Solutions Architect

This role will require travel periodically, approximately 10% (North America & France). Client: Manufacturing Location: Ajax, ON (initially 5 days onsite, later 3 days Hybrid) Job type: PERMANENT Max Salary – up to $127KPA benefits DON'T NEED TO SPEAK FRENCH You New Company Our client in manufacturing industry looking to hire an Solution Architect. Your new role You will report directly to the IT Factory Director North America and have a dotted line to the Manager of the Architecture team. You will be responsible for designing the organization's technical infrastructure, ensuring all architecture designs meet stringent compliance and governance requirements, particularly those relevant to military cybersecurity frameworks. Key Responsibilities: Architectural Design: Develop and maintain the overall architecture of information systems, ensuring compliance with defense and cybersecurity frameworks. Compliance Assessment: Evaluate and ensure compliance with frameworks including CMMC, NIST, ANSSI, and DoD guidelines. Stakeholder Interaction: Engage with key stakeholders (Business, Compliance, IS Security) to gather requirements, provide updates, and ensure their needs are met. Solution Development: Design solutions that address business challenges and improve operational efficiency. Ensure the implemented solutions are in line with the design by closely overseeing the implementation. Change Management: Provide guidance for requested changes to the implemented architecture. Documentation: Create and maintain detailed documentation of the architecture, business requirements, and solutions. Responsibilities: Innovate infrastructure, edge, and cloud solutions. Design technical blueprints and high-level/low-level designs. Lead teams as SME for Technical Architecture and participate in Agile Squads. Partner with IT Operations, Applications, Information Security, and Compliance teams. Review FoF (Network Flow) requests and advise on architecture and security compliance. Assess ROI and manage cost forecasting in designs. Expertise in cybersecurity frameworks and policies (e.g., CMMC, NIST, ANSSI) and incorporating the requirements of these frameworks in the design. Pitch innovative technical infrastructure solutions. Understand and challenge business processes to design reusable solutions that simplify the global Architecture landscape. Communicate technical information effectively to non-technical stakeholders. Ensure the “As-built” is in line with “As-designed”. Manage multiple projects in parallel. What you'll need to succeed Minimum 5 years' experience as Technical/Cloud Architect focusing on AWS solutions. Expert experience in interpreting and applying compliance frameworks such as NIST. Expertise in IS/IT Audit and Risk Management. Certification in Cybersecurity, IS Audit, or other IS Risk/Governance is an asset. Experience in a large Manufacturing organization is an asset. Experience designing solutions that incorporate Industrial networks and assets. Experience with edge computing and hybrid cloud/on-premises design. Strong knowledge of modern security architectures including SD-WAN, CASB, SASE, and other NG Firewall technologies. Experience with Agile project management methodology including JIRA Kanban. Strong technical acumen in operating systems, data center, IaaS networking, and cybersecurity. Experience with legacy IT systems and cloud security expertise. French language fluency is a desired asset due to the need to work closely with colleagues located in France. Training and Certification: IT Architecture certification – TOGAF Foundations training is preferred. Certifications in one of the following: AWS Solutions Architect, Networking i.e., Cisco, Next Generation Firewall, VMWare or other Hypervisor certificates. Preference will be given to the candidate with the AWS Solutions Architect Certification. Preferred certifications: CISSP, CEH, AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Associate, Storage on Dell or NetApp, NG Firewall, and advanced Networking (e.g., CCNP). What you'll get in return Client is offering a competitive salary and benefits package. What you need to do now If you are passionate about IT architecture and cybersecurity and ready to take on a new challenge, we would love to hear from you.

Location: Locust Hill, CA

Posted Date: 5/2/2025