Expert Security Architecture

Canadian National Railway Company•Montréal-Est, QC

About The Position

The purpose of this role is to evaluate technology solutions, configurations, and designs against security requirements, and define cybersecurity reference architectures and standards across enterprise environments at CN (including cloud, on-premises, data, and emerging technologies such as AI). This role drives secure-by-design principles across engineering and operational teams by integrating security into architecture practices, development workflows, and enterprise technology decisions.

Requirements

Minimum 12 years overall work experience
Minimum 8 years I&T experience
Minimum 5 years experience in security architecture across enterprise environments (including cloud, applications, data, or infrastructure).
Proven experience in applying a structured approach to problem resolution in large, geographically dispersed organizations with 24/7 operations
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, System Analysis, or another relevant field
At least one recognized Cloud security certification: e.g. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA) etc.
Ability to define and organize an architecture security apparatus in reusable building blocks: patterns, services, components, capability models, etc.
Demonstrated capability to understand the security implications of complex business operations and how they are linked to technological solutions that provide practical risk mitigation and business enablement
Ability to derive security requirements from vaguely formulated business needs
Ability to interact with a broad cross-section of personnel to explain and enforce security measures
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Detail-oriented self-starter with a high level of commitment and personal motivation
Knack for prioritizing tasks and working in a fast-paced environment
Strong knowledge of the processes, methodologies, tools, and techniques, used for building large information technology systems in private and public clouds
Knowledge of standards, regulations and legislation governing Information Security, e.g. NIST, ISO 27001, OWASP
Knowledge of enterprise security architecture domains including application security, data security, identity and access management, network security, and operational technology (OT) security.

Nice To Haves

Multi-cloud experience including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, an asset
Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies, an asset
Railroad, transportation, or Global industrial experience is a significant asset
Architecture related certifications (TOGAF, Zachman, CISSP-ISSAP, etc.) asset
Knowledge of general IT security architecture and technologies including: service-oriented-architectures, mobile technologies including Mobile Device Management (MDM), data-centric design, advanced analytics, AI, Identity and Access Management (IAM) lifecycles, Digital Forensics, End Point Protection, Encryption, Encryption Key Management, Database Security, Enterprise Directory Services, IDS, IPS, Next Generation Firewalls, Application Firewalls, Enterprise Password Vaults, Cloud SaaS /PaaS/IaaS Security, SIEM, etc., an asset.
Understanding of securing APIs, OpenID Connect, OAuth an asset
Understanding networking including SD-networks and service meshes, an asset
Knowledge of container security concerns, especially with Kubernetes, an asset

Responsibilities

Define and implement enterprise security architecture controls to manage risk while enabling business capabilities across domains such as cloud platforms, enterprise applications, data, AI/ML, industrial systems, networking, and end-user technologies.
Ensure security architecture across enterprise environments is maintainable, sustainable, and properly documented.
Define and enforce security design patterns and controls for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI workloads, including model lifecycle security, data protection, and responsible use.
Assess AI-enabled solutions for emerging risks such as prompt injection, model manipulation, data leakage, and unauthorized use of enterprise data.
Partner with Responsible AI, Data, and Architecture teams to integrate security controls into AI and machine learning solutions.
Define security standards and guardrails for AI technologies aligned with enterprise policies, regulatory expectations, and risk tolerance.
Contribute to the development of secure AI usage guidelines and governance frameworks.
Maintain and build relevant, current, valid, and reliable team knowledge related to cloud security architecture to leverage existing cybersecurity infrastructure and process, where appropriate, and drive configuration standards while supporting digital transformation in the I&T environment.
Facilitate key decisions involving cloud architecture and technologies.
Influence enterprise architecture decisions by providing authoritative security guidance across programs and portfolios.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders on security architecture trade-offs and risk decisions.
Advance security team accomplishments and competence by planning delivery of solutions; answering technical and procedural questions for less experienced team members; teaching improved processes; mentoring team members.
Produce architecture artifacts that are audit-ready and aligned with enterprise governance and compliance requirements.
Report to the Senior Manager, Security Architecture and support the execution of the enterprise security architecture strategy defined by the CISO organization.
Operate as a senior individual contributor within the Security Architecture team, providing technical leadership and influencing cross-functional delivery teams.
Define the proper course of action and investment strategy by building business cases and security roadmaps.
Engage technology and cybersecurity vendor ecosystems to understand capabilities and drive improvements in the overall security posture.
Engage the cybersecurity vendor ecosystem to understand capabilities, options for compensating controls and risk mitigations to facilitate the selection of partners that integrate with the overall architecture.
Continuously monitor and evaluate the environment through self-assessments and independent security reviews.
Enable management to identify deficiencies and inefficiencies and to initiate improvement actions though security roadmap and strategies.