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Job Title – Security Architect - CyberSecurity
Location – Toronto, ON / Phoenix, AZ - Onsite
WE DON’T WANT Security Audito
rWe are looking for a Security Architect with thorough technical knowledge and strong hands-on experience in designing and implementing security solutions
.
Must Hav
e:Enterprise security review / tiger te
amApplication Security (AppSe
c)SaaS Securi
tyNetwork Security (NetSe
c)Cloud architecture security revie
wsArchitecture Decision Records (ADR
s)
Job Title: Security Architect
- – Architecture Review, GenAI & Governance Role Summ
- aryThe Security Architect will be part of a team whose role is to assure enterprise security architecture with a focus on the review and authorship of Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and Security Architecture Review Board (SARB) submissio
- ns.The role blends deep technical acumen with emerging expertise in Generative AI (GenAI)and Agentic systems, ensuring secure design, governance, and responsible adoption of intelligent automation within the enterpri
se.
Key Responsibili
- tiesArchitecture Review & Advisory Lead security reviews of solution and domain architectures, ADRs, and AI-enabled platfo
- rms.Assess GenAI and agentic solution designs for model security, data protection, prompt integrity, provenance, and safe orchestration of age
- nts.Evaluate proposals for alignment with enterprise standards, regulatory expectations, and risk tolera
- nce.Produce actionable review comments with traceable recommendations, covering both traditional and AI-driven architectu
- res.Authoring & Governance Author and maintain ADRs, patterns, and reference architectures—including those covering GenAI system integration, LLM usage, and multi-agent framewo
- rks.Ensure architectural documentation expresses the problem space, options, controls, and trade-offs clearly and defensi
- bly.Promote structured architectural reasoning supported by both human and GenAI-assisted analysis workfl
- ows.GenAI & Agentic Security Define and assess controls for GenAI systems, including Model access, data boundary, and prompt injection defen
- ces.Guardrails for AI agents performing autonomous actions or multi-step reason
- ing.Secure orchestration, isolation, and human oversight mechani
- sms.Evaluate the security of agent frameworks, LLM pipelines, and model-hosting platforms (e.g., Vertex AI, Azure Open
- AI).Contribute to enterprise policy for responsible AI use and GenAI-assisted developm
- ent.Technical Leadership Provide domain expertise in application, cloud, and data security—augmented by AI security design considerati
- ons.Support teams in safely embedding GenAI copilots, RAG systems, and autonomous agents within business proces
- ses.Lead threat modeling for composite systems where GenAI interacts with APIs, data stores, and user environme
- nts.Continuous Improvement & Automation Use and refine GenAI tools for document review, security design assistance, and ADR quality assura
- nce.Develop reusable prompts, review heuristics, and decision frameworks that enhance SARB throughput and consiste
- ncy.Mentor peers in human-AI collaborative authoring, emphasizing accountability and verification of AI out
- put.Core Competencies Enterprise security architecture (SABSA, TOGAF, NIST C
- SF).GenAI systems architecture, LLM lifecycle, and model governa
- nce.AI security patterns (threat modeling for LLMs, data leakage prevention, agent control).Strong authorship and analytical writing—clear articulation of decisions and consequen
- ces.Familiarity with tools for architectural diagramming, review automation, and GenAI-assisted design (e.g., LangChain, OpenAI GPT, Guardrails
- AI).Broad experience across cloud, data, application, and API security doma
ins.
Qualifications Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science, Cybersecurity, or related f
- ield.7 years of experience in architecture or security design, including AI-related sys
- tems.Desirable certifications: CISSP, CCSP, SABSA, TOGAF, or AI-specific credentials (e.g., NIST AI RMF, MIT AI Ethics, Azure AI Engin
- eer).Demonstrable experience with secure implementation of GenAI or autonomous agents in enterprise sett
- ings.Success Measures Secure-by-design adoption of GenAI and agentic capabilities across business dom
- ains.Clear, complete, and AI-assisted ADRs produced and reviewed efficie
- ntly.Reduced residual security risk in AI and non-AI solutions through proactive architectural engage
- ment.Recognition as a thought leader in secure GenAI architecture and govern
ance.
Thanks & R
e
gards Aayush K
hatanaSr. Executive Rec
ruiterHIREON TEC
H INC.E-mail: aayush.k@hireonte
ch.comPh: 1 (214) 77