Senior IT Security Architect - Hybrid, Toronto

Randstad Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Governance impact

Cloud security design

Hybrid schedule

Contract extension

Job summary

Randstad Canada is seeking a highly accomplished IT - Security Specialist V for a Toronto-based, enterprise-level contract. The role focuses on premier security consulting, risk assessment, and governance, embedding robust controls across complex initiatives.

Hybrid assignment: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. 1-year contract with potential extension and conversion, offering growth within a large-scale environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in enterprise networking and network security.
• Strong knowledge of security governance, risk management and control frameworks.
• Proven track record in security assessments, threat analyses and technology risk.
• Excellent technical writing to produce security standards and governance artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert security consulting, threat evaluation, and risk assessments across enterprise initiatives.
• Review designs to deliver risk-based security recommendations aligned with standards.
• Lead security and governance reviews for cloud, on-prem, containers, and APIs.
• Define security controls for Kubernetes, cloud-native architectures, SaaS, and AI-enabled tools.
• Design and govern network security controls supporting Zero Trust, remote access, and micro-segmentation.
• Collaborate with engineering to embed security guardrails into deployment workflows.
• Advance security governance modernization and automation of compliance checks.
• Analyze complex enterprise network traffic and assess security implications across distributed environments.
• Maintain documentation for security processes and governance decisions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary stakeholders to ensure alignment.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Network security

Security governance

Threat analysis

Technical writing

Education

Post-secondary degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Job description

Randstad Canada is seeking a highly accomplished IT - Security Specialist V for a Toronto-based, enterprise-level contract. The role focuses on premier security consulting, risk assessment, and governance, embedding robust controls across complex initiatives.

Hybrid assignment: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote. 1-year contract with potential extension and conversion, offering growth within a large-scale environment.