Job Title: Security Architect Job ID: 90634 Location: Calgary, Alberta
What you will be doing:
Security Architecture & Design
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Develop and maintain enterprise security architecture frameworks and reference models across on?premise, hybrid, and multi?cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
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Design secure network topologies, segmentation strategies, VPN/SD?WAN configurations, and perimeter controls to minimize attack surface and blast radius.
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Define and enforce secure-by-design principles, clean?core patterns, and standardized security controls for infrastructure, applications, and cloud services.
Risk Management & Threat Modeling
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Lead threat modeling workshops to identify attack vectors, enumerate threat scenarios, and define mitigation strategies tied to business risk.
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Conduct vulnerability testing, risk analyses, and security assessments across systems, networks, and applications.
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Prepare and maintain a security risk management plan, including remediation roadmaps and prioritized control implementation.
Governance, Compliance & Policy
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Ensure compliance with evolving laws, regulations, and industry standards (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI?DSS).
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Define security assurance requirements and ensure all acquired or developed systems align with organizational cybersecurity policies.
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Document security policies, procedures, architecture decisions, and technical reports.
Identity, Access & Cloud Security
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Architect IAM frameworks including RBAC, least privilege, PAM, SSO, and integration with SAML/OAuth/OpenID Connect providers.
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Develop cloud security guardrails, secure provisioning templates, and IaC scanning standards to ensure consistent cloud hardening.
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Validate cloud-native controls and ensure secure deployment patterns across containerized and serverless environments.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
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Partner with engineering, DevOps, product, and operations teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, container scanning, IaC scanning).
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Collaborate with business units to establish an effective cybersecurity risk management program.
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Communicate security trade-offs, architectural decision, and risk impacts to executives and non?technical stakeholders.
Incident Preparedness & Continuity
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Recognize and define disaster recovery and business continuity requirements, including failover and backup strategies.
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Support incident response teams with architectural guidance during cybersecurity events.
What you must have:
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Senior Experience (7 years +) of network security, cloud security, application security, endpoint protection, and threat detection systems. Experience with security tools such as SIEM, SOAR, vulnerability scanners, and cloud-native security platforms.
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You have demonstrable understanding and experience of the following – ‘A Cyber Security Architect plays a critical role in protecting the organization from evolving threats. Poor judgment or flawed designs can introduce exploitable vulnerabilities that jeopardize business operations and data integrity.’
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Experience in designing and implementing security architectures for large organizations.
Salary/Rate: $140.00/ hour
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Security Architect in Calgary employer: TEEMA Group
Join a leading mining and resource operator in Edmonton, Alberta, where you will play a pivotal role as a Superintendent, Contracts. Our company fosters a collaborative work culture that prioritizes employee growth through continuous learning and development opportunities, while also ensuring compliance with Indigenous impact benefit agreements. With competitive benefits and the chance to lead a dedicated team, this position offers a meaningful career path in a dynamic industry.
