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Senior Security Architect Cybersecurity Architect

CGI


Job Location:

Dartmouth - Canada

Monthly Salary: $ 75000 - 145000
Posted: 21 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Description:

CGI is seeking an experienced Senior Security Architect to provide cybersecurity architecture design and technical leadership. The successful candidate will define secure solution architectures assess technology risks and ensure infrastructure applications networks and data solutions incorporate appropriate cybersecurity controls throughout their lifecycle.

Location: Dartmouth/Halifax Nova Scotia
Work Model: On-site 5 days per week
Security and work requirements

Full-time on-site presence in Dartmouth/Halifax five days per week is required together with 5 years Canadian residency as applicable to the assignment and eligibility for Reliability and/or Secret clearance and Canadian Controlled Goods Program requirements.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

Develop cybersecurity architectures standards patterns and technical security requirements.
Provide security architecture oversight for infrastructure network application cloud and data initiatives.
Perform security architecture reviews technical security assessments and risk assessments.
Identify threats vulnerabilities and security risks and recommend appropriate controls and mitigations.
Develop security requirements and maintain traceability through solution design and implementation.
Apply defence-in-depth least-privilege and zero-trust principles.
Define security controls for identity and access management privileged access network segmentation encryption logging monitoring vulnerability management and endpoint protection.
Participate in architecture and technical design-review boards.
Collaborate with Enterprise Architects Network Architects infrastructure teams application teams project managers and operational security teams.
Assess new technologies products and vendor solutions from a cybersecurity perspective.
Support vulnerability-management security-monitoring and incident-response activities.
Ensure solutions align with applicable client contractual and Government of Canada security requirements.
Produce security architecture documents technical risk assessments standards and security designs.
Provide technical leadership and guidance to cybersecurity and project teams.
Support continuous improvement of cybersecurity architecture and security posture.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

10 years of progressive IT experience including significant cybersecurity architecture engineering or security-design experience.
Demonstrated experience designing security solutions for complex enterprise environments.
Strong knowledge of security architecture defence-in-depth least privilege and zero-trust principles.
Strong understanding of network infrastructure endpoint identity application and data security.
Experience performing security assessments threat modelling and technical risk analysis.
Knowledge of industry cybersecurity frameworks and standards including NIST Cybersecurity Framework ISO/IEC 27001 and CIS Controls.
Familiarity with Government of Canada IT security standards and guidance is a strong asset.
Experience with IAM/PAM SIEM vulnerability management firewalls endpoint security and encryption technologies.
Cloud and hybrid-cloud security knowledge is an asset.
CISSP CISM CCSP SABSA or comparable cybersecurity certification is highly desirable.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate security risks to technical teams and executives.
Defence federal government shipbuilding or another security-sensitive industry background is highly desirable.

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes factors such as skill set level geographic market experience and training and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $75000.00$145000.00 This role is a future opportunity


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Use of the term architect in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices architecture or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial architect regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT architect-related functions but licensure from an architect regulator is not a prerequisite for this position. Architecture is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.

Skills:
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