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The IT Security Architect is responsible for delivering security consultation and architecture design for Northwestel. Drawing on both technical and business integration acumen, the IT Security Architect will be the primary contact for leading the planning, and design of Northwestel’s IT security infrastructure. The incumbent is responsible for the architecture, design, and deployment of security projects with project teams. In addition, the candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining security protocols to industry best practice standards for the company. The IT Security Architect is responsible for engagement, coaching, and consultation with key business stakeholders on IT Security matters.
Working and living in the Yukon
The Yukon offers some of the most spectacular, pristine untouched areas in the world. With a rich culture and history, breathtaking hiking, canoeing, road-trips and biking, it truly has it all. Cross the midnight sun and northern lights off your bucket list and get ready to stay a while.
Northwestel offices are located in Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon, and largest city in northern Canada. For a small city, it’s packed with activity. Explore independent coffee shops, local breweries, live music and art. Whitehorse is an adventurer’s playground. There are over 700 kilometers of marked trails for walking, biking and cross-country skiing. The Yukon River runs right through the downtown for kayaking, boating and fishing.
Specific Accountabilities
- Guide the IT Security team in the delivery of security solutions and infrastructure architecture.
- Acts as a senior resource in regard to developing and delivering strategic security initiatives.
- Develops security initiatives and designs for security best practices with a focus on strategic and complex security solutions, in conjunction with the Corporate Security team.
- Acts as a communication lesson/single point of contact for security incident management between the IT Security team and corporate security.
- Defines Northwestel’s requirements, architecture and design for security solutions with a focus on Identity Management solutions and/or Infrastructure Protection solutions i.e. Firewalls, VPNs, VOIP, Intrusion prevention/detection, Access controls, Perimeter security, secure content including Network Access Control (NAC), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), etc.
- Reports security metrics, provided by the Analyst, IT Security, to Northwestel management and or Corporate Security for assessment and possible review for the Information Security Steering Committee (ISSC).
- Develops and maintains IT Security preparedness plans and procedures to cope with information security breaches/incidents.
Knowledge and Competencies Required
- A Bachelor or College degree in Computer Science, System Engineering or one or more of the following professional designations or equivalent experience and the willingness to obtain certifications within the first year: SANS GIAC, CISSP, CISM, JNCIA-JUNOS, JNCIS-SA, technical certifications with major vendors i.e. Fortinet, Cisco, Symantec, RSA, Juniper, CA, Oracle, VMware with a minimum of ten (10) years experience in IT.
- Five (5) years experience providing technical architecture expertise on Security Solutions in a large corporate environment, focusing on solution implementation.
- An understanding of PCI, NIST, ITIL, or other compliance frameworks are considered assets.
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