Senior Security Solutions Architect

Remote

Term:

1-year initial term, with the option to extend for two additional one-year periods

Possible Start Date:

Immediate

Federal Clearance: Reliability required

Role/ Service:

- Oversee the delivery of the security solution design based on business, operational, technical and security requirements, as well as IT strategies

- Participate in all phases of the solution development life cycle to implement the required information technology, adding technical know-how, creativity and a seasoned perspective to initiatives and teams

- Facilitate the evaluation and selection of hardware and software technology and product standards, as well as the design of standard configurations and their implementation and migration into operations

- Research and monitor technology developments and industry trends; assess their applicability, functionality and reliability for the Bank; and recommend technologies that will enhance productivity and the achievement of clients’ business objectives

- Research and monitor security threats as they evolve in the industry and assess their impact on current security technologies and processes

- Contribute to the development of the overall Cyber Security Solution Architecture processes, tools, standards and templates

- Support the creation of solutions that meet the Cyber Security Program’s strategic and tactical objectives while adhering to enterprise architecture and standards

- Contribute to the integration of services, data flow and infrastructure architectures and ensure they are designed to meet evolving business/operational requirements and standards for reliability, scalability, and availability

- Assist with ensuring that the chosen solutions are closely aligned with the Bank’s cybersecurity initiatives and vision including securing of cloud-based solutions





- Other activities and deliverables, as required

Required qualifications & Skills:

- University degree or college diploma in computer science, IT engineering, or cyber security

- Demonstrated experience in a Cyber Security role in organizations with more than 500 employees, using various high-availability solutions

- Demonstrated experience in developing solutions architecture

- Demonstrated IT security experience

- Demonstrated experience working in a cyber assessment program

- Demonstrated experience in the development and application of security policies and security technical standards

- Demonstrated experience with different architecture and design techniques (e.g., object-oriented, top-down, structured analysis and component-based design) and tools

- Demonstrated experience in the design and implementation of security solutions

- Demonstrated experience with security Information and event management (SIEM) platforms (Splunk) and end-point detection and response (EDR) platforms (Tanium) is an asset

- Demonstrated experience in the implementation of cyber security solutions in Microsoft Azure is an asset

Nice to have:

- Demonstrated ability to work with an enterprise architecture framework and group

- Demonstrated knowledge of principles and best practices in software architecture and architectural/design patterns and frameworks

- Demonstrated knowledge of implementing secure applications

- Demonstrable knowledge of Canadian Financial Market Infrastructures

- Demonstrated knowledge of Cyber Security assessment frameworks such as: NIST 800.53, ISO 27001 and 27002

- Demonstrated ability to work with an enterprise architecture framework and group

- Demonstrated knowledge of IT systems

- Demonstrated knowledge of principles and best practices in software architecture and architectural/design patterns and frameworks

- Demonstrated knowledge of implementing secure applications

📌 Senior Security Solutions Architect (Canada)
🏢 Hays
📍 Canada