Senior Security Architect
- Toronto, ON, Canada
$80 to $100 CAD / hour · Contract
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- $80 to $100 CAD / hour
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- Contract
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- Posting language
- English
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Original job description
Must Haves:
- Cyber Security Incident Response (CSIRT) Experience
- Demonstrated experience in coordinating and managing cyber incidents (not just participating)
- Experience working in CSIRT/SOC environments
- Involvement in incident lifecycle (triage, coordination, recovery, post-incident reviews)
- Experience supporting cross-functional and external stakeholder engagement during incidents
- Cyber Security Incident Response - Communication, Reporting & Program Maturity
- Proven ability to communicate effectively during incident situations, including with external stakeholders
- Strong experience in developing incident reports, executive briefings, and communications
- Experience building or improving procedures, playbooks, policies, and standards
- Demonstrated contribution to program maturity, governance, and process improvement, including awareness of AI-driven threats and experience aligning incident response / Zero Trust work to broader program workstreams
- Zero Trust Implementation (Hands-On Delivery)
- Proven hands-on experience implementing Zero Trust technologies, especially in identity and access management (IAM)
- Ability to identify gaps in identity, access, and security architecture
- Experience translating Zero Trust concepts into operational controls and outcomes
- Demonstrated involvement in implementation - not just strategy or design
- Identity & Network Security Expertise (Zero Trust Enablers)
- Strong experience with identity security controls (MFA, Conditional Access, RBAC, PAM/PIM, Entra ID)
- Working knowledge of network security aligned to Zero Trust (segmentation, secure access models, ZTNA)
- Experience integrating identity and network controls into operational environments
More about this job
Responsibilities
Coordinate and manage cybersecurity incidents throughout triage, response, recovery, and post-incident review, engaging internal teams and external stakeholders. Improve incident response maturity through reporting, procedures, playbooks, governance, and hands-on implementation of Zero Trust identity and network security controls.
Requirements
Requires demonstrated experience managing incidents in CSIRT or SOC environments, communicating with stakeholders, and developing incident reports, executive briefings, procedures, and standards. Candidates must also have hands-on Zero Trust implementation experience, particularly with IAM, identity security controls, and network security approaches such as segmentation and ZTNA.
Skills
- Cybersecurity Incident Response
- CSIRT
- Security Operations Center
- Incident Coordination
- Incident Triage
- Incident Recovery
- Post-Incident Reviews
- Incident Reporting
- Executive Briefings
- Program Governance
- Process Improvement
- Zero Trust Implementation
- Identity and Access Management
- Multifactor Authentication
- Conditional Access
- Role-Based Access Control
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Security & Safety
- Technology
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Cybersecurity Incident Response
- CSIRT
- Security Operations Center
- Incident Lifecycle
- Incident Triage
- Incident Coordination
- Incident Recovery
- Post-Incident Reviews
- Incident Reporting
- Executive Briefings
- Playbooks
- Policies
- Standards
- Program Maturity
- Governance
- Process Improvement
- AI-Driven Threats
- Zero Trust
- Identity and Access Management
- IAM
- Multifactor Authentication
- MFA
- Conditional Access
- Role-Based Access Control
- RBAC
- Privileged Access Management
- PAM
- Privileged Identity Management
- PIM
- Microsoft Entra ID