
Identify and evaluate new technologies to strengthen security posture; educate stakeholders on potential benefits.
Maintain expert knowledge of cybersecurity technologies, including vendor products, infrastructure, application architectures, and development methodologies.
Design and implement processes for enterprise-wide visibility and management of cybersecurity risk in Azure and hybrid cloud environments.
Shape security vision for cloud-based applications across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS platforms.
Establish and enforce security requirements for cloud, hybrid, and on-premise solutions.
Lead security assessments in key risk areas; recommend mitigations based on findings.
Ensure compliance with applicable regulations by designing and guiding the deployment of compliant processes and solutions.
Integrate Privacy by Design principles into product and data development from inception.
Collaborate with product, legal, compliance, governance, and data protection teams to develop privacy-enhancing features and improve data management practices.
Candidate Profile
Education & Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (relevant experience will be considered).
Security certifications such as CISSP, CCSK, or CCSP are a strong nice-to-have.
Professional Experience
Minimum 10 years in IT and business environments, with at least 5 years in technical security roles.
Proven ability to develop and implement enterprise security controls and solutions.
Experience with Microsoft Azure and other major cloud platforms.
Critical infrastructure security experience.
Technical Skills
Expert knowledge of information security standards, principles, and practices.
Strong understanding of emerging security trends, tools, and industry solutions.
Familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
Experience with OT networks, protocols, devices, and engineering.
Behavioral Competencies
High credibility and ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders.
Strong organizational and resource management skills.
Excellent communication skills, capable of translating technical concepts into business terms.
Knowledge Domain
Enterprise security architecture and strategy.
Cloud security across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
Risk assessment and compliance management in complex environments.
Application Process
To complete your application, Cotalent will email you at the address listed in your CV with a tailored questionnaire designed to enhance your chances of reaching the interview stage. Please check your inbox regularly, including your spam or junk folder, as completing the questionnaire is necessary to finalize your application and move on to the next phase.