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Platform Architect – Security (IC5) at Equity Bank Kenya
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 7 days ago (17 Sep 2026) Deadline: 6 Oct 2026 Updated 5 days ago
Job Description
The Platform Architect – Security provides senior‑level technical leadership for securing the bank’s platforms and infrastructure. You will design security architectures, develop reusable patterns, and embed controls across cloud, network and application environments. The role also evaluates risk, resolves complex security issues, and guides implementation of protective measures.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Security)
- • Professional security certification (e.g., CISSP, CISM)
- • Minimum 10 years of experience in cybersecurity and security architecture
- • Proven experience designing security controls for cloud and hybrid environments
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Design security architectures for complex platform and infrastructure environments
- • Develop reusable security architecture patterns and design principles
- • Integrate security requirements into cloud, network, infrastructure and platform designs
- • Evaluate security options based on risk, business needs and technology constraints
- • Identify weaknesses and recommend improvements
- • Resolve complex security architecture issues across multiple domains
- • Provide guidance on identity, privileged access, encryption, workload protection and secure configuration