Location:
Vancouver, BC, CA, V6B 0M3 Calgary, AB, CA Edmonton, AB, CA Québec, QC, CA Toronto, ON, CA

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Req ID: 55327
Jobs by Category: Security & Automation
Job Function: Cybersecurity
Status: Full Time
Schedule: Regular
Description

Shape enterprise security across TELUS' transformation & lead architecture decisions that balance security rigor with business velocity

Join our team and what we'll accomplish together

The Enterprise Security Architecture team drives security design across TELUS' critical security domains including IAM, application, data, network, and infrastructure security. We architect solutions spanning MSSP operations, mobile platforms, AI, cloud-modernization, and compliance landscapes while managing large-scale cloud migration and regulatory alignment. You'll develop enterprise patterns and standards that enable secure innovation across these domains while mentoring junior architects.

The Senior Technology Architect will provide enterprise security architecture leadership across large scale transformation programs, cloud adoption initiatives, enterprise platforms, regulatory compliance activities, and security modernization efforts. The position will be responsible for developing and governing enterprise security patterns, reference architectures, and solution level security guidance while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, risk management practices, and business objectives.

Why This Role Matters

As a major Canadian telecom serving millions, TELUS faces intense regulatory scrutiny, security expectations, and competition. Your architecture decisions directly enable faster, safer digital transformation while protecting customer trust and business continuity.

What you’ll do

Lead enterprise security architecture activities across strategic programs and initiatives

Develop and maintain enterprise security reference architectures, standards, and patterns

Provide security architecture guidance for cloud, infrastructure, application, network, and data solutions





Conduct architecture and design reviews for major initiatives

Partner with delivery teams, infrastructure teams, application teams, and business stakeholders

Support risk assessments and security control alignment activities

Drive security architecture governance and decision consistency

Develop enterprise architecture models, viewpoints, and reusable architectural artifacts using ArchiMate

Contribute to the development and maintenance of centralized enterprise architecture repositories and reusable security patterns

Mentor and guide junior architects and technical teams

Qualifications

What you bring

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

7+ years of enterprise architecture

Strong experience with enterprise scale security architecture practices

Demonstrated experience developing enterprise architecture models and documentation using ArchiMate

Experience developing and maintaining enterprise architecture repositories, reference architectures, and reusable patterns

Strong experience with cloud security architecture, with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) experience strongly preferred

Strong knowledge of Zero Trust, IAM, network security, data protection, and security governance

Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Experience supporting large enterprise transformation programs

Great-to-haves

CISSP, SABSA, TOGAF, or equivalent certifications

Experience within Telecommunications or large enterprise environments

Experience with DevSecOps, CI/CD security, and AI security governance





Experience establishing enterprise architecture governance and modeling standards

Experience applying TOGAF principles and enterprise architecture methodologies in large enterprise environments

Advanced knowledge of English is required because you will most of the time interact in English with external parties (clients, suppliers, candidates, external partners, etc.); interact in English with internal parties (colleagues, internal partners, stakeholders, etc.); and work with IT tools whose interface is only accessible in English as part of this position's main responsibilities given its national scope.

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Salary Range: $90,000-$140,000
Performance Bonus or Sales Incentive Plan: 15%

Actual total compensation will be determined based on factors such as knowledge, skills, performance and experience. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, even if the posted salary range doesn't match your expectations. We're open to discussing competitive compensation packages tailored to your experience level and expertise.

Job Type: This is for a current vacancy
A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do positive. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world.

You’ll find our engaging, high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging, and financially rewarding. We’re committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability. Your unique contributions and talents will be valued and respected here. When you join our team, you’re helping us make the future friendly.

Note for Quebec candidates: if knowledge of English is required for this position, it is because the team member will be asked, on a regular basis, to interact in English with external or internal parties or to use English applications or software as part of their tasks.

📌 Senior Technology Architect, Enterprise Security Architecture (Canada)
🏢 Telus
📍 Canada