IT Security Design Specialist / Security Architect

Tasks and Activities

Work in partnership with all stakeholders to identify technical architecture, challenges, risks, and recommendations for various ISED initiatives.
Review business requirements to develop tailored security control requirements;
Review, analyze, and identify significance and implications of market/ technology trends in order to apply them within architecture roadmaps and solution designs. (examples: Identify Management, APIs, Cloud, Blockchain, Ai);
Review, analyze, and/or apply best practices and standards related to the concept of network zoning and defense in-depth principles;
Prepare reports such as current vs future state assessments, requirement analysis, options analysis, technical architecture documents,
Participation in related IT Security meetings, discussions and presentations to stakeholders or senior
management;
Provide security architecture design and engineering support;
Develop and deliver training material relevant to the resource category;
Design and maintain cybersecurity architecture of enterprise systems environment on premise and in the cloud;
Review and verification of new third-party vendors with respect to their information security policies and procedures, including administration of all third-party contracts which require security controls;
Assist in the design, implementation, and maintaining of enterprise security event monitoring and programs and processes;
Assist in defining the Information Security Strategy and Plan for the organization in collaboration with the Chief Information Officer and other stakeholders;
Assist as necessary in both internal and external cybersecurity audits, assessments and evaluations;
Maintain and update all security training documents;
Provide updates/status reporting to project team management as required.

Skills and Experience

You must hold a valid Government of Canada Secret security clearance.
You must be legally able to work in Canada.
You must have an advanced university degree or post-secondary diploma in Information Technology, Computer Science.
You have demonstrated professional work experience designing, developing and maintaining cybersecurity architecture(s).
You have demonstrated professional work experience performing cybersecurity audits and tests on systems and applications to ensure the cybersecurity architectural framework is maintained.
You have one or more of the following certifications:
- CISSP-ISSAP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional – Information Systems Security Architecture Professional)
- CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
- CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control)

Vacancy