MS Security & Cloud Architect — Hybrid (2 days WFH)

Canon New Zealand; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus Leave

Training & development

Wellbeing benefits

Canon product discounts

Novated car lease

Education assistance

Job summary

Canon Business Services, a technology solutions partner, seeks a Technical Architect NSW to lead security architecture engagements across Microsoft security technologies and cloud security initiatives. You will translate business, risk and compliance requirements into scalable security architectures while guiding delivery and presales activities.

This role involves hands-on capability, mentoring teams, and contributing to governance and security practice development.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering cloud security solutions in enterprise, government or managed services.
• Deep expertise across Microsoft security technologies including Sentinel, Defender, Entra, Purview, Intune, Copilot, Azure and 365 Security.
• Strong understanding of cloud, network and application security; IAM, security operations, vulnerability management, threat detection and response, data and AI protection, governance, risk and compliance.
• Experience producing architecture documentation, security standards and technical design artefacts.
• Excellent workshop facilitation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to translate business and regulatory requirements into practical security architectures and roadmaps.
• Experience contributing to solution design, bids, tenders or presales activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or industry certifications in Cyber Security, Cloud or Architecture disciplines.
• Microsoft Expert Level Certified: SC-100 or equivalent highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery workshops and security assessments for customer environments.
• Design, review and govern enterprise cloud architectures across Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform and multicloud/hybrid environments.
• Provide technical leadership across Microsoft security solutions (Sentinel, Defender, Entra, Purview, Intune, Copilot).
• Act as a trusted advisor to customer stakeholders and translate complex security concepts into practical outcomes.
• Guide project teams through design, review, implementation, transition and handover activities.
• Hands‑on architecture capability including prototyping, troubleshooting and validation as needed.
• Contribute to governance, risk and compliance activities aligned to frameworks (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, ASD Essential Eight, ISM).
• Support presales activities including solution design, technical workshops, proposals and statements of work.
• Mentor consultants and engineers and contribute to security practice capabilities and standards.
• Promote continuous improvement through reusable architectures, best practices and lessons learned.

Skills

Cloud security

Microsoft security

Security architecture

Stakeholder engagement

Presales support

Workshop facilitation

Governance compliance

Technical leadership

Architecture artifacts

Risk & compliance

Education

Cyber security / cloud or architecture degree

Tools

Microsoft Sentinel

Defender suite

Entra

Purview

Intune

Azure

Microsoft 365 Security

Job description

Canon Business Services, a technology solutions partner, seeks a Technical Architect NSW to lead security architecture engagements across Microsoft security technologies and cloud security initiatives. You will translate business, risk and compliance requirements into scalable security architectures while guiding delivery and presales activities.

This role involves hands-on capability, mentoring teams, and contributing to governance and security practice development.