Cybersecurity Architect

About Cronos Europa

Cronos Europa is a leading IT and digital transformation partner dedicated exclusively to European Institutions and agencies, delivering mission‑critical solutions that shape Europe's digital future. As part of the Cronos Group, one of the most innovative and fastest‑growing tech ecosystems in Europe, we benefit from a vast pool of expertise and cutting‑edge capabilities. With over 1,000 specialists across Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, we combine deep institutional knowledge with strong engineering excellence to support long‑term, high‑impact EU programmes requiring reliability, scalability, and innovation.

About The Job

For an EU Agency based in Warsaw, we are looking for an experienced Cybersecurity Architect to join a high-impact cybersecurity programme and contribute to the design, governance, and evolution of secure enterprise architectures. The successful candidate will play a key role in defining security architectures, ensuring compliance with security standards and regulations, and embedding security and privacy-by-design principles across complex ICT environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and propose secure architecture solutions aligned with business and security objectives.
• Develop cybersecurity architecture frameworks, blueprints, and technical specifications.
• Perform security architecture reviews, cybersecurity assessments, and risk analyses.
• Ensure security and privacy requirements are integrated throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Evaluate, recommend, and validate cybersecurity technologies, controls, and solutions.
• Lead Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and assess emerging security technologies.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, security teams, and business stakeholders to implement security best practices.
• Support the integration, deployment, and transition of security solutions into operational environments.
• Contribute to the definition and evolution of the organisation's security architecture.
• Monitor cybersecurity trends, threats, and vulnerabilities, recommending improvements and innovations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable cybersecurity standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.

Profile Requirements

• Master's degree or equivalent (EQF Level 7).
• Minimum 10 years of relevant IT experience.
• Minimum 8 years of experience as a Cybersecurity Architect or in a similar senior security role.
• Valid EU RESTRICTED (RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED) Security Clearance from the first day of assignment.
• English proficiency at C1 level or higher.
• Strong knowledge of:
• Cybersecurity frameworks, standards, and methodologies.
• Security architecture principles and reference models.
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).
• Risk management and risk assessment.
• Security technologies, controls, and solutions.
• Data protection and Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs).
• Security governance, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
• Cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and emerging security trends.
• Ability to translate business requirements into secure architectural solutions and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• At least four internationally recognised cybersecurity certifications, such as:

CISSP

CISM

CISA

CRISC

CGEIT

CISSP-ISSAP

TOGAF Foundation or TOGAF Certified

SABSA certifications

CNDA

GIAC certifications

Equivalent internationally recognised certifications

Desired Assets

• Experience designing enterprise-scale security architectures in complex environments.
• Experience with security-by-design and privacy-by-design approaches.
• Experience evaluating and integrating new cybersecurity technologies.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working within European institutions, agencies, or international organisations is considered an advantage.

If you wish to integrate a dynamic structure on a human scale while working with the latest technologies, don't wait anymore and join Cronos Europa!