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We are hiring for a full-time Security Architect to join our Cybersecurity Team!

Posting closes: December 10, 2025

Employment Status: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Additional Information: The ideal candidate for this role will either be Alberta-based, or able to relocate to Alberta. This role is Hybrid, with the expectation of some in-office attendance at either our Calgary or Edmonton office location.

At Servus Credit Union, we do things differently—because we’re a credit union, not a bank. And that difference matters.

We believe in putting people before profits, which is why our members are also our owners. Every dollar we earn is reinvested into the things that matter most: our members, our employees, and our communities. Whether it’s through profit sharing, competitive rates, or local initiatives that make a real impact, we’re here to help Albertans feel good about their money.

We’re looking for passionate, values-driven people to join our team. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds who are aligned with our values and are eager to contribute in meaningful ways. If you're excited to grow your career with a team that’s innovative, hardworking, collaborative and deeply rooted in community, we want to meet you.

Join Servus and discover a better way to work.

As a Security Architect, reporting to the Director Security Architecture and Assurance, you'll work with project managers to ensure security requirements are being met during planning and development and is validated prior to production release. The role collects feedback from the Security and Risk Analysts for exceptions, trends, and threats to improve existing and future solutions at Servus. This role is often consulted to provide ad-hoc security guidance.

What You'll be Doing:

• Provide subject matter expertise and a pragmatic approach to the design and implementation of security services including identity and access management, cryptography, communication protocols, and security event prevention and detection.
• Research, contribute to, and communicate information security standards, processes, and procedures with a focus on application, data, cloud, and identity services.
• Leverage existing security services and select components for use in delivering new business capability.
• Provide guidance on policy and policy enforcement encompassing personnel and intellectual property of Servus.
• Establish, implement and follow practices to ensure business value of security architecture and processes for Servus.
• Identify, assess, and document risk when solutions do not meet expected security requirements.
• Review and assess vulnerabilities in systems and provide pragmatic solutions.

Communication and Team Effectiveness:

• Work closely with business and IS staff, other enterprise architects and Dev/Ops members.

• Listen to others and communicate in an effective manner utilizing both verbal and written channels to foster and promote open communication, with a focus on clarity, active listening, and presentation skills.

• Prevent, manage and/or resolve conflict.

• Embrace and enable the process of change and transition while helping self and others move confidently through uncertainty, ambiguity, and transition.

• Contribute to the Security architecture practice including:

• • Build, mature and deliver capabilities that are appropriate for Servus within the Security domain.
  • Help define and use policies and standards related to Security domain.

• Proactively share knowledge with members of IS to help them adopt Security best practices.

What you Bring:

Essential Requirements for the Position:

• 7+ years' experience in information security, preferably in the financial industry.

• 2+ years experience working as a security architect.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security concepts in plain language to technical teams, non-technical executives, and vendors.

• Experience or working knowledge of modern software development practices, with strong emphasis on secure software development lifecycle.

• Experience or working knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and frameworks.

• Experience working in an Agile Dev/Ops environment.

• Extensive experience using cloud-based service offerings and assessing security characteristics, with preference for Azure.

• Strong familiarity with information security frameworks and standards such as ISO 27000, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, OWASP Top 10, OWASP API Security, and zero trust.

• Strong analytical/problem solving, organizational, and project control skills to support excellence in delivery and customer service.

• Experience creating risk assessments and using threat modeling methodologies.

• Ability to prioritize work in a multi-project environment, and to take ownership on issues and follow through to resolution.

Education and Training:

• University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related IT discipline is required.

Licenses/Certificates:

One or more of the following certifications (or similar) is required:

• SANS GCFW, GCIA, GCIH

• ISC2 CISSP

• SABSA

Additional Skills That’ll Support Your Success:

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate to solve problems and actively incorporate information from a variety of sources.

• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills; procedural, concrete, abstract, including the ability to research, analyze, and present vulnerability findings.

• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, project, and time-management skills.

• Excellent attention to detail to ensure all artifacts produced are concise and accurate.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 applications.

• Accustomed to a team-oriented, dynamic, and fast-paced technology environment.

• An understanding and appreciation of the business impact of security tools, technologies, and policies.

• Passion for maximizing value and efficiency using innovative methods and technologies.

• Strong business acumen to help manage business relationships.

Why Servus?

Working for Servus has outstanding benefits. In addition to standard benefits like health and wellness, vacation and retirement savings programs, we also provide other important benefits such as:

• Competitive compensation including performance-based incentive pay and profit share
• Training & Development Opportunities
• Career Advancement Potential
• Flexible work options
• Meaningful work towards individual and corporate goals
• Opportunities to get involved and give back through an employee volunteer program

At Servus, our employees are also members. This means you'll have all the benefits of being a member of the credit union including profit sharing, voting for the board of directors, and all of the financial services we provide…with a few additional perks!

What happens next?

We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note applications will only be accepted online and only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

At Servus Credit Union, we believe in being purposefully cooperative and working together to create a culture of Belonging for everyone. We are committed to an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and supported. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and accommodations are available during every stage of the hiring process upon request. Your skills, passion and curiosity may find they belong at Servus, so even if you don't check every box, we encourage you to apply!

Employment Eligibility: The selected candidate(s) must successfully pass a criminal background check, reference check and credit check to qualify for hire by Servus Credit Union.

Qualified applicants are invited to apply online.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note applications will only be accepted online and only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.

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