Technical Design Lead, IT Security

Technical Design Lead, IT Security

– University of Ottawa

Join to apply! This full‑time role is posted on 2025 / 11 / 14. Applicants are invited to submit before the selection process continues.

Job type :

Employee (Full‑time).

Campus : Main Campus.

Hours per week : 35.

Salary range :

$104,880.00 – $131,101.00.

Union affiliation : N / A.

Position Purpose

Reporting to the Senior Manager, IT Security, the incumbent designs, develops, implements, integrates, tests and manages solutions to support the University’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) business objectives. The role is involved in all phases of system analysis, planning, development and technical design university‑wide. The incumbent provides leadership and guidelines for solution implementation, ensuring use of best practices while adhering to university architectural standards. The role plans, estimates, prioritizes and assigns work to technical resources, supports and maintains operational applications, and drives application design, testing and improvement.

Responsibilities

Team Lead : Supervise a team of Senior Analysts to plan, estimate, prioritize and assign work to technical resources. Provide guidance on system development methods, design alternatives and technical options.

Planning, Design and Deployment : Work closely with the Product Manager responsible for IAM to provide design guidance based on an understanding of mission‑critical systems and their technologies.

Support and Consulting : Work closely with other technical and architecture teams to review options and existing functionality before customization. Provide documentation to justify and implement necessary customizations.

Project Management : Work with the Senior Manager and Product Manager to oversee system testing, performance and migration to production. Prepare controls, progress reports and risk‑mitigation plans.

Troubleshooting and Incident Response : Build relationships with stakeholders to troubleshoot and resolve system issues. Document problems, diagnoses and resolutions for contingency planning.

What you will bring

A University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Minimum 7 years of experience in identity & access management, security, or a related area.

Minimum 5 years of experience in solution development, platform engineering, and implementation.

Advanced knowledge of programming and scripting languages (Java, JavaScript, Python, Node, PowerShell, etc.) and software engineering methodologies.

Strong understanding of IAM concepts, including access certification, RBAC, ABAC, identity lifecycle management and policy enforcement.

Extensive experience designing end‑to‑end business system solutions in a complex application and technology environment.

In‑depth knowledge of IAM protocols and standards such as SAML, OAuth, OIDC, LDAP, and SCIM.

Experience integrating IAM solutions with cloud and hybrid environments.

Experience working on large‑scale mission‑critical systems such as Saviynt.

Proficiency in IAM, SSO, MFA, PAM, and other access management solutions.

Experience with APIs, integrations, middleware and automation.

Proficiency in database management, including SQL and Oracle.

Strong analytical skills for complex problem solving – identification, diagnosis, resolution.

Leadership skills, ability to coach and mentor other IT professionals.

Knowledge of the University’s information technology policies, procedures and standards is an asset.

Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship‑building skills with the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships at all levels.

Strong change‑management skills and adaptability to evolving technologies.

Bilingual – French and English (written and spoken).

Key Competencies at uOttawa

Planning : Organize time and actions to achieve objectives.

Initiative : Demonstrate creativity and initiative to propose improvements.

Client Service Orientation : Anticipate and meet client needs with solutions.

Teamwork and Cooperation : Work well with others, give and receive constructive feedback.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. We are committed to an accessible, barrier‑free work environment and to providing accommodations during recruitment for applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate accommodation needs.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

Union Position Note

If this is a union position, the hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above (currently N / A).

Public Health Notice

Prior to May 1 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against COVID‑19 under Policy 129. This policy was suspended effective May 1 2022 but may be reinstated in the future based on public health guidelines and expert recommendations.

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