Information Security Architect

As the Information Security Architect, you are an advisor to the business and IT Operations, supporting cybersecurity strategic planning with a focus on security controls patterns and security capabilities.

You are responsible for establishing the security capabilities and control patterns as well as supporting the development of the associated roadmaps that enable and maintain these capabilities and patterns.

The Security Architect makes decisions that have a major impact on the corporation’s ability to attain its cybersecurity targets while maintaining a rationalized portfolio of security capabilities that achieves synergy across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Design cybersecurity capabilities and security architecture patterns that are basis for business and IT Operations to address threats to our environment.
• Review cybersecurity policies and standards and frameworks to ensure alignment with business and technology strategies.
• Facilitate the reuse of cybersecurity capabilities components, and proven patterns.
• Participate in the strategy for building and maintaining the architectural runway via Enabler Epics.
• Understand and communicate Strategic Themes, and other business drivers for security architecture, to System Architects and non-technical stakeholders.
• Assist with risk assessments to identify security gaps and recommendations to address them.
• Govern the security components of the solution to ensure optimal solutions in terms of cost effectiveness, scalability, security and future positioning which are aligned with the organization’s overall technology and security strategies, and consistent with the organization’s technology environment.
• Ensure technology solutions are documented according to the organization’s policies and practices, including models and other architecture documents.
• Validate technology solutions prior to implementation to ensure alignment with corporate security standards and patterns.
• Assist Business Leaders & Business, Enterprise, System, and Data architects in accomplishing the overall objectives of Security Architecture.
• Communicate vision and lead technical staff in creating components of the Security Architecture.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related discipline.
• SAFe Architect Certification or commitment to complete within 12 months.
• Completion of one or more of the following : TOGAF 9 Foundation, SABSA Chartered Security Architect - Practitioner Certificate (SCP), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), SANS Cloud Security Architecture or other equivalent cyber / information security credentials
• Seven years of experience in information security and technology covering a wide range of technologies and disciplines including : Three years as an architect and / or subject matter expert related to cyber / information security;

Five years of experience as an IT practitioner in areas related to cyber / information security.

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 arrangement for eligible positions
• 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’s 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.