Listing Description

Information Security Architect

Job location: This position is to be hired in Canada and will be remote unless you live in the Ottawa area in which the role will be hybrid

About the team

Reporting to the Senior Director, Global Information Security, the Information Security Architect is responsible for designing, integrating and implementing security services such as next generation firewalls, Identity Access Management (IAM), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Encryption.  This role will also have direct involvement in the creation and maintenance of company-wide information security strategies.

An exceptional collaborator and communicator, the Information Security Architect will partner closely with stakeholders across the business, including from Corporate IT, Cloud Services, Product Development, and technology partners to include security best practices from the initiation stages of project initiatives through ongoing operations.

As an expert advisor to senior leaders in the development, implementation and maintenance of a company-wide information security infrastructure, the Information Security Architect will be responsible for ensuring best practice control objectives are achieved for system integrity, availability, confidentiality, accountability and assurance within the context of risk tolerance for both cloud and on-premise environments.

What you will do

• Identify, advise, and implement improvements to technologies in place at Kinaxis, in order to manage and mitigate key security risks.


• Design, integrate, and implement PAM, IAM, PKI, Encryption and Network Security Technologies


• Create and implement IAM, PKI, and encryption capabilities, integrated to our vendors, corporate systems, and SaaS solutions.


• Collaborate across the company to ensure information security risks in both ongoing and planned operations are properly considered and that all compliance matters are being adhered to as required.


• Monitor information security trends related to expertise area and evolving technologies and keep senior leaders informed about related information security issues and implications to Kinaxis


• Understand potential and emerging information security threats and vulnerabilities and communicate this information to appropriate team members throughout the Company on a timely basis


• Participate in Security Incident Responses


• Provide assistance to Sales and Support in relation to customer security inquiries, additionally producing customer consumable information specifically to assist with their understanding of how the Kinaxis RapidResponse service is secure and evolving to address the latest security risks affecting Software as a Service

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Management Systems, or relevant work experience


• Minimum 5 years of experience in IT Operations, IT Security, IT Audit or related area


• Experience with authorization and authentication technologies such as SAML, SCIM OAuth, Kerberos, LDAP and OpenID


• Implementation experience on identity control, Access control, and PKI-based solutions.


• Strong knowledge and deep understanding of complex network security principles / network concepts such as (web application gateways, vlans, DMZ, VPN, firewalls)


• Strong knowledge and skill across operating systems such as (Windows, Linux, VMWare)


• Understanding of Privileged Access Management (PAM) concepts, principals, and processes

Desired:

• Practical experience with Okta, MS’s AD CS, any vendor’s RBAC solution 


• Practical experience developing onto GCP 


• CISSP, CCNA Security, Comptia Security +, CISM, or GIAC certifications


• Scripting knowledge (e.g., VB, PowerShell, Python, Java, Perl) 


• Experience with encryption techniques and 2FA


• Familiarity with Information Security industry standards/best practices and relevant regulations (e.g., SSAE16, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GLBA, FISMA, NIST, ISO27000, CobiT, ISF, OWASP, SANS)


• Strong written and oral communication skills.

If you want to be part a team that challenges you, moves fast, improves constantly, and makes a difference, let’s talk.