Senior Digital Security Architect to assess security risks and develop practical solutions as part

We are seeking a Senior Digital Security Architect to assess security risks and develop practical solutions as part of a Legacy Infrastructure Security Stabilization program.

This role will focus on securing legacy environments while helping maintain business and service continuity.

6-month contract with possible extension

Remote within Alberta

35 hours/week

Must Have:

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience, including significant security architecture experience.
• Proven experience with legacy infrastructure security, remediation or stabilization projects.
• Strong knowledge of network segmentation, infrastructure/application security and risk treatment.
• Experience designing compensating controls and practical security solutions for production environments.
• Strong knowledge of security technologies including firewalls, WAF, endpoint security, SIEM/logging and IPS.
• Strong AWS security experience, including AWS WAF, Security Hub, GuardDuty and/or Inspector.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across technical and business teams

Nice to have:

• CISSP, AWS Security Specialty, OSCP or related certification.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related field.
• Experience with NIST CSF and CIS Controls.
• Experience in higher education, public sector or other complex enterprise environments.
• Experience working with incomplete legacy documentation and evolving technical environments.

Responsibilities:

• Assess security risks and vulnerabilities across legacy infrastructure and applications.
• Develop security architecture, compensating controls and risk-reduction strategies.
• Provide guidance on segmentation, isolation, remediation, upgrades and replacement.
• Review proposed technical changes for security, operational and service-continuity impacts.
• Develop security designs, architecture decisions and implementation guidance.
• Work closely with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Architecture and application teams.