Position Details:

Title: Security Architect

Duration: 6–12 months (option to extend by 1 additional year)

Location: Toronto, ON- Hybrid (4x/week on-site- Monday to Thursday)

Compensation: $90-$100/hour

Start Date: ASAP

Interview Process: 1-2 rounds

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Define and support architecture roadmaps, transition architectures, and solution documentation.
• Design and implement security architecture solutions based on best practices and regulatory standards.
• Guide alignment of security initiatives with business and IT objectives.
• Participate in architecture decisions across infrastructure, applications, and business domains.
• Maintain architecture methodology, including definition of deliverables, processes, and stakeholder roles.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple security domains.
• Promote adherence to architectural standards, principles, and governance practices.

Must-Haves:

• Undergraduate degree or college diploma in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of experience as a Security Architect.
• Strong experience in cybersecurity strategy, implementation, and monitoring.
• Broad technical experience across access management, cloud security, and risk management.
• Experience with security frameworks (e.g., NIST CSF).
• Experience working with AWS and Azure (used for Entra ID and Sentinel).
• Proficiency with core tools: Palo Alto SASE, Prisma Cloud, CyberArk PSM, XSOAR.
• Relevant certifications such as: CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional), SABSA (Security Architecture)

Pluses:

• Familiarity with Zero Trust, DLP, SOAR, IAM, CASB (used but not required).
• Exposure to enterprise environments, though no specific platform experience is required (e.g., SAP, Salesforce, etc. not needed).