Security Professional

Job summary

Identify security gaps and risks in current and proposed infrastructure architectures, recommend risk-based improvements, and advise on secure solutions across Cisco, Azure, networking, storage, data center, and server environments. Review designs and integrations, define security requirements, produce architecture and technical documentation, and collaborate on roadmaps, governance, and utility compliance.

Job details

Focus Systems is seeking an experienced Security Specialist - Security Architect (Intermediate) to provide security specialist and solution architecture expertise supporting critical infrastructure operations. If you have strong experience assessing security architecture, identifying control gaps, advising on secure infrastructure solutions, and producing clear design documentation across complex enterprise environments, this is an opportunity to contribute to the security and resilience of essential utility operations in Regina, Saskatchewan. Key Details Location: Regina, Saskatchewan Contract: November 30, 2026, to December 31, 2027 Industry: Electric Utility / Critical Infrastructure / Cybersecurity Work Arrangement: Fully onsite at SaskPower facilities Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Role Overview The Security Specialist - Security Architect (Intermediate) will identify security gaps in current and proposed architectures, prioritize improvements based on existing controls and operational risk, and advise SaskPower Operations on secure infrastructure solutions. The successful candidate will review solution designs, provide practical security requirements, prepare architecture and technical design documentation, and collaborate with enterprise architects, data architects, project teams, and technical specialists. The role emphasizes infrastructure security architecture, operational guidance, governance, and design documentation. Key Responsibilities Identify security design gaps in current and proposed architectures and recommend risk-based improvements. Perform threat and risk assessments across infrastructure solutions and integrations. Define project and operational security requirements aligned with corporate standards, policies, and best practices. Review integrations, data flows, security controls, compliance obligations, and operational risks within solution designs. Prepare detailed solution designs, technical specification documents, preliminary conceptual solution designs, discovery documents, and core infrastructure planning materials. Advise Operations on practical security solutions across Cisco, Azure, networking, storage, data center, and server environments. Collaborate with enterprise architecture, data architecture, project teams, and technical specialists on roadmaps, strategies, and target architecture. Develop technology and security roadmaps, standards, design patterns, reusable artifacts, and recommendations, including budget implications where applicable Contribute to technology security, privacy, and logical and physical architecture assessments and designs. Provide governance, threat-risk, NERC CIP, and electric utility compliance advice. Coordinate technical discussions, document decisions, and maintain required technical records. Mandatory Qualifications Intermediate-level experience, defined for this engagement as 6 to 8 years of relevant experience Security solution architecture experience involving Cisco, Azure, networking, storage, data center, server, and related technologies Computer Engineering or Computer Science degree, or an equivalent combination accepted CISSP, SCCP, GIAC, or similar security training, with evidence of equivalency where applicable Ability to work full time and fully on-site in Regina, Saskatchewan Required Skills and Experience Infrastructure security architecture and design review Threat and risk assessment and security gap analysis Security requirements, controls, standards, policies, and best practices Cisco, Azure, network, storage, data centre, and server security Architecture documentation, including conceptual and detailed solution designs and technical specifications Clear technical communication, facilitation, decision documentation, and stakeholder collaboration Risk-based prioritization that accounts for operational constraints and existing controls Preferred Experience and Assets Prior operational administration experience Infrastructure administration experience across servers, storage, backup, and networks TOGAF certification Experience with utility security standards such as ISO 27019 Knowledge of NERC CIP compliance Experience designing or assessing complex physical and cyber infrastructure solutions in an electrical utility environment Application Deadline Please complete your initial application by November 02 at 11 PM CST. Only candidates selected to proceed to the next stage will be contacted and invited to complete their application package.

What you’ll do

Identify security gaps and risks in current and proposed infrastructure architectures, recommend risk-based improvements, and advise on secure solutions across Cisco, Azure, networking, storage, data center, and server environments. Review designs and integrations, define security requirements, produce architecture and technical documentation, and collaborate on roadmaps, governance, and utility compliance.

Requirements

Requires 6 to 8 years of relevant experience in security solution architecture, including infrastructure design and assessment across Cisco, Azure, networking, storage, data center, and server technologies. A degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science (or an accepted equivalent), relevant security training such as CISSP, SCCP, or GIAC, and the ability to work full time onsite in Regina are required.

Listed skills

• Microsoft Azure · Preferred
• Technical Documentation · Preferred
• Budget · Preferred
• Technical · Preferred
• assessment · Preferred
• analysis · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• Integrations · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• Time · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Infrastructure Security Architecture
• Security Design Review
• Threat and Risk Assessment
• Security Gap Analysis
• Security Requirements
• Security Controls
• Cisco Security
• Azure Security
• Network Security
• Storage Security
• Data Center Security
• Server Security
• Architecture Documentation
• Risk-Based Prioritization
• NERC CIP Compliance
• Stakeholder Collaboration

Job areas

• Security & Safety
• Technology
• Energy
• Engineering
• Consulting

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