Job Description

Overview

As the Information Security Architect, you are responsible for managing the process of planning, engineering, acquiring, building, modifying, and deploying security technologies to support the organization\xe2\x80\x99s business activities under the guidance of the Cyber & Information Security Officer. As a subject matter specialist, you will provide specialized technical advice and contribute to decisions on information technology policies, principles, services, standards, guidelines, and common solutions for the betterment of the organization. You are responsible for linking information technology decision-making and investments with the organization\xe2\x80\x99s technology and business strategy.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the identification of security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements.
• Conduct system security and vulnerability analysis and risk assessments, identify integration issues, and provide cost estimates.
• Support the implementation of security systems by specifying intrusion detection methodologies and equipment, directing equipment and software calibration, preparing preventive and reactive measures.
• Provide input into corporate program and project budgets and strategic plans for corporate system releases and implementation.
• Lead project teams as required, contributing to performance evaluations of team members.
• Design public key infrastructures (PKIs), including the use of certification authorities (CAs) and digital signatures, and hardware and software as mandated by MPI policies and standards.
• Plan, design, and engineer security solutions and services by evaluating security technologies, developing requirements for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), virtual private networks (VPNs), routers, firewalls, and related network security devices.
• Support IT and project teams by planning delivery of solutions, answering technical and procedural questions for less experienced team members, teaching improved processes and mentoring team members.
• Represent the corporation amongst government and industry organizations.

Qualifications

• University degree or diploma in Computer Science.
• Ten years of progressive experience in security architecture.
• Completion of an information security management professional designations is preferred.
• Proven ability to manage conflicting priorities and adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Security architecture experience, including designing and implementing security solutions that align with standard architecture principles and emerging technologies. This includes continuously monitoring and making improvements to those solutions in collaboration with an information security team.
• Experience in documenting application and infrastructure architectures including modelling using standard modelling tools.
• Experience with a variety of system development life cycles, such as sequential, iterative and agile.

Employee Benefits

Health benefits

We offer a comprehensive health benefits program that includes:

• flexible health, dental and vision plans
• health spending account
• travel health coverage
• other extended health benefits such as ambulance, massage and physiotherapy

Financial security

In an effort to support financial security, we offer:

• registered pension plan
• group, dependent, and optional life insurance coverage
• critical illness insurance
• sick leave to cover short-term disability
• long-term disability

Wellness

We offer programs that focus on how to better achieve a balance between work and personal commitments, as well as maintain a healthy workplace culture. This includes:

• vacation entitlement
• flexible work program
• maternity, parental and adoptive leaves
• bereavement and family responsibility leaves
• employee and family assistance program
• mental-health programming
• lunch-and-learn offerings
• discounted gym memberships and wellness account

Diversity and inclusion

Manitoba Public Insurance believes that diversity and inclusion strengthens us. We consider ourselves to be a barrier-free organization where individual values, beliefs and practices are respected and appreciated for the diversity they bring to our work life.

Employee recognition

It\xe2\x80\x99s important to recognize our employees for their contributions. Not only do we recognize employees as they achieve milestone years in their careers, we also have several outlets for leaders and peers to reward each other for work well done.

Professional development

We want our employees to grow, which is why we offer support in keeping their skills up-to-date. We offer in-house training, professional development and an educational assistance program.

Safety and health

In an effort to encourage a safe and healthy work environment, we offer various safety, health and workplace policies and programs along with technical expertise and assistance to support employee activities in safety and health.

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