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Head of Security ArchitectureNovonesis · Hørsholm, Capital Region of Denmark, Gammel Venlighedsvej, Denmark
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Head of Security Architecture

🗓️ Posted 2026-09-29 Hørsholm, Capital Region of Denmark, Gammel Venlighedsvej, Denmark Full-time Hybrid ICT
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market 60,000 DKK–85,000 DKK/mo

About the Company

At Novonesis, we believe solutions rooted in biology are key to tackling the challenges our world faces. Enzymes, functional proteins and microorganisms are our planet's tiniest, yet mightiest agents of change. When we leverage their power with science, we create biosolutions that transform the way we all produce, consume and live. Today, we are 10,000 people worldwide whose expertise spans more than 30 different industries. All around the world our biosolutions already create value for thousands of customers and benefit the planet. Our solutions enable feeding and fueling the world more sustainably, from healthy and sustainable nutrition to biofuel. Biosolutions also reduce the use of fossil-based resources, chemicals, energy and water. And this is just the beginning. The potential is almost endless. The time for biosolutions is now. And by working closely with our partners and customers, we will continue to challenge conventional thinking and transform business with biology. Together, we will create the change our world needs. Let's better our world with biology. Biotechnology Research

Responsibilities

  • ● Interested in a career that matters
  • ● Are you a strategic security leader who can translate cyber risk into secure, scalable technology choices Do you enjoy shaping enterprise-wide architecture, enabling digital transformation, and developing highly skilled security professionals across IT and operational technology environments If so, this could be your next opportunity.
  • ● About the team
  • ● As Head of Security Architecture, you will lead and evolve Novonesis' security architecture capability across enterprise IT and operational technology environments. You will connect business priorities, technology strategy, operational resilience, and cyber security objectives, ensuring that security is embedded from design through operation. Together with security architects and stakeholders across the business, you will establish practical standards and guardrails that enable secure innovation, digital transformation, and long-term growth.
  • ● Your role:
  • ● Lead, coach, and develop the Security Architecture team, building a culture of trust, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • ● Define and maintain the enterprise-wide security architecture vision, principles, standards, patterns, and strategic direction.
  • ● Embed secure-by-design practices across project and product lifecycles through architecture reviews, threat modelling, and security design assessments.
  • ● Establish coherent security architecture practices across IT and OT/manufacturing environments, supporting resilience and production stability.
  • ● Guide secure adoption of cloud platforms, identity services, AI solutions, data platforms, and other emerging enterprise technologies.
  • ● Translate cyber risks into practical architectural requirements and influence strategic decisions on technology risk, transformation, investments, and M&A.
  • ● Proven leadership experience within security architecture, cyber security, enterprise architecture, or a closely related discipline.
  • ● Strong expertise in enterprise security architecture principles, standards, governance, and secure-by-design practices.
  • ● Solid understanding of cloud, identity, data, AI, infrastructure, and emerging technology security.
  • ● Demonstrated ability to translate complex cyber risks into pragmatic, measurable, and business-aligned architectural decisions.
  • ● Excellent people leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills in a complex global organization.
  • ● Application deadline: Oct 18, 2026
  • ● Contact details: Michael Hänschell, Chief Information Security Officer, [email protected]