Lead Security Architect

KPMG•Prince George, British Columbia

About The Position

At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference. KPMG Canada is looking for an experienced individual to fulfil the role of Lead Security Architect in our Information Technology Services team. This role offers a unique opportunity for someone highly skilled in multi-cloud technologies, secure architectural design, and DevSecOps. The main goal is to lead technological initiatives and stay ahead of the evolving security landscape, which includes areas like AI technology and architecture and embed security in early stages of solution lifecycle.

Requirements

8+ years’ experience with secure design and architecture for cloud and on-prem environments
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related work experience, or equivalent
Previous security experience in a consultancy role collaborating with internal Technology, Project and Business teams
Knowledge of information security standards/practices (e.g., CSA CCM, ISO Standards including AI standards ,NIST CSF, NIST 800:53, OWASP, etc.), industry standard security architecture models ( like TOGAF, etc), Threat models, DevSecOp practices
Experience interpreting business, technology, and threat drivers, and develop practical security roadmaps to deal with these drivers
Experience with application security & cloud security engineering, embedding security with CI/CD pipelines & secure coding practices
Applied knowledge of methodologies to conduct threat-modeling exercises on new applications and services
Experience in designing security for building cloud architecture with public cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS and GCP
Applied knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, Automation, and Orchestration

Nice To Haves

The ideal candidate will maintain one or more of the following certifications: CISSP, ISSAP, Microsoft Azure Security Technologies Certification, Azure Solutions Architect Expert Certification, CISM, CISA, and/or CCSP

Responsibilities

Review technology solution architectures developed by Technology solution architects for adherence to Security best practices and KPMG standards. Provide guidance and advice as required to technology architects to embed security earlier in the design. This individual will ensure security by design early in the solution life-cycle
Provide proactive guidance and advice by way of early engagement with technology solution architects
Capacity building within technology teams through regular engagement with technology solution architects by way of sharing security requirements knowledge and garnering cohesive secure solution building practice
Liaise with Technology solution architects within the firm, develop security architecture roadmaps in compliance with KPMG Standards, prepare tactical plans, maintain knowledge base of Security architectural requirements, various technologies and solutions within the firm
Develop and maintain security architecture artifacts (models, templates, standards, and procedures) that can be used to leverage security capabilities, in line with established security standards
Act as a subject matter expert in areas pertaining to Cloud technology security across (but not limited to) Cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS. Provide security recommendations and SME guidance to Technology and Business teams for their design & development initiatives
Responsible for embedding security requirements and objectives into architecture and DevOps as per business requirements, reviewing security in technical architectures for applications and products & services to ensure they meet security standards and creating security-embedded reference architectures that can be leveraged by technology functions across the firm to rapidly develop secure solutions in a multi-cloud environment
Analyzing requirements for Cloud security tool and technology (SIEM, Endpoint Protection, Vulnerability Management, DLP, other), work closely with Cloud engineering team