Senior Cyber Security Solutions Architect
Calian
IT
Remote
Posted on Oct 18, 2025
Position Overview
Calian ITCS is currently seeking a Senior Cyber Security Solutions Architect to perform the following duties (hybrid, on-site 4 times per month):
Location
Ottawa, ON
Hybrid, CAN
Hybrid, CAN
Job Type
Full Time
Responsibilities
- Participate with the delivery of the security solution design based on business, operational, technical and security requirement, as well as IT strategies
- Assess the technology solutions for compliance to Security directives and standards
- Work with project teams to mitigate cyber risks
- Apply a threat modeling approach to cyber security risk measurement and reporting
- Research and monitor technology developments and industry trends; assessing their applicability, functionality and reliability for the client and recommending technologies that will enhance productivity and the achievement of the client’s business objectives
- Contribute to the development of the overall Cyber Security Solution Architecture processes, AI tools, standards, and templates
- Attend meetings to socialize program objectives
- Collaborate with stakeholders to support evolving business needs
- Other activities and deliverables, as required
Qualifications
- Clearance: Secret (must be eligible)
- Language: English
- University degree or college diploma in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline
- A minimum of ten (10) years of recent demonstrated experience in the IT field
- A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience in developing solutions architecture
- A minimum of five (5) years of demonstrated experience working in a cyber assessment program
- Demonstrated experience in the development and application of security policies and security technical standards
- Demonstrated experience with different architecture and design techniques (e.g., object-oriented, top- down, structured analysis and component-based design) and tools
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge securing a Microsoft Azure environment with many AI tools on the landscape such as AI Foundry, Fabric, Github Copilot, Databricks
- Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian Financial Market Infrastructures
- Demonstrated knowledge of Cyber Security assessment frameworks such as:
- Demonstrated ability to work with an enterprise architecture framework and group
- Demonstrated knowledge of principles and best practices in software architecture and architectural/design patterns and frameworks
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge to recommend threat detection tools to counteract evolving risks in the AI space.
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