Job Description Security Architect (Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Risk Management, NIST, CISSP) Location: Toronto, ON - Hybrid (4 Days WFO) Role Descriptions: Team Description: The Information Security team partners with departments to advance technology and third-party information/cyber risk management capabilities that enable the Fund to compete effectively and take advantage of innovative technologies.
The Security Architecture Engineering team is responsible for: Determining Designing Implementing security controls for the organization Assessing the security level of applications Job Summary and Purpose: As a Security Architect, you will lead pieces of architecture work for key CPP Investments systems and programs.
Collaborate with various stakeholders to help define the solution architecture and ensure it aligns with the enterprise vision and architecture strategy.
Major Accountabilities: Support the implementation and delivery of the CPP Investments architecture vision through: Definition of architecture roadmaps Transition architectures Solution documents Lead the design, development, and execution of security architecture strategies, ensuring alignment with: Organization security objectives Business goals Design and implement security architecture solutions across all systems and applications.
Ensure architectures align with: Industry best practices Regulatory requirements Continuously assess and improve: Security processes Procedures Infrastructure Ensure solutions are: Effective Productive Compliant Help build and maintain the solution architecture lifecycle and methodology appropriate to the wider enterprise architecture and CPP Investments IT capabilities, including the definition of:
Artefacts Deliverables Models Processes Roles Responsibilities Function as a trusted security technical advisor who: Collaborates with business and technical stakeholders Sets direction Builds consensus Mediates conflicts Helps drive optimum solutions Ensure adherence to: Architecture processes Standards Principles Deliver solutions with: High performance Agility Reuse Deliver collaborative architecture decisions for: Technical infrastructure Application environments Facilitate and contribute to architecture decisions for: Business environments Information environments Core Qualifications: Undergraduate degree or college diploma in a related field. 10+ years of relevant experience as a Security Architect.
Experience in information and cybersecurity, including: Strategy design Implementation Monitoring Experience providing strategic guidance in a large consulting organization is a plus.
Deep technical or operational experience with broad knowledge across security disciplines such as: Access management Cloud security Risk management Experience with security frameworks: NIST CSF Experience with leading security technologies.
Experience with Palo Alto SASE solution preferred.
Possess one or more of the following industry certifications: CISSP CISA CISM CCSP Certified Cloud Security Professional SABSA Security Architecture Other industry-recognized Information Security certifications Essential Skills: Information Security architecture experience.
Experience designing and implementing security controls.