Senior Technology Architect

Our client is looking for a Senior Technology Architect for a 7 month contract in Toronto.
This is a hybrid role.


Advantages
• Hybrid: 3 days onsite / 2 days remote
• Potential for extension
• Earn a competitive rate within the industry


Responsibilities
• Providing subject matter expertise, tactical, and operational advice, consultancy, and training on all aspects of cyber security and network solutions such as:

o Cyber security solutions to protect, detect and respond to cyber threats

o Zero-trust architecture (ZTA) solutions

o Cloud security solutions

o Use of MITRE ATT&CK, D3FEND and ATLAS frameworks in security operations

o Various vendor specific cyber security and network solutions

o Security operation (SecOps) and AI-Operations (AIOps) practices

• Delivering solution and architecture guidance, training, and implementation support for next-generation networks, network protection and cyber security technologies, including:

o Security service edge (SSE) / secure access service edge (SASE) including integration of network and security functions – including secure web gateway (SWG), cloud access security broker (CASB) and zero-trust network architecture, firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS)

o SD-WAN (software-defined wide area network) and software-defined networking (SDN)

o AI and machine learning (ML)-driven network and security technologies

o Endpoint protection platforms (EPP), endpoint detection and response (EDR), and extended detection and response (XDR) solutions

o Advanced intrusion prevention systems (IPS), intrusion detection systems (IDS), network access control and distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection

o Identity security and authentication solutions (passwordless, password-based, certificate-based, MFA)

o Incident Response and Incident Management (IR and IM) solutions

o Automated vulnerability and patching

o User and Entity Behaviour Analytics (UEBA)

o Penetration testing and automated red teaming

o Operation technology (OT) security

• Providing technical guidance, delivering solution, training, and implementation support for strategic integration of hybrid cyber security operating models involving both in-house and outsourced MSSP (managed security services provider) capabilities, including:

o Oversight of MSSP integration and optimization

o Security operations architecture planning

o Threat detection and incident response

o Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), EDR/XDR, and threat intelligence platforms in a hybrid implementation

o Automation and orchestration workflows

o Risk, and compliance in a hybrid (in-house and outsourced) security operations environment

• Providing subject matter expertise in network operations centre (NOC) and security operations centre (SOC) technologies, services, and tools including, but not limited to:

o Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

o Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR)

o Strategic use of telemetry and analytics tools to support architectural decisions

• Designing and implementing end-to-end security automation workflows using SOAR platforms (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel, Cortex XSOAR), including bi-directional integrations, telemetry ingestion, and orchestration of real-time response actions.

• Provide expertise on integrating advanced AI in cyber security, including agentic AI and autonomous security, to support automation maturity and organizational readiness.

• Deploying agentic AI-based automation for incident response, phishing mitigation, access control, and exposure management across distributed environments.

• Developing observability dashboards and managing security metrics (KPIs/KRIs) to measure automation effectiveness, operational maturity, and MSSP accountability.

• Executing and maintaining continuous automated red teaming (CART) platforms (e.g., SCYTHE, Caldera, AttackIQ) and integrating red team outputs into detection tuning and playbook updates.

• Applying data science and ML techniques to security telemetry for anomaly detection, triage automation, and prioritization scoring.

• Collaborating with MSSPs and internal teams to operationalize AI-human workflows, improve detection logic, and support continuous improvement loops.

• Providing subject matter expertise in the development and delivery of technical training courses, including working on automation and autonomous systems, to board IT and cyber security staff in support of boards’ cyber resilience efforts.

• Presenting to senior and executive management and external senior stakeholders, as needed.

• Providing regular status updates and project reports on assigned deliverables

• Taking a collaborative approach to solution definition, development, and implementation with multiple stakeholder groups with differing needs and expectations.

• Aligning with industry and legislative advancements at the federal, provincial/local level (e.g. Bill 194 / Enhancing Digital Security and Trust Act, 2024 (EDSTA)).

• Delivering on other duties as assigned.


Qualifications
Must Haves:

•10+ years in cyber security solutions and next-generation network security, with a focus on hands-on implementation, configuration, and troubleshooting.

• 5+ years of experience in network security within advanced SDN environments—preferably in Ontario K–12 school boards.

• Proven hands-on experience deploying and implementing the following solutions and technologies, preferably for Ontario K-12 school boards:

o Cloud-based security (SSE/SASE including SWG, CASB, FWaaS, ZTNA)

o Zero-trust architecture (ZTA)

o Cloud security architecture (e.g. Azure, AWS, Google Cloud)

o MITRE ATT&CK, D3FEND, and ATLAS frameworks

o NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) v2, CIS Controls v8

o AI/ML-driven cyber security and agentic AI-based automation

o Security automation (static and dynamic) and playbook development

o Endpoint security solutions (EPP, EDR, XDR)

o Advanced IPS/IDS, DDoS protection, and NAC

o Identity security and authentication (passwordless, password-based, certificate-based, 2FA, MFA)

o Incident response and incident management (IR/IM)

o Automated vulnerability management and patching

• 5+ years of experience deploying secure architectures and automation workflows, preferably within Ontario K–12 school boards.

• Hands-on experience with SOAR playbook design, bi-directional integrations, and AIOps-driven incident response.

• Proven hands-on experience designing and implementing hybrid (internal and outsourced) security operations, including:

o Strategic oversight of MSSP integration and optimization

o High-level threat detection and incident response planning

o SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and threat intelligence platforms

o Automation and orchestration workflows

o Risk, and compliance in hybrid environments

• Strong knowledge of MSSP, MDR, and SOCaaS models.

• Experience developing and tuning detection use cases across identity, endpoint, email, network, and cloud environments.

• Familiarity with telemetry ingestion, log normalization, and real-time correlation

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, cyber security, or a related field.

• Postgraduate degree (e.g., M.Sc. and/or Ph.D.) in computer science, cyber security or engineering is preferred.

• Cyber security certification(s). Preference is Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP). Other examples include Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC).

• 5+ years’ hands-on experience working in the K-12 education sector, with Ontario K-12 school boards, in particular with school board network, network security and cyber security.


Summary
If you are interested in the Senior Technology Architect role in Toronto, please apply online at www.randstad.ca. Qualified candidates will be contacted.


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