Conseiller en architecture de la sécurité informatique

Our client, a prominent public sector organization based in Quebec, is seeking a seasoned Cyber Security Architecture Consultant. In this role, you will play a pivotal part within the Information Security Governance division, driving the design of robust security frameworks and establishing strategic protection principles. This is an exceptional opportunity to guide large-scale technological initiatives, ensuring that modern infrastructure designs inherently mitigate risks and align with corporate security benchmarks.

Advantages
Highly Competitive Compensation: Competitive pay options with rates at $94.00/hr for Incorporated Consultants or $76.00/hr on a T4 employment basis.

Optimal Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a standard, predictable 35-hour work week.

Modern Hybrid Workspace: Benefit from a highly flexible remote-work structure, requiring only 1 day per week on-site at the Montreal office.

Long-Term Assignment: Secure a 12-month contract offering strong visibility and continuous professional development.

Institutional Influence: Drive critical security transformations within an organization that impacts millions of citizens.

Responsibilities
Collaborative Security Modeling: Convene and lead interactive architecture workshops alongside cross-functional technology teams to align on security baselines.

Security Blueprint Authoring: Independently draft comprehensive security architecture dossiers, strategic roadmaps, and baseline control documentation.

Risk & Compliance Valuations: Conduct structured information security risk assessments and validate technical compliance health checks for incoming infrastructure components.

Cross-Domain Integration: Collaborate with infrastructure, storage (SAN), backup, networking, and physical security specialists to synthesize their unique operational constraints into unified security deliverables.

Strategic Advisory: Act as a core subject matter expert for Project Managers, guiding them on the planning, timeline, and deployment of secure solution architectures.

Qualifications
Extensive professional experience operating as a Cybersecurity Architect or Senior Security Advisor, ideally within a large public institution or heavily regulated environment.

Demonstrated expertise in threat modeling, authoring structural security designs, and conducting formal risk and compliance analyses.

Strong multi-disciplinary technical literacy across networks, storage arrays, system backup frameworks, and modern infrastructure engineering.

Exceptional communication and leadership skills, with a proven ability to bridge the gap between technical infrastructure teams and project managers.

Our client operates in Canada. The company takes all reasonable steps to limit the number of positions in Quebec that require knowledge of a language other than French, and only requires it when necessary and its existing bilingual employees are unable to perform these duties. Based on an assessment conducted by our client, it has been determined that this position requires candidates to be fluent in English (both spoken and written). In particular, this position will require the employee to interact with centralized internal departments (e.g., Operations / HR / Finance / Legal / Contracts / Sales) that support the organization in Canada and that do not speak French.

Summary
Location: Montreal, QC (Hybrid - 1 day/week on-site)

Duration: 12 Months (August 10, 2026 – August 9, 2027)

Work Schedule: 35 hours per week

Position Type: Contract (Inc.: $94.00/hr T4: $76.00/hr)

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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