Job Description

We are looking for two Contract Senior Security Architect for our Public Sector Client

Title: Senior Cyber Security Architect

Length: 7 Months

Must-haves:

Security arch and design with Cloud Platforms -(AWS, Azure)

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Role Overview

As the Senior Lead Security Architect for OCI, you will spearhead security-by-design consultative engagements and develop reusable, repeatable cloud application patterns tailored to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You'll lead client-facing assessments, drive "secure by design" architecture reviews, and ensure robust security controls across OCI environments.

Key Responsibilities

Lead enterprise security-architecture and design reviews for OCI-based solutions (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS). Perform client engagements: threat modeling, gap analysis, risk assessments, and security-control recommendations aligned to internal standards. Develop and maintain reusable security reference architectures and deployment patterns for OCI workloads. Collaborate with application, network, and operations teams to translate business requirements into secure solution designs. Advise on and validate implementation of OCI security services--Identity and Access Management, Vault (KMS), Data Safe, Cloud Guard, Web Application Firewall, Logging & Monitoring. Integrate OCI environments with enterprise SIEM platforms (Splunk Cloud) and SOAR workflows. Facilitate architecture review boards, design-approval gates, and governance processes. Stay current on OCI service enhancements and industry best practices to continuously evolve the security architecture.

General Skills

Leadership in developing and implementing technical security architectures Experience across multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) and enterprise security services Strong understanding of application architecture, networking, and security Proficiency with structured methodologies for cloud application design and deployment Systems analysis and design experience within large, secure solution environments Familiarity with ITIL processes and the ability to guide teams in its application Ability to translate business requirements into technical security solutions Expertise preparing conceptual, logical, and physical process and data models Track record of developing, recommending, and managing technical security architecture Awareness of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and negotiation skills Clear verbal and written communication; strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management abilities Team player with a proven record of meeting deadlines and collaborating across disciplines Solid understanding of information-management security principles, concepts, policies, and practices

OCI Specific Security Experience and Controls Skills

Identity & Access Management: OCI IAM policies, compartments, SSO, MFA, PKI
Data Security: Oracle Vault (KMS), Data Safe (encryption, activity monitoring), Tansparent Data Encryption, Tokenization

Threat Detection & Remediation: Cloud Guard, Web Application Firewall, Logging & Monitoring Network Security: Virtual Cloud Networks, Network Security Groups, firewalls, SASE architectures SIEM & CSOC Integration: Splunk Cloud, SOAR orchestration, alerting and response workflows

Senior Architecture & Design Expertise skills

Threat modeling and secure-by-design reference architectures for OCI workloads (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) Frameworks: TOGAF, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, SACM Infrastructure as code: Terraform, OCI CLI/SDK, DevSecOps pipelines Development of reusable cloud security patterns, design-review workshops, and governance gates Production of conceptual, logical, and physical architecture diagrams and documentation
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 7 months

Pay: From $120.00 per hour

Benefits:

Dental care Life insurance Paid time off
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON

Application deadline: 2025-08-28
Expected start date: 2025-08-30