Security Architecture Lead

1 week ago


Old Toronto, Canada Canada Life Full time

At Canada Life, we've been supporting the financial wellbeing of Canadians for over a century.

This role will lead the design and implementation of the organization's security architecture strategy. Key responsibilities include aligning security measures with business goals, regulatory requirements, and emerging threats.

The Security Architecture Lead will collaborate closely with senior technology leaders across the organization, especially the Global Chief Information Security Officer and their leadership team.

This position will ensure that all digital assets, applications, networks, and data assets are secure and compliant with industry standards. The Security Architecture Lead will provide strategic direction and guidance on security frameworks, risk management best practices, and emerging threats.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Act as subject matter expert on security architecture for senior leadership and external partners
  • Develop and implement an enterprise security architecture strategy in alignment with the enterprise security strategy
  • Establish and maintain security architecture frameworks, methodologies, and standards
  • Oversee design and implementation of security architecture solutions across applications, networks, cloud, and data to ensure adherence to security policies, controls, and risk mitigation strategies
  • Support security assessments and audits
  • Support application rationalization and modernization efforts in the security domain
  • Oversee proofs-of-technology to test the viability of critical solution approaches to support decision-making process
  • Maintain awareness and support secure adoption of emerging technologies
  • Participate in the Architecture Review Council and raise items as required to collaborate on architecturally significant decisions
  • Incorporate security principles in IT architecture and roadmaps
  • Lead a team consisting of Portfolio Architects and Solutions Architects
  • Lead employee lifecycle events for all direct reports, including recruitment activities, selection, onboarding, and performance and professional management

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science
  • Relevant certifications (CISSP, CISM, SABSA) are a plus
  • 10+ years of experience with at least 10 years in the security architecture domain
  • At least 5 years of architecture experience in financial services
  • Experience working with regulatory requirements and security standards (e.g. NIST)
  • Deep knowledge of security technologies including encryption, firewalls, Identity and Access Management (IAM), intrusion detection, Security Information Event Management (SIEM), and network security
  • Strategic mindset
  • Analytical thinking
  • Leadership and team development
  • Self-starter with ability to comfortably operate in ambiguity
  • Proven experience managing a team's personal and professional development
  • Architectural experience using modelling languages and frameworks

Estimated Salary: $164,400 - $271,000 per annum



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