IT Security Architect (m/f/d) - Business Applications

IT Security Architect (m/f/d) - Business Applications

Employment Type: Permanent position

Become part of a vital chain and contribute to our common goal of making people's lives better. Octapharma is a leading biotech pharmaceutical company that combines the strength of a global organisation with the values of a family business. We specialize in the development and manufacture of high-quality pharmaceuticals derived from human blood plasma and human cell lines.

With over 1,600 employees, the Octapharma site in Vienna is the largest production site, and successful research and development location.

Join us in shaping our vision of providing new health solutions advancing human life.

• Continuously assess and manage the security and risk posture across our enterprise application portfolio
• Guide IT business partner teams in designing and delivering secure business application solutions
• Define and standardize authorization concepts in support of our IAM initiatives, ensuring consistency across platforms such as SAP, Veeva, and Kinaxis
• Lead the development of integration security standards for APIs, data exchanges, and authentication mechanisms
• Classify business applications and align security controls based on criticality, organizational value streams, and process sensitivity
• Collaborate closely with security, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and application teams to implement comprehensive cloud and SaaS security models

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Security, or related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in IT Security for enterprise application like SAP, including 2+ years in security architecture
• Knowledge of enterprise/security architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, SABSA) and business capability modeling
• Hands-on with IAM systems and the development of authorization models and role concepts
• Solid understanding of cloud security architectures (AWS, Azure, private/hybrid cloud)
• Strong collaboration, communication and documentation skills in English (German is a plus)
• Proactive, structured and responsible approach to work

• We, the Finance & IT unit, provide the financial and technological foundation for sound decision-making and stable business operations. Our responsibilities include accounting, controlling, compliance with legal requirements, and efficient support through IT services.
• We are divided into the areas of Accounting, Controlling, IT Service Desk, Operation & Delivery, and IT Compliance.

• Company restaurant & meal subsidy
• Training & further education
• Health promotion
• Parking spaces and good public transport connections
• Company and team events

Enjoy these attractive benefits! You can find all offers here: Benefits

The minimum gross salary according to the collective agreement (chemical industry) is EUR 4,270.14 based on 38 hours per week (full-time). As we strive to offer a salary that reflects your individual profile and qualifications, there is a willingness to pay above the minimum salary.

Its in our blood

We live diversity and stand for equal opportunities as an employer! We therefore look forward to receiving your application - regardless of age, gender, origin, sexual orientation, and religion.

Do you have any questions? Then get in touch with your contact person.

Mrs. Johanna Proksch

Octapharma Pharmazeutika Produktionsges.m.b.H.

Oberlaaer Straße 235, 1100 Wien

You can also reach us Monday to Friday via WhatsApp: +43 (0) 664 885 78 113

Want to find out more about us?

Visit our website Octapharma Career and follow us daily on LinkedIn.

About Octapharma

With seven R&D sites and five state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Austria, France, Germany, and Sweden, Octapharma also operates over 195 plasma donation centres across Europe and the US. With four decades of experience, we are committed to advancing patient care worldwide.

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