Job Description
The Opportunity
As a key member of the Security Architecture team, the Architect leads the design of secure, scalable, and high-quality solutions aligned with enterprise strategies and roadmaps. This role partners closely with business, IT, and architecture stakeholders to drive end-to-end delivery, ensuring robust security across AI, cloud, applications, and infrastructure
What To Expect
- As a member of the Security Architecture team, the Architect is accountable for the architecture and design of secure, scalable, and quality solutions.
- Help guide the execution of deliverables from inception to implementation, not only collaborating with the delivery teams to ensure business needs are being met but also architecture peers to establish clear alignment with Enterprise Security Architecture principles, strategies and roadmaps.
- Success in this role will include collaborating with the business on emerging challenges and opportunities and establishing and maintaining the security architecture including the strategy and planning for AI, cloud, applications, platforms, infrastructure, network, and data architecture.
- Define the detailed security solution architecture including all functional and non-functional requirements, often crossing multiple technology domains.
- Possess a clear grasp on emotional intelligence and ability to build strong trusting relationships across the enterprise.
- Prepare and present options analysis material to key Security, IT and Business stakeholders.
- Work with delivery teams and integrators on the implementation of security controls, supporting, guiding, and influencing them throughout the project lifecycle
- Participate in security solutions selection, evaluations, and acquisition processes
- Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to ensure strategic alignment to security architecture principles, strategies, and roadmaps
- Participate in the Enterprise Architecture community by showcasing your creativity and expertise to help formulate and shape security architecture patterns and execute on strategies
- As an expert in security architecture domain provide support and mentorship to security operational and delivery teams in their day-to-day activities, as required
- Brings a strong understanding of information security and/or IT risk & compliance management with a focus on security, performance, and data privacy.
What You Bring
- University degree in a related discipline
- 10+ years security architecture or related cyber and information security and experience.
- Advanced knowledge in multiple security domains such as AI, Identity and access control, cloud security, network security, operations security, application security, cryptography, computer forensics, security architecture and design, development and system security, and end user devices security
- Proficient in related security industry standards, tools, frameworks, and patterns, such as NIST and PCI and how they apply to practical implementable controls in modern operating environments.
- Familiarity with AI-specific security risks and mitigation techniques, including adversarial attacks, data leakage, and model vulnerabilities
- Awareness of AI governance, model risk management, and responsible AI practices
- Experience with or exposure to AI-related frameworks and standards (e.g., NIST AI RMF, OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, emerging regulatory expectations)
- Ability to translate AI risk into business, compliance, and architectural decisions
- Applicable experience implementing security solutions in a medium to large enterprise is a must.
- Brings a strong understanding of information security and/or IT risk & compliance management with a focus on security, performance, and data privacy.
- Experience with a wide breath of tools, operating systems, programming/scripting languages, cloud and datacenter is a must with a drive to continually learn and embrace new technology
- Cloud security implementation expertise is a must, including in depth knowledge of GCP, AWS and Azure and cloud security certifications
- Experience in the financial sector, and specifically the insurance industry is a very strong asset
Salary Range: $130,000 - $180,000
About Us
Actual salary for the role may vary depending on work location of the successful candidate and other factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, working conditions and the local labour market.
This position is being posted to fill an existing vacancy.
Interested in this role, but don’t meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply! We know from experience that a candidate doesn’t need 100% of the qualifications listed to bring incredible value to our team. We’re actively seeking diverse backgrounds and perspectives to help us make insurance better. At Definity, inclusion, diversity, and equity aren’t just “nice to have” — they’re essential to our success.
What’s in it for you?
- Hybrid work schedule for most roles
- Company share ownership program
- Incentive Program - Eligible employees may participate in various incentive plans which are paid out at the discretion of the company and subject to individual and company performance.
- Pension and savings programs, with company-matched RRSP contributions
- Paid volunteer days and company matching on charitable donations
- Educational resources, tuition assistance, and paid time off to study for exams
- Focus on inclusion with employee groups, support for gender affirmation surgery, access to BIPOC counsellors, access to programs for working parents
- Wellness and recognition programs
- Discounts on products and services
Go ahead and expect a lot — you deserve it.
It’s better here — but don’t take our word for it. Definity was named by Great Place to Work® as one of the Best Workplaces™ in Canada for women, for youth, and for inclusion.
Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting accessibility@economical.com.
This role requires successful clearance of background checks (including criminal checks and leadership references).
About The Team
Definity is the parent company to some of Canada’s most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada’s leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can’t do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that’s collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.
We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It’s better here.
