Security Architect

Flexstaf I.T. Inc.; Regina; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SaskPower is seeking a Security Specialist - Security Architect to identify security gaps and advise on secure infrastructure across Cisco, Azure, networking, storage, data centres and servers. The role emphasizes architecture reviews, practical operational guidance and design documentation rather than incident response.

You will collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and project teams to develop roadmaps, standards and reusable security artifacts, ensuring alignment with corporate policies

Qualifications

• 6–8 years of relevant security experience.
• Experience with Cisco, Azure, network, storage, data centre and server security from a solution architecture perspective.
• Degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent; CISSP/SCCP/GIAC training.

Responsibilities

• Identify security design gaps in current and proposed architectures; perform threat/risk assessments and recommend improvements.
• Provide project and operational security requirements aligned with corporate security standards, policies and best practices.
• Review infrastructure solution designs, including data flows, security controls, compliance and operational risks.
• Prepare Detailed Solution Designs, Technical Specification Documents, and conceptual solution designs.
• Advise Operations on practical security solutions for Cisco, Azure, network, storage, data centre and server environments.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Data Architecture and project teams on roadmaps and target architecture.
• Develop technology/security roadmaps, standards and reusable artifacts with budget implications where applicable.
• Contribute to technology security, privacy and architecture assessments and designs.
• Provide governance, threat-risk and NERC CIP/electric utility compliance advice; document risks and security recommendations.
• Coordinate technical discussions, document decisions and maintain contract/technical records.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat risk assessment

Governance & standards

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Computer Engineering / Computer Science degree or equivalent

CISSP

SCCP

GIAC

Tools

Cisco

Azure

Job description

Role Title: Security Specialist - Security Architect

Location & Work Arrangement

• Normal business hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding SaskPower holidays.
• Potential overtime based on operational needs; not guaranteed. No on-call requirement identified.

Role Overview

Provide security specialist and solution architecture expertise to SaskPower Operations, identifying security gaps and prioritizing improvements based on existing controls, standards and operational risk. Advise on secure infrastructure solutions across Cisco, Azure, networking, storage, data centre and server technologies. The role emphasizes architecture reviews, practical operational security guidance and design documentation rather than physical-security installations or primarily incident-response work.

Contract Term

Mandatory Requirements

• Intermediate seniority. The catalogue defines Intermediate as 6–8 relevant years of experience; also assesses seniority using Appendix B.
• Projects and support involving Cisco, Azure, network, storage, data centre, server and related products, from a security solution architecture perspective.
• Catalogue education and security training: Computer Engineering / Computer Science degree or equivalent; CISSP, SCCP (as written in catalogue), GIAC or similar security training. Confirm equivalency and evidence against requirements.

Desired Qualifications and Experience

• Prior operational administration experience (an asset).
• Prior infrastructure administration work across servers, storage, backup and/or networks.
• TOGAF certification is an asset in the catalogue.
• Experience with utility security standards (e.g., ISO 27019), NERC CIP compliance and complex physical/cyber infrastructure solutions in electrical utilities is listed under catalogue qualifications.

Description of Duties

• Identify security design gaps in current and proposed architectures; perform threat/risk assessments and recommend improvements.
• Provide project and operational security requirements aligned with corporate security standards, policies and best practices.
• Review infrastructure solution designs, including integrations, data flows, security controls, compliance and operational risks.
• Prepare Detailed Solution Designs (DSD), Technical Specification Documents (TSD), and preliminary Conceptual Solution Designs (CSD), discovery and core infrastructure planning documents.
• Advise Operations on practical security solutions for Cisco, Azure, network, storage, data centre and server environments.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Data Architecture, project teams and technical specialists on roadmaps, strategies and target architecture.
• Develop technology/security roadmaps, standards, design patterns, reusable artifacts and recommendations, including budgetary implications where applicable.
• Contribute to technology security, privacy and logical/physical architecture assessments and designs.
• Provide governance, threat-risk and NERC CIP/electric utility compliance advice; document risks and security recommendations.
• Coordinate technical discussions, document decisions and maintain required contract and technical records.