Security Consultant II integrating Akamai security products for government agencies. Advising customers, tuning web security solutions, and improving delivery methodologies.
About the role
- Information Security Design Specialist securing Dentons Canada’s legal technology environment. Designing cloud, identity, SaaS, API, and AI security architectures across the Canada region.
Responsibilities
- Conduct threat modelling and security design reviews for application features, APIs, integrations, SaaS platforms, cloud services, and enterprise technologies
- Translate business requirements into practical security requirements and secure design decisions
- Provide secure design guidance across authentication, authorization, identity, API security, data protection, network security, cloud architecture, and third-party integrations
- Develop, maintain, and promote security reference architectures, design patterns, technical standards, and reusable guidance
- Assess architectures and recommend risk treatments, compensating controls, and design improvements
- Provide architectural input into technology roadmaps, vendor selection, platform modernization, cloud adoption, and secure access initiatives
- Provide security architecture guidance for Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Defender, cloud workloads, secure networking, and enterprise collaboration platforms
- Define identity security patterns, privileged access standards, authentication requirements, service principal controls, and non-human identity considerations
- Provide guidance on data protection, classification, DLP, encryption, information protection, and client data handling
- Lead or support security reviews for AI-enabled solutions, Copilot, Foundry, agentic AI, data-driven platforms, and emerging technologies
- Define secure AI architecture patterns covering data access, identity, logging, monitoring, prompt risk, third-party integrations, and governance
- Drive technical risk assessments for application, infrastructure, SaaS, cloud, AI, and integration changes
- Evaluate vendor security architectures and solution designs
- Translate incident learnings, threat intelligence, and control gaps into design patterns, detection opportunities, developer guidance, and prevention strategies
- Participate in the Security Architecture Review Board and support documented risk decisions
- Support client security assessments, vendor reviews, audit activities, and security control evidence
- Build or guide automation for security design reviews, vulnerability triage, evidence collection, exception management, and repeatable security workflows
- Evaluate and recommend vendor security solutions
- Monitor emerging threats including supply chain attacks, API abuse, identity compromise, ransomware, AI-enabled phishing, and cloud misconfiguration
- Mentor security team members and technology stakeholders
- Serve as a senior technical security authority for the Canada region
Requirements
- Post-secondary education in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security architecture, cloud security, infrastructure security, application security, or related technology risk roles
- At least 4+ years of experience designing or reviewing secure enterprise, cloud, identity, SaaS, or application architectures
- Experience conducting threat modelling, secure design reviews, architecture assessments, technology risk assessments, or security control reviews
- Experience with Microsoft Azure security architecture, Microsoft 365 security, Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel, cloud networking, and secure access technologies
- Experience with security frameworks and methods such as NIST, ISO 27001/27002, CIS Controls, MITRE ATT&CK, OWASP, or similar
- Familiarity with AI security, data governance, privacy, DLP, secure software development, API security, or third-party risk is an asset
- One or more relevant certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CISM, GIAC, SABSA, TOGAF, Microsoft Security, or cloud security certifications are preferred
- Deep understanding of enterprise security architecture, cloud security, identity security, Zero Trust, and secure design principles
- Strong ability to conduct threat modelling and translate findings into practical design requirements and risk-based recommendations
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Defender, Sentinel, and modern cloud-native security capabilities
- Understanding of API security, SaaS security, data protection, encryption, authentication, authorization, privileged access, and third-party integration risks
- Ability to communicate with executives, architects, infrastructure teams, application teams, vendors, and business stakeholders
- Strong written communication skills for producing standards, reference architectures, technical guidance, and executive-level summaries
- Ability to influence without direct authority and operate as a trusted advisor across multiple teams and initiatives
- Curiosity and forward-looking mindset regarding AI, automation, emerging threats, cloud transformation, and evolving client expectations
Benefits
- Extended health and mental health benefits
- Paid time off
- Retirement savings plans
- Fitness subsidy
- Parental leave top-up
- Mentorship opportunities
- Employee networks
- Leadership development initiatives
- Inclusive and flexible benefits
- Accessible, barrier-free workplace
- Accommodation during the recruitment process
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