Principal Security Architect (Security Operations & Engineering)

Job summary

Design enterprise managed security service solutions, operating models, governance frameworks, transition strategies, and technical proposals for strategic clients. Architect security operations, platforms, cloud and DevSecOps capabilities, data pipelines, detection engineering, automation, and performance reporting.

Job details

Principal Security Architect (Security Operations & Engineering) Ontario, Canada (Remote) Long-Term Contract SGX20811 Solugenix is seeking a Principal Security Architect to lead the design of enterprise Security Operations and Security Engineering managed service solutions for strategic clients. This role will be responsible for translating customer requirements into scalable, outcome-based managed services spanning Security Operations, Security Platform Support, Security Engineering, Cloud Security, and Security Data & Detection Engineering. The Principal Security Architect will collaborate with Sales, Solution Architects, Delivery Leaders, Product Engineering, and Subject Matter Experts to develop technical solutions, operating models, transition strategies, automation roadmaps, staffing models, and proposal responses. The successful candidate will possess deep technical expertise across cloud security, security platforms, SIEM, detection engineering, DevSecOps, and managed security services. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related discipline. 12+ years of cybersecurity experience with at least 5 years designing enterprise security architecture or managing security services. Proven experience developing technical solutions for managed service engagements. Deep understanding of SOC operations, cloud security, security engineering, and security platform management. Experience designing enterprise operating models, governance structures, SLAs, KPIs, and service management frameworks. Responsibilities: Solution Architecture: Analyze customer requirements and develop comprehensive Managed Security Services (MSS) solutions. Design target operating models, governance frameworks, service delivery processes, and transition strategies. Develop technical proposal content, solution diagrams, staffing models, assumptions, and implementation roadmaps. Participate in customer workshops, technical presentations, and solution review sessions. Security Operations: Define processes for security request management, analyst triage, incident response, alert validation, exception management, and escalation workflows. Develop operational models for firewall, proxy, Active Directory, cloud security, and access exception requests. Establish service-level objectives (SLOs), SLAs, KPIs, operational dashboards, and continuous improvement initiatives. Security Platform Engineering: Architect support models for enterprise security platforms including DLP, Palo Alto, Zscaler, CrowdStrike, Qualys, Tanium, Nexus IQ, CSPM, and SSPM. Design platform administration, policy lifecycle management, upgrades, configuration management, monitoring, and remediation processes. Integrate vulnerability management with ServiceNow, JIRA, and enterprise workflow platforms. Define platform health monitoring, rule tuning, and operational governance. Security Engineering: Design AWS and Azure security architecture and cloud security operating models. Develop preventive and detective cloud guardrails and cloud-native security controls. Define DevSecOps capabilities including CI/CD security integration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) security, Secure SDLC, SAST, DAST, Software Composition Analysis (SCA), and API security. Develop security automation using Python, REST APIs, and orchestration platforms. Architect continuous compliance and vulnerability remediation frameworks. Security Data, Analytics & Detection Engineering: Design secure security data architectures leveraging Splunk, Cribl, Snowflake, and observability platforms. Develop security data pipelines, normalization strategies, OCSF-aligned data models, and governance frameworks. Lead detection engineering initiatives for endpoint, network, identity, cloud, and behavioral analytics. Design AI-powered and agentic workflows for threat detection, response automation, and security operations optimization. Develop executive dashboards, operational reporting, metrics, and remediation tracking. About Solugenix Solugenix is a leader in IT services, delivering cutting-edge technology solutions, exceptional talent, and managed services to global enterprises. With extensive expertise in highly regulated and complex industries, we are a trusted partner for integrating advanced technologies with streamlined processes. Our solutions drive growth, foster innovation, and ensure compliance—providing clients with reliability and a strong competitive edge. Recognized as a 2024 Top Workplace, Solugenix is proud of its inclusive culture and unwavering commitment to excellence. Our recent expansion, with new offices in the Dominican Republic, Jakarta, and the Philippines, underscores our growing global presence and ability to offer world-class technology solutions. Partnering with Solugenix means more than just business—it means having a dedicated ally focused on your success in today's fast-evolving digital world.

What you’ll do

Design enterprise managed security service solutions, operating models, governance frameworks, transition strategies, and technical proposals for strategic clients. Architect security operations, platforms, cloud and DevSecOps capabilities, data pipelines, detection engineering, automation, and performance reporting.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related discipline, plus 12 or more years of cybersecurity experience, including at least five years in enterprise security architecture or security services management. Candidates should have experience designing managed service solutions and deep knowledge of SOC operations, cloud security, security engineering, platform management, operating models, governance, SLAs, KPIs, and service management frameworks.

Listed skills

• Amazon Web Services · Preferred
• Microsoft Azure · Preferred
• Python · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Security Architecture
• Managed Security Services
• Security Operations
• Cloud Security
• Security Engineering
• SIEM
• Detection Engineering
• DevSecOps
• Security Platform Management
• Incident Response
• AWS
• Azure
• Security Automation
• Security Data Architecture
• Python
• Service Management

Job areas

• Security & Safety
• Technology
• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Consulting

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