Security Architect - Georgetown

We are looking for an experienced Security Architect to join our team in Georgetown, Ontario. In this long-term contract position, you will play a key role in shaping the technological direction of our organization, focusing on architectural leadership and strategic planning. · T ...

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Security Architect to join our team in Georgetown, Ontario.

In this long-term contract position, you will play a key role in shaping the technological direction of our organization, focusing on architectural leadership and strategic planning.

This role involves working in a manufacturing environment and collaborating with various teams to support governance activities, automation initiatives, and organizational change.

This is a 6 month contract to start, with occasional travel to the office in Georgetown, Ontario.


Responsibilities:
Executing intake processes for technical architecture, including requirements gathering, consulting with other specialists, investigation of solutions, and high-level
design.

• Build trusted advisor relationships and influential partnerships with peer architect/SMEs/specialist based on strong technology expertise and leverage them to

gather insights concerning on-going/upcoming project initiatives

• Develop high-level solution architecture that may span multiple work streams whilst identifying downstream dependencies, conduct solutions and options analysis, and

lead proof of concepts.
Consult, develop estimates (e.g., time, resources required, cost) for projects and support with planning
Consult, develop, manage, and maintain architecture standards, reference architectures, and documentation repository
Conduct architectural reviews and facilitate review meetings; review technical architecture developed by others and ensure alignment to standards; support technical
architecture governance processes and meetings
Maintain technology roadmaps
Collaborate with architects from other IT functions (e.g., Enterprise, Digital, Security, Applications etc.)
Conduct research to identify potential solutions, future trends and innovations in technology, and assess applicability to I&S
Provide subject matter expertise on technical architecture.


Requirements:
Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Info Systems, related field or equivalent experience
8 years' progressive work experience focused on architecting, designing and implementing Security.
Deep expertise in at least two infrastructure domains, with broad knowledge across all domains (e.g., compute, network, security, etc.) with support of the full lifecycle
management. From planning to implementation & maintenance
Strong communication skills written and spoken
Strong Knowledge in Cloud platforms

Strong analytical skills (quantitative and iterative), coupled with strong ability to produce detailed technical documentation at both high level and detailed design.

Strong understanding of architecture frameworks and best practices (e.g., TOGAF)
Knowledge of IT security management practices and relevant certifications (e.g., CISSP)
3-5 years working within the OT domain; either in a consultant capacity or as part of an organizations internal OT function
Deep expertise in at least two IT/OT infrastructure domains, with broad knowledge across all domains (e.g., Network Architecture, Inventory Gathering, Situational Review,
Endpoint Protection, Policy & Governance, Standards, compute, network, storage, backup's, disaster recovery and security, etc.) with support of the full lifecycle management. From planning to implementation & maintenance

Experience working in a consultant capacity or within an organizations OT environment to establish IT/OT roadmaps to a target Architecture.

Experience leading an assessment or evaluation of an IT/OT environment to include execution of the assessment, analysis of results, and formulation of a final report for dissemination to key stakeholders.

Minimum Cisco CCNA required, CCNP Certified is preferred or at least relevant qualifications from another.
Experience with security solutions such as DDoS, IPS, PCI compliance.
Strong Knowledge in Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP, Microsoft 365)

As part of his duties, the incumbent will have to communicate and collaborate in English, both orally and in writing with colleagues or other stakeholders in Quebec as well as in the rest of Canada or in North America.

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