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Cybersecurity & Cloud Security Architect

Expleo
Full-time
On-site
Porto, 13, Portugal

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for your innovation journey. As a global engineering, technology and consulting service provider, we are ideally positioned to help you achieve your ambitions and future-proof your business. With a smart blend of bold thinking and reliable execution, we’re able to fast-track innovation through each step of your value chain.

We are strategically positioned to build value, with a global footprint across 30 countries.
We are as global and local as you need us to be, with strong best-in-class pan-European technological centres and unique best-shoring capabilities.

We leverage a network of high value-adding affiliates in consulting and industrial excellence, and leading partners across multiple sectors to provide you with the most comprehensive services and solutions in an ever-changing environment.

Responsibilities

- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the organization’s technology landscape and security requirements.

- Design, build, and implement enterprise-class Zero Trust architectures across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, including containerized workloads (Kubernetes).

- Align security strategy and infrastructure with business and technology objectives.

- Identify, assess, and communicate current and emerging security threats, including cloud-specific risks.

- Architect and implement cloud security controls for GCP, Azure, and Kubernetes, covering identity, network, workload, and data protection.

- Plan, research, and design robust security architectures for IT and cloud-based projects.

- Perform or oversee vulnerability testing, risk analysis, and security assessments for on-premises and cloud systems.

- Design solutions that balance business requirements, cybersecurity, and compliance needs.

- Provide guidance on best practices for security technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, secure email gateways, endpoint protection, SIEM/UEBA, application security, and cloud-native security tools.

- Collaborate with DevOps and Cloud Engineering teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and cloud/Kubernetes deployments.

- Ensure compliance with industry standards and security frameworks across all environments.

Essential skills

- Proven experience as a Security Architect or Cloud Security Engineer.

- Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, frameworks, and best practices.

- Hands-on experience with cloud security architecture and engineering in GCP, Azure, and AWS.

- Solid understanding of Identity and Access Management, Network Security, Endpoint Security, Application Security, and Infrastructure Visibility.

- Experience with security and compliance standards such as NIST CSF, NIST SP800-53, NIS 2.0, OWASP, CIS Controls, MITRE ATT&CK, and ISO 27000 series.

- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable language.

- Experience working at both tactical and strategic levels.

- Familiarity with cloud-native security services, container security (Kubernetes), and DevSecOps practices.