Senior Cybersecurity Architect: Zero-Trust & IAM Lead

Société Financière Manuvie; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 113,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife Financial Corporation is recruiting a Senior Cybersecurity Architect for the Toronto area, with a hybrid work setup (3 days in office, 2 days remote). The role emphasizes Zero-Trust security, architecture for SOC and SIEM integrations, and collaboration with IT and business units.

The candidate will oversee security strategies, reference architectures, incident response participation, and vendor security assessments. Strong cloud and IAM experience is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of cyber security experience.
• Knowledge of AuthN, AuthZ, transport security, secure configuration, data validation and security logging.
• Experience with Vault and SIEM systems.
• Threat modeling and secure testing methodologies.
• Cloud-native architecture and infra patterns.
• Proficient with Windows, macOS and Linux.
• Familiarity with cloud environments (Azure/AWS/GCP).
• Familiarity with incident response tools and forensics.

Responsibilities

• Develop security strategies and Zero-Trust roadmaps.
• Design security architectures for SOC and SIEM integrations (cloud/on-prem).
• Develop and support security solutions in GRC, SOC, SIEM and IAM.
• Understand complex integrations and data models to ensure security.
• Lead architecture discussions and artifacts.
• Evaluate third-party security solutions and vendors.
• Review architectures and provide constructive feedback.
• Develop reference architectures and implementation patterns.
• Participate in incident response and investigations.
• Stay informed on new vulnerabilities and threat intelligence.
• Collaborate with IT and security teams to maintain secure solutions.

Skills

Cyber security experience

AuthN/AuthZ

Cloud architecture

IAM/SIEM/IR

Security frameworks

Secure testing

Operating systems

Networking basics

Vulnerability/threat intel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

CISSP or security certs

Tools

Vault

Job description

Manulife Financial Corporation is recruiting a Senior Cybersecurity Architect for the Toronto area, with a hybrid work setup (3 days in office, 2 days remote). The role emphasizes Zero-Trust security, architecture for SOC and SIEM integrations, and collaboration with IT and business units.

The candidate will oversee security strategies, reference architectures, incident response participation, and vendor security assessments. Strong cloud and IAM experience is essential.