Senior Network Security Architect – Cisco Firepower / Azure

Location: Remote – Anywhere in Canada

Work Arrangement: Remote / Hybrid / On-site as required

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM CST

Travel: Saskatchewan travel required as needed

Duration: 1 year

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Network Security Architect / Consultant to join the Information Security Operations team supporting enterprise network security across on-premises data centers and hybrid cloud environments.

This is a senior SME-level position focused on network security architecture, Cisco security platforms, firewall governance, segmentation, Zero Trust, Azure security, incident response, and security architecture review .

The successful candidate will act as a trusted security advisor to infrastructure, cloud, architecture, and security teams and will provide both strategic architecture guidance and deep technical expertise across enterprise network security controls.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, implement, and provide governance for enterprise network security controls across Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD), Cisco FMC, LINA, and SNORT .
- Manage and provide security expertise for Cisco FTD VPN and remote access solutions.
- Configure, review, tune, and troubleshoot firewall policies, IPS/IDS signatures, traffic inspection policies, and security controls.
- Provide network security representation and technical guidance through Architecture Review Board (ARB) processes.
- Review network and application architectures for security, segmentation, zoning, and enterprise standards compliance.
- Provide secure architecture and design recommendations based on Zero Trust principles .
- Design and secure hybrid environments integrating on-premises infrastructure with Microsoft Azure .
- Apply Azure networking and security controls including VNets, subnets, NSGs, Azure Firewall,



Application Gateway, IAM, PAM, Conditional Access, and RBAC .
- Support network security integration involving Broadcom VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and virtualized networking/security technologies.
- Perform network traffic analysis, packet analysis, threat investigation, and security telemetry analysis.
- Lead or support network security incident response, including containment, root cause analysis, and remediation.
- Identify network security vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and control gaps and recommend remediation.
- Support vulnerability management, penetration testing, and security validation activities.
- Contribute to disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity (BCP) planning from a network security perspective.
- Review and assess F5 load-balancing and traffic-flow configurations .
- Develop and maintain network security architecture documentation, standards, procedures, and technical recommendations.
- Act as a senior subject matter expert and trusted advisor across security, infrastructure, cloud, and architecture teams.

Must-Have Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressively responsible hands-on IT experience .
- 8+ years of direct network security experience in network security engineering, architecture, operations, enterprise firewall engineering/administration, or secure network design.
- Strong enterprise experience with Cisco Firepower / FTD / FMC .
- Strong understanding of firewalls, IPS/IDS, VPN, DNS/web security, network segmentation, zoning, and Zero Trust .




- Enterprise network security architecture and security governance experience.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure networking and security , particularly hybrid environments.
- Solid troubleshooting, traffic analysis, incident response, and security investigation capabilities.
- Ability to participate in architecture and security design reviews and communicate recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
- At least one active professional/expert-level certification from the approved certification list, including CISSP, CISM, CCSP, CCIE Security, CCNP Security, JNCIP-SEC, JNCIE-SEC, CCSE, approved Palo Alto certifications, or qualifying Microsoft Azure certifications.
- Must be authorized to work in Canada.
- Must be available to work 8:00 AM–5:00 PM CST, Monday–Friday .
- Must be willing and able to travel within Saskatchewan as required.

Preferred / Additional Experience
- Cisco Umbrella / OpenDNS
- Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)
- Cisco Secure Malware Analytics / Sandbox
- F5 Load Balancers
- Broadcom VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
- SIEM / SOAR / NDR / EDR
- Vulnerability management
- Penetration testing
- Disaster recovery / business continuity
- Azure security certifications
- CCNP Security, CCIE Security, CISSP, CCSP, or CISM

Why This Role? This is an opportunity to operate at the intersection of enterprise security architecture, Cisco network security, hybrid Azure security, Zero Trust, and security operations .

You will have significant influence over how enterprise network security controls are designed, governed, implemented, and continuously improved across a complex hybrid environment.

Candidates should clearly demonstrate their relevant Cisco Firepower, enterprise security architecture, Azure, and network security experience on their resume.

📌 Senior Network Security Architect / Consultant (Saskatchewan)
🏢 Radiant Systems Solutions
📍 Saskatchewan