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Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Head of Platform Security Architecture Design

Security Engineering & ArchitectureConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

About the Job

Requirements

  • A degree or equivalent qualification in cybersecurity, computer science, engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Relevant professional certifications, or certifications in progress, such as CISSP, CCSP, or CISM; SABSA, TOGAF, or other architecture certifications; and cloud platform security certifications such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Strong experience in security architecture and platform design roles.
  • In-depth knowledge of cloud platform, infrastructure, and shared-services security.
  • Proven experience defining and governing security architecture at enterprise scale.
  • Competence in developing security architecture standards, patterns, and roadmaps.
  • Ability to engage with and manage stakeholders, including technical and business leaders.
  • Ability to assess complex platform architectures and make risk-based architectural decisions.
  • English proficiency at C1 level.

Responsibilities

  • Define and manage Edgewing’s platform security architecture strategy and roadmap.
  • Lead the design and governance of security architectures for enterprise platforms and shared services.
  • Ensure security is integrated by design across cloud, infrastructure, application, and data platforms.
  • Establish security standards, patterns, and reference architectures.
  • Provide architectural oversight and assurance for the main platform and transformation initiatives.
  • Ensure alignment with security policy requirements, acceptable risk levels, and regulatory obligations.
  • Collaborate closely with enterprise architecture, engineering, and delivery teams.
  • Identify and manage architectural security risks and technical debt.
  • Support threat modelling and platform-level architectural risk assessments.
  • Provide specialist advice on emerging technologies and trends in platform security.
  • Represent platform security architecture in governance committees and with senior leadership.
  • Guide, train, and develop platform security architects and specialists.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in large, complex, or regulated enterprise environments.
  • Knowledge of zero-trust principles, identity-centric security, and modern platform architectures.
  • Experience supporting large-scale transformation programs or cloud migrations.
  • Familiarity with resilience, availability, and disaster recovery architectures.
  • Understanding of data protection and privacy-by-design principles.
  • Experience integrating security architecture with enterprise and solution architecture functions.

About the Company

Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Leonardo operates in aerospace, defense, and security, designing and manufacturing advanced technologies for militaries, intelligence agencies, and defense contractors. Its products combine hardware, software, and services and are delivered through subsidiaries in the US (DRS, Electronics US, Critical Infrastructure, Aircraft and Aerostructures US). It differentiates itself with a broad, diversified portfolio and end-to-end support from development to sustainment, plus training and customer service. Its goal is to provide reliable, state-of-the-art capabilities to defense, intelligence, and civil infrastructure customers while maintaining strong support and training.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Founded
2022

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