Head of Security Architecture
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The project focuses on building an autonomous security ecosystem bridging OT and AI environments in a pharmaceutical company. Key challenges include AI security architecture, multi-cloud, Zero Trust, and protection of AI models. Responsibilities cover defining strategy, creating security frameworks for AI systems, IT/OT integration, and team leadership. Advanced knowledge of AI security, CISSP-ISSAP, TOGAF and experience in multi-cloud and OT environments are required.

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Head of Security Architecture

Company: Polpharma S.A.

from: 8 June 2026
to: 8 July 2026
salary not specifiedcontract of employment (full-time)
Offer parameters
level:lead • manager
working mode:hybrid
location:Warszawa, Masovian
Warszawa, Masovian

Requirements

Operating system

Windows

Our requirements

  • Master’s degree in security architecture, AI/Machine Learning, or Computer Science
  • Min.5 years of leadership in security architecture, with extensive experience in multi-cloud and OT/ICS environments
  • Mastery of AI-security frameworks and recognized expert-level certifications (e.g., CISSP-ISSAP, TOGAF, or specialized AI-Security credentials)
  • Exceptional ability to communicate the strategic value of autonomous security architecture to C-level and board stakeholders
  • Fluent Polish and English

Your responsibilities

Cognitive Architectural Strategy & Enablement:
Defining and executing a Group-wide security architecture roadmap that prioritizes autonomous defense and AI-native infrastructure
Translating frontier AI threat intelligence into scalable, self-healing architectural patterns that eliminate technical debt and accelerate digital trust
Governing security technology investments with a focus on AI-driven ROI and architectural resilience in a multi-cloud and edge-computing environment
Frontier AI Security & Model Orchestration:
Architecting and implementing a "Security-for-AI" framework to protect the entire lifecycle of proprietary LLM/ML models, from training data lineage to adversarial defense
Designing technical guardrails against model inversion, prompt injection, and algorithmic poisoning to ensure the reliability of autonomous pharmaceutical systems
Serving as the principal authority on AI-to-AI security protocols, ensuring safe interaction between autonomous agentic systems and core business infrastructure
Autonomous Cross-Domain Resilience (IT/OT/AI):
Architecting the cognitive convergence of IT, OT, and AI environments, ensuring seamless and secure data flows across critical manufacturing and clinical assets
Overseeing the deployment of "Self-Healing" Zero Trust architectures that automatically adjust security postures based on real-time anomaly detection
Championing "Policy-as-Code" and "Architecture-as-Code" (AaC) to ensure continuous compliance and rapid, automated remediation of architectural vulnerabilities
Leadership & Capability Building:
Chairing the Cognitive Architecture Review Board, resolving complex trade-offs between innovation speed, algorithmic transparency, and security risk
Mentoring and developing a high-performing team of AI-Security architects, fostering a culture of technical rigor, continuous innovation, and cross-domain collaboration
Driving enterprise-wide AI-literacy among technical stakeholders to ensure that "Security-by-Design" is an automated, non-intrusive feature of all digital projects
Company

About the project

The Head of Security Architecture serves as the enterprise’s lead architect for a cognitive and autonomous security ecosystem, bridging the gap between sophisticated industrial (OT) environments and frontier AI-driven innovation. This role is responsible for architecting a self-healing, intelligence-led security fabric that directly enables Polpharma’s business agility and digital growth. By institutionalizing "AI-Security-by-Design," the position ensures that security acts as a fundamental business accelerator. The role plays a pivotal part in the enterprise’s AI transition, orchestrating architectural guardrails for the secure, scalable consumption of agentic AI systems while maintaining uncompromising regulatory and operational integrity.

What we offer

  • Employment contract
  • Work in a modern, international pharmaceutical environment
  • Hybrid or digital working model
  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, including: private medical care, Multisport subsidy, lunch card, life insurance, cafeteria system, company car or car allowance, Employee Pension Program (3.5% employer contribution), relocation package (if applicable), training and all necessary work tools, one additional day off per year.
  • Strong focus on development and learning opportunities

Benefits

  • sharing the costs of sports activities
  • private medical care
  • life insurance
  • retirement pension plan
  • extra social benefits
  • pre-paid cards
  • holiday funds
  • redeployment package
  • christmas gifts
  • employee referral program

Polpharma S.A.

JESTEŚMY DRUŻYNĄ POLPHARMY
Odważnie wybiegamy w przyszłość, co sprawia, że jesteśmy czołowym zawodnikiem w obszarze farmacji. Nasz cel – dbanie o zdrowie – realizujemy dzięki wspólnemu działaniu wszystkich naszych zespołów od Produkcji po Sprzedaż. Możesz zostać częścią jednego z nich.

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