Location: Regina, SK; remote, occasional onsite visits, if required
Start Date: July, 2026 (or within two weeks’ notice).
Duration: Eight (8+) months initial contract; extendible for up to another (24) months.
Project / Position Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Cyber Security Domain Architect to lead and provide expert advisory services within the Security Domain, with a primary focus on Azure Cloud, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), and Microsoft Defender security capabilities. The Resource will provide strategic guidance in developing architectural directions, domain roadmaps, security standards, reference architectures, and best practices. This role is responsible for defining, designing, and communicating security architectural viewpoints, models, and patterns that ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise platforms, systems, and data across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. The Security Domain Architect will build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to understand business, regulatory, operational, and technical security requirements across the organization’s environment.
Responsibilities / Deliverables:
The Sr. Cybersecurity Architect responsibilities/deliverables may include, but may not be limited to:
- Develop and manage multi-year Security Domain roadmaps aligned with enterprise strategy.
- Evaluate existing security architectures and recommend improvements.
- Define and maintain security architecture standards, controls, and reference architectures.
- Provide architectural leadership for security across Azure Cloud and VCF environments.
- Define security design principles for hybrid cloud platforms.
- Drive adoption of modern security practices, including Zero Trust and defense-in-depth strategies.
- Establish architectural guardrails and constraints for infrastructure, identity, and data protection.
- Provide expert guidance on Microsoft Defender capabilities, including threat protection and posture management.
- Assess current-state security architecture, define target-state models, and perform gap analysis.
- Lead evaluation and integration of emerging security technologies.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure architectural alignment.
- Advise stakeholders on security risks, mitigation strategies, and architectural alternatives.
Experience / Skills Requirements:
The Sr. Cybersecurity Architect should have the following qualifications, skills and experience:
1. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related discipline.
2. Have minimum of 5 years work experience in security architecture or enterprise cybersecurity role.
3. Hold one (1) or more of the certifications: , or .
4. Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise security solutions.
5. Strong experience with Azure security architecture.
6. Demonstrated experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) or VMware-based platforms:
7. Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Defender technologies.
8. Strong experience with: .
9. Experience with regulatory and compliance frameworks relevant to healthcare or public sector environments (e.g., , , , ).
10. Experience developing multi-year Security Domain strategies and roadmaps.
11. Experience with hybrid cloud and multi-platform security architectures.
12. Experience applying Zero Trust and defense-in-depth models.
13. Experience integrating security controls across Azure, VCF, and enterprise applications.
14. Very good communication (verbal, written), organization, and interpersonal skills.
We request consultant to explicitly demonstrate relevant experience/skills and capabilities in resume in the various undertaken projects/roles that meet role’s requirements.
How to Apply:
We truly thank all applicants for their interest, however only those shortlisted will be contacted for this role (SCSA-2601503). We will retain your resume for other current or upcoming relevant roles. Our best wishes.
Please send your updated MS Word resume through Indeed.ca easy apply or to ocihr@myoci .ca quoting “Senior Cybersecurity Architect -eSCA” and include:
· Availability:
· Work location desired:
· Rate expectation:
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OCI Inc. is Canadian based Information Technology (IT) Service Company headquartered in Toronto, with offices across Western Provinces. We have been successfully working with the private and public sector in Canada, USA and globally since 1998. To avoid redundant work, we no longer post new jobs at our website www.myoci.ca
Pay: $80.04-$110.29 per hour
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- security architecture or enterprise cybersecurity role: 5 years (required)
- designing and implementing enterprise security solutions: 3 years (preferred)
- Azure security architecture: 2 years (preferred)
- VMware Cloud Foundation or VMware-based platform: 2 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Azure SEA, Azure SAE, CISSP or CISM (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Regina, SK S4P 0J3
