Senior It Security Engineer

About the role

Calian is currently hiring a Senior IT Security Engineer to perform the following duties

• Identify and analyse the technical threats to, and vulnerabilities of, networks;
• Develop security reference architecture and solution architecture, based on selected guidance from CSEC STS / MCCP design packages;
• 10 years’ relevant IT Security Engineering experience
• 8+ years’ experience creating or performing analysis of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans
• Three (3) years of combined experience in the development of System Engineering Documentation
• Wireless technology;
• Develop and implement IT security applications and infrastructures in a broad range of areas, including
• 8+ years’ writing technical reports such as options analysis, and/or implementation plans
• The qualifications
• Ten (10) years of combined experience within the past fifteen (15) years working in the development and implementation of IT security applications and infrastructures
• Language English
• Collaborate with SMEs to facilitate verification of A-CDS implementation as part of system integration and accreditation efforts;
• Secure IT architecture fundamentals, standards, communications and security protocols such as IPSec, IPv6, TLS and SSH;
• Review, analyse, evaluate, and provide written guidance on a broad range of security technologies
• 8+ years’ experience developing network security architectures (Level II or higher) based on IT Security Directives (ITSD) and /or IT Security Guidance (ITSG)
• Produce IT security solutions options analysis and implementation plans;
• Approved Government Cryptographic Algorithms;
• IT security protocols at all layers of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stacks;
• Professional IT Security Certification is considered and asset (i.e. CISSP, CSSP, SSCP)
• Review, design, and develop engineering process documents
• Application, host and/or network hardening techniques, products and security best practices such as shell scripting, service identification, and access control;
• Clearance Secret (mandatory)
• Architect and implement commercial access solutions, in support of client’s classified mobility charter and existing minor and
• Implement access-cross domain capabilities and ensuring its support of the requisite cross-domain information flows

Type of Assignment

Contract, Full-time

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Become a part of the Calian team and join over 3,000 professionals working on projects that span Canada, U.S. and international markets. Our capabilities are diverse enabling us to offer professionals career opportunities within business and technology services in health, training, engineering and IT services as well as within the design, manufacturing and maintenance of complex systems to the communications and defence sectors. Founded in 1982, Calian is a Canadian company that is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (CGY).

Calian values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Calian is committed to being responsive to the diverse needs of its members, employees, and others, by striving to prevent and remove systemic barriers. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and we welcome applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and others who may contribute to diversity of our organization. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. We will provide accommodations during the recruitment process upon request.