RQ11202 - Sr. Technology Architect
1-year contract (250 business days) - 3 possible extensions
Hybrid - 2 days onsite / 3 days remotes - 777 Bay St.
Security Level: CRJMC
MUST HAVE:
- 10+ years of experience in cyber security programs, frameworks, standards, and regulatory compliance, preferably within the public or broader public sector.
- 10+ years of experience conducting cyber security assessments, including:
- Threat Risk Assessments (TRAs)
- Cyber Security Risk Assessments
- Cyber security GRC program assessments
- 10+ years of experience evaluating technical and administrative controls; developing findings, risk logs, and reports; and preparing actionable, risk-based remediation plans.
- Experience applying maturity models (e.g., NIST-based models, CMMI, or equivalent) to assess cyber security capabilities
- 10+ years of experience applying industry-standard cyber security frameworks, including:
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) v1.1 and v2.0
- CIS Critical Security Controls v8
- ISO/IEC 27001
- 10+ years of experience preparing clear, structured written deliverables, including:
- Cyber security and privacy assessment reports
- Remediation plans and recommendations
Nice-to-have:
- Demonstrated experience working with NIST CSF v2.0 is preferred
- 10+ years of experience presenting complex technical concepts, assessment findings, and risk insights to executive leadership, management teams, and diverse stakeholders.
- One or more recognized cyber security certifications:
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Privacy certifications such as:
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)
- Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)
- Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)
- Knowledge of Government of Ontario standards, policies, and directives (e.g., GO-ITS, EDSTA).
Description:
The Senior Technology Architect brings extensive expertise in cyber security and privacy controls to strengthen the cyber resilience of Ontario K–12 school boards. This role focuses on identifying vulnerabilities, cyber posture maturity gaps, guiding remediation, and enhancing protection for school boards' digital environments. The architect leads assessments, develops tailored action plans, and provides hands-on implementation guidance and support to improve the risk posture of school boards.
This resource is responsible for, but not limited to:
- Leading and conducting comprehensive cyber security and privacy assessments across Ontario K–12 school boards, including Threat Risk Assessments (TRA) and Cyber Security Risk Assessments
- Preparing detailed assessment reports and present findings, risk insights, and remediation plans to school board leadership and stakeholders.
- Developing board-specific actionable remediation plans to address identified gaps, mitigate risks and improve overall cyber resilience of K-12 school boards individually and sector-wide
- Providing hands-on practical subject matter expertise and implementation guidance and support to enhance school board cyber protection capabilities, including:
- Strengthening existing cyber security controls
- Identifying, selecting, and implementing new cyber security controls
- Enhancing privacy safeguards with a focus on minors as a priority
- Complying with any applicable legislation, current and upcoming
- Aligning with sector-specific standards and best practices
- Right-sizing recommendations and solutions to the K-12 education sector
- Supporting school boards in completing cyber security assessments by providing guidance, clarifications, and tailored assistance.
- Reviewing and validating submitted assessment responses; track progress, identify issues, and conduct follow-ups to support remediation.
- Contributing to the development, validation, and enhancement of sector tools and frameworks (Cybersecurity and Privacy Assessment Tool (CPAT) and other self-assessment tools, user guides, and reporting outputs).
- Maintaining risk logs, remediation plans, and technical documentation to support transparency and continuous improvement.
- Collaborating with ministry, school board and sector third-party cyber security personnel to share knowledge, assist with upskilling IT teams and guide implementation of recommended controls.
- Advising on findings, root cause analysis and mitigation strategies following security or privacy incidents, ensuring lessons learned are translated into improved practices.
- Supporting the development and operationalization of cyber security controls, policies, and playbooks tailored to the K–12 education environment.
- Engaging with internal and external stakeholders, including school board leadership, IT teams, and government partners, to ensure alignment with broader cyber security initiatives and legislative requirements (e.g., EDSTA).
- Delivering presentations, briefings, and consultation sessions to communicate findings, recommendations, and progress updates.
- Monitoring and reporting on project deliverables, providing regular status updates and ensuring timely completion of assigned tasks.
- Staying up to date with evolving cyber threats, privacy regulations, and sector-specific risks, and incorporate this knowledge into engagements and recommendations.
- Managing and delivering multiple concurrent cyber security engagements across diverse school board environments, prioritizing, and maintaining high-quality deliverables under tight timelines.
- Delivering on other duties as assigned.
- This work involves working in close partnership with various government departments, the K-12 education sector, telecommunications providers, and network and cyber security technology vendors to develop tailored approaches and implementation plans. To support various stakeholders, the resource must be available to perform hands-on configuration, troubleshooting and training at the client site. Therefore, the resource must be available to travel same day or overnight in Ontario, as needed.
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Note: The higher end of the range is intended for absolutely exceptional candidates who meet all must-have requirements and most or all nice-to-have qualifications. The client will evaluate candidates based on both rate expectations and overall skill set when shortlisting.
INCORPORATED RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)
- $110.55/hr - $132.74/hr Inc.
T4 RATE RANGE (7.25 billable hours per day)
- $88.44/hr - $106.19/hr T4