Information Security Architect

Location Oakville
Discipline: InfoSec & Cyber Security
Contact name: Rob Halick

Contact email: rob@staffit.ca
Job ref: 525
Published: over 1 year ago

Our Client, the National leader in their industry, is seeking a talented Information Security Architect to join their Enterprise Architecture Team. This is a full-time permanent opportunity based in the west-end Greater Toronto Area (GTA). We have worked extensively with this Client for 15+ years and have received excellent feedback from those candidates whom we have successfully placed. Please contact us to learn more.

What You Will Do:

  • Work with Enterprise Architecture Team to ensure security is a part of all architectural standards and processes.

  • Define methodology, conduct architecture security assessments, and address any findings.

  • Provide solutions to remediate vulnerability issues within legacy application and achieve pragmatic and measurable objectives.

  • Develop NFR document; collaborate with stakeholders and project resources and support vendor & hardware/software selection.

  • Develop and document security governance framework for projects and establish infrastructure security strategy and roadmap.

  • Work with Information Security, Technical Services and Software Development teams to improve efficiencies within security operations, monitoring, and governance.

  • Responsible for the definition of a high-level target network Security Architecture, Application Architecture and Cloud Architecture.

  • Influence stakeholders by including security patterns into design, features, and users stories in order to have security by design from the ground up.

What You Will Bring:

  • Experience designing and delivering large scale solutions with demonstrated security expertise.

  • Experience with development and publishing of security policies, standards, processes, and procedures.

  • Experience establishing IT security architecture practices.

  • Advanced knowledge of Azure cloud security and O365.

  • Advanced knowledge of Application security.

  • Advanced knowledge of Network security.

  • Advanced experience in PCI and Data encryption projects.

  • Advanced knowledge of frameworks including NIST and ISO27001.

  • Advanced awareness of full technology stack.

  • Excellent presentation & communication skills.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in a Cyber Security Architect role.

  • Degree qualified in IT with software development background.

  • CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) mandatory

  • ISSAP (Information Systems Security Architecture Professional) preferred

  • Cloud Security Certifications (MS Azure Security Engineer or AWS Certified Solutions Architect) preferred

  • TOGAF / SABSA / ITIL are preferred